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Lost X

Posted: 6. Jun 2015, 01:31
by Atip
In my Salix-14,1 Xfce4 main working box I cannot open X any longer. The error is "no screens found"

I was working in Slackel which has in /etc/fstab my working box as "defaults,noauto". I did not mount it while in Slackel

When I went back to my working box X would not open. I have a recent back-up of /etc. I extracted
from that tar file /etc/X11 over to /etc. X wouldnot open. Then I extratced the entire /etc to /.
Still X will not open.

Now I am at a loss.

Xorg.0.log

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 [    39.825] Initializing built-in extension DRI2
[    39.825] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[    39.825] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[    39.845] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    39.845]    compiled for 1.15.2, module version = 1.0.0
[    39.845]    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 8.0
[    39.845] (EE) module ABI major version (8) doesn't match the server's versio
n (7)
[    39.845] (II) UnloadModule: "glx"
[    39.846] (II) Unloading glx
[    39.846] (EE) Failed to load module "glx" (module requirement mismatch, 0)
[    39.846] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
[    39.846] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 1
[    39.846] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 2
[    39.846] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 3
[    39.846] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 4
[    39.846] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[    39.846] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[    39.847] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[    39.847] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    39.847]    compiled for 1.15.2, module version = 2.99.914
[    39.847]    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    39.847]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 15.0
[    39.847] (EE) module ABI major version (15) doesn't match the server's versi
on (14)
[    39.847] (II) UnloadModule: "intel"
[    39.847] (II) Unloading intel
[    39.847] (EE) Failed to load module "intel" (module requirement mismatch, 0)
[    39.847] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[    39.847] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[    39.848] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    39.848]    compiled for 1.15.2, module version = 2.3.3
[    39.848]    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    39.848]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 15.0
[    39.848] (EE) module ABI major version (15) doesn't match the server's versi
on (14)
[    39.848] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[    39.848] (II) Unloading vesa
[    39.848] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module requirement mismatch, 0)
[    39.848] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[    39.848] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[    39.848] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    39.848]    compiled for 1.15.2, module version = 0.9.0
[    39.848]    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    39.848]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 15.0
[    39.848] (EE) module ABI major version (15) doesn't match the server's versi
on (14)
[    39.848] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[    39.848] (II) Unloading vesa
[    39.848] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module requirement mismatch, 0)
[    39.848] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[    39.848] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[    39.848] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    39.848]    compiled for 1.15.2, module version = 0.9.0
[    39.848]    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    39.848]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 15.0
[    39.848] (EE) module ABI major version (15) doesn't match the server's versi
on (14)
[    39.848] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[    39.848] (II) Unloading modesetting
[    39.848] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module requirement mismat
ch, 0)
[    39.848] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[    39.849] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[    39.849] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[    39.849] (II) Unloading fbdev
[    39.849] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[    39.849] (EE) No drivers available.
[    39.849] (EE) 
Fatal server error:
[    39.849] (EE) no screens found(EE)
[    39.849] (EE)
Help appreciated

Re: Lost X

Posted: 6. Jun 2015, 09:27
by gapan
A guess: you messed up with LILO/grub and you're not booting the Salix kernel, you're booting the Slackel kernel.

Re: Lost X

Posted: 7. Jun 2015, 08:31
by Atip
gapan wrote:A guess: you messed up with LILO/grub and you're not booting the Salix kernel, you're booting the Slackel kernel.
Not that I am aware of. I have used the same kernel for some time w/o any
problem.
Changed now to another, previous kernel which worked as well, now again X
won't open.

It says as well cannot start cups.

Something freaky going on.

did "xfs_repair /dev/sdb2" nothing doing as well.

I have on my second old HD (/dev/hda5) a mirror of my working box which I am
using right now. Same kernel et all.

I will reformat working box /dev/hdb2 then copy /dev/hda5 over.

Re: Lost X

Posted: 7. Jun 2015, 16:47
by gapan
Humour me

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uname -a

Re: Lost X

Posted: 9. Jun 2015, 02:35
by Atip
Have a good laugh ;-)

first:
/code/
Linux smartbro 3.18.11-smp #2 SMP Tue Apr 7 14:36:46 CDT 2015 i686 Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5400 @ 2.70GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
[/code/

then back changed to

/code]
Linux smartbro 3.14.24-smp #2 SMP Fri Nov 14 18:34:21 CST 2014 i686
Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5400 @ 2.70GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
[/code]

with both kernels X will not open any longer in /dev/sdb2, however, workig well in /dev/sda5
from which I am postng this with kernel-3.18.11. :-)

Re: Lost X

Posted: 9. Jun 2015, 05:51
by djemos
A guess.
Some how, you have been mixed up some packages with slackware current from slackel.
reinstall X , libpng, gdm from command line. or everything.

Re: Lost X

Posted: 10. Jun 2015, 01:11
by Atip
djemos wrote:A guess.
Some how, you have been mixed up some packages with slackware current from slackel.
reinstall X , libpng, gdm from command line. or everything.
The only packes I use from Slackel is the kernel.

Here once more what happend:

In the morning I boot into my working box on /dev/sdb2. X opens. Check my mails, etc. When done
rebooted into Slackel on /dev/sdb5 to work on some problems I had there. Was able to finally fix it.
In Slackel fstab I have a mount point to /dev/sdb2. It is noauto. I did not mount it during this session.

Before noon I rebooted from Slackel into my working box on /dev/sdb2 and X would not open
any longer.

I opend my spare workig box on /dev/hda5 run "xfs_repair /dev/sdb2". The first run showed a long
list of wrong inodes. The repair did not fix the problem.

Could Slackel have caused the problem? As a precaution I will delete in fstab in Slakel the mount
point /dev/sdb2.

I will now reformat /dev/sdb2 then copy /dev/sd5 into /dev/sdb2.

Re: Lost X

Posted: 10. Jun 2015, 03:31
by Atip
Atip wrote:
I will now reformat /dev/sdb2 then copy /dev/sd5 into /dev/sdb2.
Hello Darling.... I am back were I belong. :-D In may working directory of /dev/sdb2.

Copying operation was successful. X opens.
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