xorg-server 1.9.0: can only boot with nomodeset with intel driver

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i use the X11:XOrg repo & today i updated Mesa & the xorg-x11 releated packages as well as xorg-x11-server to 1.9.0.
i discovered that boot would freeze about where the xserver should start.
i checked my boot log but it didn’t mention anything problematic.
then i checked my Xorg.0.log & surprisingly it didn’t mention any problems either.

after fooling around in failsafe mode i got the idea to try booting with the “nomodeset” boot option and it worked.
there is more than one downside though: the highest resolution available is 1280x1024 when my normal resolution is 1680x1050. also, direct rendering is now disabled. i don’t think i’m even using the intel driver any more since glxinfo reads: OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer.

anyone know what changed to cause this? think it is a bug with the new xserver?

i use an lcd monitor & kernel 2.6.35.1 btw.

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Moved on the basis that you are using: i use an lcd monitor & kernel 2.6.35.1 btw.

You might want to confirm the openSUSE version

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openSUSE 11.3 x86_64.

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Did 11.3 default install not work either?

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it worked fine but there were other reasons for using these other repos.

it is only today with the 1.9.0 update of the xserver that this problem has arisen. it should work but if it does not then it is a regression.

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I have to go out most of today.
But if I were you I would explain yourself… :wink:

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Hello,

I did an update on my T60, openSuse 11.3, 2.6.35, KDE 4.5. Source: Index of /repositories/X11:/XOrg/openSUSE_11.3

I updated to these versions:

– xorg-x11-server-7.5_1.9.0-75.1.i586.rpm

– xorg-x11-driver-input-7.5-55.1.i586.rpm

– xorg-x11-driver-video-7.5-76.1.i586.rpm

The X-Server crashed, saying “could not open default font ‘fixed’.”

I did not try nomodset,

Regards,
Alexander

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same here.

looks like its everywhere:
Bug#593868: [i915] xserver-xorg-video-intel: refuses to start screen found but configuration fail (KMS), help, FAQ, forums, question, answer, advice, opinion and howto for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X

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Should be fixed shortly (in the next hours). The output of ‘rpm --changelog -q xorg-x11-driver-video’
needs to contain

  • disable xf86-video-intel-copy-fb.diff for now to avoid assertion
    during Xserver start on intel; assertion was:
    “X: pixmap.c:118: AllocatePixmap: Assertion
    `pScreen->totalPixmapSize > 0’ failed.”
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Should be fixed shortly (in the next hours). The output of ‘rpm --changelog -q xorg-x11-driver-video’
needs to contain

  • disable xf86-video-intel-copy-fb.diff for now to avoid assertion
    during Xserver start on intel; assertion was:
    “X: pixmap.c:118: AllocatePixmap: Assertion
    `pScreen->totalPixmapSize > 0’ failed.”
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thanks for the confirmation. good to know i’m not the only one experiencing it.

thanks for that information. i eagerly await the update.

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Sorry, not working yet, message:

X.Org X Server 1.9.0
Release Date: 2010-08-20
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: openSUSE SUSE LINUX
Current Operating System: Linux linux-yg22 2.6.35.1-1-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2010-08-13 02:39:29 +0200 i686
Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST9500420ASG_5VJ11B15-part2 apm=off noresume nosmp maxcpus=0 edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 nomodeset x11failsafe vga=0x345
Build Date: 23 August 2010  05:52:19PM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.18.0
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Aug 24 10:20:26 2010
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.install"
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(EE) Failed to load module "vboxvideo" (module does not exist, 0)
[dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled, removing from list!
[dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/Type1/, removing from list!
[dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled, removing from list!
[dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled, removing from list!
[dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/URW/, removing from list!
[dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/cyrillic:unscaled, removing from list!
[dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/truetype/, removing from list!
[dix] Could not init font path element built-ins, removing from list!

Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help. 
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

Maybe I’m tired and made a mistake, but not that I’m aware of one,

Regards,
Alexander

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Thanks for quick fixing :slight_smile:
Works with KMS well.