On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 10:58:33AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 11:54:24AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 10:27:29AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > > On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 08:57:03AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > On Sun, Dec 10, 2006 at 07:38:37PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > > > > > > > > > why don't you boot sarge, chroot into etch and install a kernel from > > > > > inside the chroot? I think udev wants a kernel >= 2.6.15, IIRC. > > > > > > > > Actually, it turns out that aptitude *&had* managed to install the new > > > > kernel -- it just hadn't put it into the boot menu -- a probelm easily > > > > fixed from the sarge system. > > > > > > great! > > > > > > > > > > > I now have an etch with networking, which I can use aptitude on, but > > > > whose X doesn't come up properly. startx brings me to the black screen > > > > of death, xdm permits me to enter username and password, blanks the > > > > screen as if it is doing something, and then returns to its login > > > > screen. gdm doesn't even get to login -- it just gives the black > > > > screen > > > > of death. > > > > > > > > I looks as if I will have to investigate another day -- my regular > > > > users > > > > are showing up. > > > > > > one step at a time eh? of course you nkow the drill, post the X logs. > > > > > > good luck > > > > I made no changes since my remarks quoted above. But when I booted this > > morning, X did come up, XDM gave me a login window, and it allowed me > > to log in and have access to my usual home directory. But it did give > > me gnome instead of icewm (which was my default under gdm). > > well, that's weird. >
This morning I updated everything -- there were now a number of upgraded packages for etch -- and tried again. the xorg log file complained that something was incompatible with the frame buffer, so I reconfigired xorg telling it not to use the frame buffer when it asked me. > > > > So I now know that X works, that it recognises the screen, the keyboard, > > the mouse, and so forth. > > cool. > > > > > When I switched to the text-mode console using ctl-alt-F1, it gave me > > that, and it worked properly too. > > > > But all was not well. When I switched back (using ctl-alt-F7) it gave > > me a scrambled screen -- lots of horizontal streaks. The various > > window decorations were present, but in multiple copies, and each > > mostly obscured by the horizontal bars. Evidently the screen size in > > its frame buffer did not match the screen size it was using. > > sounds like a driver issue for sure. I removed the highest resolution from the list when dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg asked me. Now the scrambled screen is gone. > > > > > I could ctl-alt-F1 back to the text cosole, which worked, and kill a > > carefully chosen process, and return to the X screen to be greeted by > > another login window, which worked too. > > > > hmmm.... which process did you kill? also, try killing xdm and then > using startx and see if that gives you the same problems above when > switching consoles. > > > sing gdm instead of xdm still gives the black screen of death instead of > > a login window. New problems, now that I' using xdm and gnome. After I log out, I get the black screen of death. > > weird that gdm fails and xdm doesn't. Have you gone down the road of > purging all of X and reinstalling it? Not as such. Might there be something left from sarge's Xfree? I've checked the logs - nothing suspicious, except: in Xorg.0.log, there's one (EE) message, in context: (II) Loading sub module "i2c" (II) LoadModule: "i2c" (II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libi2c.so (II) RADEON(0): Using R200 i2c bus access method (EE) RADEON(0): Failed to register i2c bus (II) Loading sub module "fi1236" (II) LoadModule: "fi1236" (II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/multimedia/fi1236_drv.so (II) RADEON(0): I2C device "Radeon multimedia bus:FI12xx Tuner" registered at address 0xC0. in the kern.log and sys.log, where there are many hundreds of megabytes containing messages like Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong gconfd (h3-5391): Exiting Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -3 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1 Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:42:48 lovesong kernel: mtrr: 0xe0000000,0x8000000 overlaps existing 0xe0000000,0x4000000 Dec 18 10:42:48 lovesong kernel: agpgart: Found an AGP 2.0 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0. Dec 18 10:42:48 lovesong kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 1x mode Dec 18 10:42:48 lovesong kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:02:00.0 into 1x mode Dec 18 10:42:49 lovesong kernel: [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map Dec 18 10:42:49 lovesong kernel: [drm] Loading R200 Microcode Dec 18 10:42:49 lovesong kernel: [drm] writeback test succeeded in 1 usecs Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: irq 201: nobody cared (try booting with the "irqpoll" option) Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b012f163> __report_bad_irq+0x2b/0x69 <b012f30b> note_interrupt+0x16a/0x197 Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b012ed4a> handle_IRQ_event+0x23/0x4c <b012eddd> __do_IRQ+0x6a/0x91 Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b0105149> do_IRQ+0x19/0x24 <b01039da> common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b010a8c5> delay_pmtmr+0xd/0x13 <b01a84a9> __delay+0x9/0xa Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <f1cda899> radeon_do_wait_for_idle+0x61/0x6f [radeon] <f1cdae4e> radeon_cp_idle+0x0/0x6c [radeon] Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <f1c7e481> drm_ioctl+0x142/0x185 [drm] <f1c7e33f> drm_ioctl+0x0/0x185 [drm] Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b0153437> do_ioctl+0x37/0x42 <b0153625> vfs_ioctl+0x1e3/0x1f1 Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b012ed4a> handle_IRQ_event+0x23/0x4c <b015367d> sys_ioctl+0x4a/0x61 Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b0102977> syscall_call+0x7/0xb Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: handlers: Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: [<f08812c3>] (ohci_irq_handler+0x0/0x636 [ohci1394]) Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: [<f1ce3407>] (radeon_driver_irq_handler+0x0/0x7f [radeon]) Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: Disabling IRQ #201 Dec 18 10:43:10 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 42 Dec 18 10:43:10 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 42, Value: 1 Dec 18 10:43:10 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:43:10 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 42 Dec 18 10:43:10 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 42, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:43:10 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:43:15 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 42 Dec 18 10:43:15 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 42, Value: 1 Dec 18 10:43:15 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:43:15 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 42 Dec 18 10:43:15 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 42, Value: 0 Dec 18 10:43:15 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: klogd 1.4.1#18, log source = /proc/kmsg started. Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: 4, Code: 4, Value: 201 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 104, Value: 1 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 201 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 104, Value: 0 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 209 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 109, Value: 1 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 209 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 109, Value: 0 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 209 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 109, Value: 1 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 209 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 109, Value: 0 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 201 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 104, Value: 1 Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0 Are there other logs I should be looking at? xdm.log was last written over a week ago, so is probablu not relevant. Unless, of course, it's moved after an upgrade last week and I'm looking at the wrong place. -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
