Re: Xorg broken while upgrading from Etch to Lenny

[steef <steefvanduin@zonnet.nl>]

Bibek Paudel wrote:
> Hi
> Yesterday I upgraded from Etch to Lenny.
> 1. changed etch to lenny in /etc/apt/sources.list
> 2. # apt-get update
> 3. # apt-install install dpkg aptitude apt
> 4. # aptitude full-upgrade
>
> I rebooted the machine after upgrading and X failed to start. It 
> showed error: "failed to start X server : no screen found"
> An attempt to run "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" couldn't fix the 
> problem and neither could "X -configure". The error shown while trying 
> to "startx" after dpkg-reconfigure was:
> "failed load module 'vesa' module does not exist .
> fatal server error: no screens found"
>
> Xorg -configure produced the following error: "no device to configure. 
> configuration failed"
>
> Another error encountered while trying to "startx" was:  "no drivers 
> available. fatal server error : no screens found"
>
> The xorg.conf file is at: http://pastebin.com/f3964aa53
>
> Finally, I removed xserver-xorg and installed it. Other xserver-* 
> packages were also reinstalled while doing this. That solved the 
> problem finally.
>
> 1. # apt-get remove xserver-xorg
> 2. # apt-get install xserver-xorg
>
> The system is running perfectly well except this hitch. Could someone 
> explain why this happened?
>
> Bibek
..... you 'could' consider to get an answer to this question on the high 
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kind reg.,

steef

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