Re: video driver - new thread
Curt composed on 2017-07-22 15:58 (UTC-0400):
> Felix Miata wrote:
>> D. R. Evans composed on 2017-07-22 13:06 (UTC-0600):
>>> Reco wrote:
>>>> grep -i glx ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.[0-9]*.log
>>> [HN:~] grep -i glx ~/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.[0-9]*.log
>>> grep: /home/n7dr/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.[0-9]*.log: No such file or directory
>>> [HN:~]
>> I don't know why he suggested that:
> KMS rootless X indeed puts the log in ~/.local/share/xorg. As it's
> enabled by default for the nouveau driver since Squeeze, the "No such
> file or directory" message indicates the OP is using the proprietary
> driver, for which KMS must be enabled manually.
Rather than "suggested that" I should have written "suggested glx as search string".
I don't often here fail to find a current /var/log/Xorg.0.log. I think what's
happening is the one in .local/share/ is getting copied to /var/log/ so that it
remains available in the location people historically expect, where Googling
will suggest to look, plus the typing is easier with no shifts required and
fewer characters to type.
> Kind of a roundabout, teach a fish to fly kind of thing, but Reco is
> twisted.
> Actually just kidding.
> How 'bout
> grep -B2 'Module class: X.Org Video Driver' /var/log/Xorg.0.log
Is a mere mortal going to know, seeing the following, which driver is actually
in use?
# grep -B2 'Module class: X.Org Video Driver' /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[ 22.731] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
..
[ 22.731] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
..
[ 22.731] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
Someone using a file viewer (e.g. MC -> F3) rather than grep is going to spot a
large mass of similar *(0) lines faster than one short string in a file with 300
or more lines.
Another grepping option:
# grep Output /var/log/Xorg.0.log
[ 22.851] (II) modeset(0): Output VGA-0 has no monitor section
[ 22.864] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-0 has no monitor section
[ 22.864] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-1 has no monitor section
[ 22.879] (II) modeset(0): Output VGA-0 disconnected
[ 22.879] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-0 connected
[ 22.879] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-1 disconnected
[ 22.879] (II) modeset(0): Output HDMI-0 using initial mode 1920x1200
> But then if the OP had been using the nouveau driver, he'd get a "No such
> file or directory" message.
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