Re: reinstalling X.Org server
On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 04:29:24PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 01/30/2009 04:18 PM, Francesco Pietra wrote:
> >Is it possible to reinstall X.Org server on a multisocket dual-opteron
> >computer running amd64 lenny?
> >
> >Why? Failure of a DIMM bank did no more allow to launch amd64. Removed
> >the faulty slots, amd64 could be launched and the system seemed to be
> >in order. Filled the empty bank with fresh DDR1 ECC, the total memory
> >increased correspondingly. Again, it was now possible to carry out
> >sophisticated chemical calculations.
> >
> >However, needing now to check 3D molecular structures, I found that
> >"startx" does not launch X anymore, X only appearing as a flash at the
> >bottom of the screen. I checked many X-related files against a i386
> >lenny, ssh linked, computer (in particular /etc/X11/xorg.conf), don't
> >detecting damaged lines. I did not carry out a checksum. Command:
> >
> >tail --lines 200 /var/log/Xorg.0.log|grep EE
> >
> >was not much informative, as shows below between === lines.
> >
> >I suspect that one or more X-related files were damaged as a
> >consequence of the RAM problems above.
> >
> >Thanks
> >francesco pietra.
> >
> >========================
> >(II) MACH64(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (insufficient
> >memory for mode)
> >(II) MACH64(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (bad mode
> [snip]
> >drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0
> >drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
> >drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (No such device or address)
> >drmOpenDevice: Open failed
> >
> >Backtrace:
> >0: X(xf86SigHandler+0x6a) [0x48dd0a]
> >1: /lib/libc.so.6 [0x2b1686b4ef60]
> >
> >Fatal server error:
> >Caught signal 11. Server aborting
> >======================
>
> I'd reinstall the whole system.
For an ati fglrx driver module missing?
Seems like overkill.
The ATI driver loves to crash/segfault if anything displeases it (like
running 8bit colour mode, which some versions default to).
--
Len Sorensen
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