tag 268731 + woody upstream
retitle 268731 xserver-xfree86: [vmware] crash with call to unresolved function on PCI SVGA (FIFO) rev 0
thanks
On Sun, Aug 29, 2004 at 12:29:26AM +0300, Daniel Suha wrote:
> Package: xserver-xfree86
> Version: 4.1.0.1
> Severity: important
>
> Hi There,
>
> Whenever I try to start the x window, this error message comes:
>
> PEXExtensionInit: Couldn't open default PEX font file Roman_M
I'm pretty sure this message actually has nothing to do with the one below
it. You can rectify the above two different ways:
1) Install the xfonts-pex package.
2) use dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 to disable the "pex" module
> This should not happen!
> An unresolved function was called!
>
> I have just installed debian woody stable on to wmware machine.
> XFree86.0.log and XF86Config-4 files are attached to this mail.
[...]
(--) PCI:*(0:15:0) VMware PCI SVGA (FIFO) rev 0, Mem @ 0xf6000000/24, 0xf5000000/24, I/O @ 0x1460/4
[...]
It's my understanding that the vmware driver in XFree86 4.1.0 just plain
doesn't work with relatively recent versions of VMWare.
However, I believe XFree86 4.2.0 and later work fine. The current version
of the XFree86 packages in Debian unstable ("sid") is 4.3.0.dfsg.1-8.
I am marking this bug as applicable only to Debian 3.0 ("woody").
You could upgrade to an unofficial woody backport of XFree86 4.3.0, or you
could install a replacement vmware.o XFree86 X server module that is
compatible with XFree86 4.1.0 that fixes the bug (I searched the Web, but
was unable to find this -- all I know is that it existed somewhere a year
to 18 months ago).
[1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-x/2004/05/msg00224.html
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