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## Xorg bug, I can't figure it out. Major debian bug.

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### Xorg bug, I can't figure it out. Major debian bug.

by vireo » Sat Apr 21, 2012 3:55 am

I have some weird xorg bug that seems to be affecting EDIT, Effecting all debian systems, Except Linux mint debian??, I have been trying to fix this thing for 4 weeks, I have updated the system using stable, Went to testing, then to sid, Same bug
It only happens when the system is INSTALLED, It does not happen when running on live CD, Nor does it happen when installed in virtual box, I have downloaded new refracts ISOs, and used every combo possible,
Edit, Crunch bang has the same bug, But slams me while booting the live cd.
Its complaining about missing something, and some kind of error with kernel mode setting,,
I have yet to try to use the Debian live installer on a refracta spin, i could not find it in the repo, The bug does not effect my older computers,
computer is a HP a6347c with a a geforce 6150.
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centoslive]# lspci -v
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a1)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a61
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [44] HyperTransport: Slave or Primary Interface
Capabilities: [dc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed-
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a61
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SMBus (rev a2)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a61
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel, IRQ 255
I/O ports at fc00 [size=64]
I/O ports at 1c00 [size=64]
I/O ports at f400 [size=64]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: nForce2_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c-nforce2
00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a2)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a61
Flags: 66MHz, fast devsel
00:02.0 USB controller: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller (rev a3) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a61
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
Memory at fe02f000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
00:02.1 USB controller: nVidia Corporation MCP61 USB Controller (rev a3) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a61
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
Memory at fe02e000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [44] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=0098
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:04.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge (rev a1) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000b000-0000bfff
Memory behind bridge: fd800000-fd8fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: fdf00000-fdffffff
Capabilities: [b8] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device cb84
Capabilities: [8c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed-
00:05.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a61
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
Memory at fe024000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable+ 64bit+
Capabilities: [6c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed+
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 IDE (rev a2) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a61
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0
[virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [size=1]
[virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [size=1]
I/O ports at f000 [size=16]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: pata_amd
Kernel modules: pata_amd
00:07.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a61
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27
Memory at fe02d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at ec00 [size=8]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/8 Maskable+ 64bit+
Capabilities: [6c] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed+
Kernel driver in use: forcedeth
Kernel modules: forcedeth
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a61
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
I/O ports at 09f0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0bf0 [size=4]
I/O ports at 0970 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0b70 [size=4]
I/O ports at d800 [size=16]
Memory at fe02c000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [b0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/4 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [cc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed+
Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
Kernel modules: sata_nv
00:08.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a61
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
I/O ports at 09e0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0be0 [size=4]
I/O ports at 0960 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0b60 [size=4]
I/O ports at c400 [size=16]
Memory at fe02b000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [b0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/4 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [cc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed+
Kernel driver in use: sata_nv
Kernel modules: sata_nv
00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000a000-0000afff
Memory behind bridge: fde00000-fdefffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fdd00000-00000000fddfffff
Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 0000
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/2 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed-
Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00009000-00009fff
Memory behind bridge: fdc00000-fdcfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fdb00000-00000000fdbfffff
Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 0000
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/2 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed-
Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 00008000-00008fff
Memory behind bridge: fda00000-fdafffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fd900000-00000000fd9fffff
Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: nVidia Corporation Device 0000
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/2 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [60] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable- Fixed-
Capabilities: [80] Express Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a61
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
Memory at fb000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at fc000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 80000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Kernel driver in use: nouveau
Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidiafb
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Flags: fast devsel
Capabilities: [80] HyperTransport: Host or Secondary Interface
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
Flags: fast devsel
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
Flags: fast devsel
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
Flags: fast devsel
Capabilities: [f0] Secure device <?>
Kernel driver in use: k8temp
Kernel modules: k8temp
01:06.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI
Subsystem: Ralink corp. EW-7108PCg
Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 17
Memory at fd8f0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: rt61pci
Kernel modules: rt61pci
01:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller (rev 80) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 2a61
Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19
Memory at fd8ff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
I/O ports at bc00 [size=128]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: firewire_ohci
Kernel modules: firewire-ohci
Last edited by vireo on Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:56 am, edited 6 times in total.

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### Re: Xorg bug, I can't figure it out. refracta only bug.

by vireo » Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:13 am

Error.
system ???/usr share/x11/xorg conf.d
{drm} kms not enabled
open /dev/f60: no such file or dir
versa (0) no valid modes
fatal sever error
no screens found.

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### Re: Xorg bug, I can't figure it out. refracta only bug.

by dzz » Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:51 am

Sure you haven't done something youself to disable nouveau/kms?
I have (unfortunately) a couple of machines with nvidia. Refracta works live with nouveau , installed with either nouveau or proprietary. However depending what card, many users have nvidia problems.
Refracta uses a standard squeeze kernel, kernel mode setting (kms) is on by default, unless specified otherwise in kernel boot options (e.g nomodeset or nouveau.modeset=0) It should be no different from any other Debian install. You can't turn kms off and on in a running system, it must be set/unset from boot.

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  `cat /proc/cmdline`

Other things to check for :
The xorg driver module must be installed (it is in original refracta)

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  `dpkg -l | grep xserver-xorg-video-nouveau`

If you don't use proprietary nvidia driver /etc/X11/xorg.conf should not exist without good reason

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  `cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf`

http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/KernelModeSetting tells you more

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### Re: Xorg bug, I can't figure it out. refracta only bug.

by fsmithred » Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:46 pm

I've got a GeForce 5750, and I must boot with 'nomodeset' in debian or refracta, live or installed. Otherwise, all I get is black screen.

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### Re: Xorg bug, I can't figure it out. refracta only bug.

by vireo » Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:50 pm

Can't install the latest kernel headers without installing GCC 4.3?? I have GCC 4.4 and 4.6 installed, 4.3 wants to remove half the programs in the system including refracta programs.

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### Re: Xorg bug, I can't figure it out. refracta only bug.

by fsmithred » Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:26 am

OK, I'm lost now. Which version of refracta did you start with, is it still squeeze or is it now sid? Which kernel are you using, and what commands are you using? I've never seen the package manager want to remove stuff because I was installing headers or another version of gcc.
The 32-bit refracta-606 comes with linux-headers-2.6.32-5-686 and gcc-4.3 installed already.
The 64-bit version uses a backported 3.2.0 kernel. The kernel headers and gcc-4.3 are NOT installed. When I simulate installing the headers for the running kernel, gcc-4.3 is not required.

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### Re: Xorg bug, I can't figure it out. refracta only bug.

by vireo » Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:11 pm

fresh copy of 606 has the same Xorg bug,

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### Re: Xorg bug, I can't figure it out. refracta only bug.

by fsmithred » Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:53 pm

Does it work if you boot with nomodeset? To do that, hit "e" at the grub menu, and add the word, "nomodeset" to the linux line, then hit ctrl-x to boot.

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### Re: Xorg bug, I can't figure it out. refracta only bug.

by vireo » Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:32 pm

Same error

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### Re: Xorg bug, I can't figure it out. refracta only bug.

by fsmithred » Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:55 pm

Please post the output of

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  `lspci -v`

Even if we can't figure it out, it would be good to document the hardware you're using, in case someone else runs into the same problem.
If one of the other distros you tried had a working xorg.conf, try copying it into refracta to see if it works.

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