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Re: Bug#246663: xserver-xfree86: new version in sid won't start



Hi Marco,

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, Marco Herrn wrote:

> Package: xserver-xfree86
> Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-1
> Severity: important
> Tags: sid
>
> Since my apt-get upgrade yesterday, X refuses to start with the message:
>
>    *** If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not
>    *** be the reason for the server aborting.
>
> Fatal server error:
> Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
>
> There were some message about symbols that couldn't be found. These had
> to do with GLCore and speedo. I reinstalled xserver-common and
> xserver-xfree86 and now these messages are gone, but X still refuses to
> start.

[SNIP]

>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: testing/unstable
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> Kernel: Linux 2.4.25
> Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE@euro

This problem might be caused by the recent removal of non-free code. We
would like you to provide us with more information and perform a debugging
session.

Which kernel are you using? is the 2.4.25 that you are running a debian
package (and if so exactly which version) or a vanilla kernel you compiled
your self?

Please install xserver-xfree86-dbg and run a gdb session on it.
Theoretically even with the code removal X should be able to fail nicely
and not to segfault.

Thanks a lot
Fabio

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