Bug#677451: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT
Package: xserver-xorg-core_
Version: 1.12.1.902-1
Package: xserver-common
Version: 1.12.1.902-1
Package: fglrx-driver
Version: 12-4-1
After installing fglrx-driver on Sid amd64, both console and X cannot be
started. All was left after booting is a blinking "-" prompt. Xorg log
as below.
X.Org X Server 1.12.1
Release Date: 2012-04-13
[ 312.719] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 312.720] Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.0-2-amd64 x86_64 Debian
[ 312.720] Current Operating System: Linux szechuan 3.2.0-2-amd64 #1 SMP
Sat May 12 23:08:28 UTC 2012 x86_64
[ 312.720] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-2-amd64
root=/dev/mapper/szechuan-root ro quiet
[ 312.720] Build Date: 07 May 2012 12:15:23AM
[ 312.720] xorg-server 2:1.12.1-2 (Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>)
[ 312.720] Current version of pixman: 0.24.4
[ 312.720] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 312.720] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default
setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 312.720] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.384.log", Time: Mon May 14
18:41:38 2012
[ 312.720] (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
[ 312.720] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 312.720] (==) ServerLayout "aticonfig Layout"
[ 312.720] (**) |-->Screen "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" (0)
[ 312.720] (**) | |-->Monitor "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
[ 312.720] (**) | |-->Device "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
[ 312.720] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 312.720] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 312.720] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not
exist.
[ 312.720] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 312.720] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
built-ins
[ 312.720] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 312.720] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input
devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 312.720] (II) Loader magic: 0x7f6718e57ae0
[ 312.720] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 312.720] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 312.720] X.Org Video Driver: 12.0
[ 312.720] X.Org XInput driver : 16.0
[ 312.720] X.Org Server Extension : 6.0
[ 312.721] (--) PCI:*(0:0:1:0) 1002:964a:1043:84c8 rev 0, Mem @
0xc0000000/268435456, 0xfeb00000/262144, I/O @ 0x0000f000/256
[ 312.757] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[ 312.757] (II) "extmod" will be loaded by default.
[ 312.757] (II) "dbe" will be loaded by default.
[ 312.757] (II) "glx" will be loaded by default.
[ 312.757] (II) "record" will be loaded by default.
[ 312.757] (II) "dri" will be loaded by default.
[ 312.757] (II) "dri2" will be loaded by default.
[ 312.757] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[ 312.757] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[ 312.757] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 312.757] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.0.0
[ 312.757] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 312.757] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 312.757] (II) Loading extension SELinux
[ 312.757] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 312.757] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 312.757] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[ 312.757] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[ 312.757] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[ 312.757] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 312.757] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[ 312.757] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[ 312.758] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[ 312.758] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 312.758] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.0.0
[ 312.758] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 312.758] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 312.758] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 312.758] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 312.758] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 312.758] (II) Module glx: vendor="Advanced Micro Devices, Inc."
[ 312.758] compiled for 6.9.0, module version = 1.0.0
[ 312.758] (II) Loading extension GLX
[ 312.758] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[ 312.758] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[ 312.759] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 312.759] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.13.0
[ 312.759] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 312.759] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 312.759] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[ 312.759] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[ 312.759] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[ 312.759] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 312.759] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.0.0
[ 312.759] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 312.759] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[ 312.759] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 312.759] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 312.759] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 312.759] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.2.0
[ 312.759] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 6.0
[ 312.759] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 312.759] (II) LoadModule: "fglrx"
[ 312.759] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so
[ 312.881] (II) Module fglrx: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
[ 312.881] compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.96.4
[ 312.881] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 312.881] (II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm"
[ 312.881] (II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm"
[ 312.881] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux/libfglrxdrm.so
[ 312.881] (II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
[ 312.881] compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.96.4
[ 312.881] (II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Version Identifier:8.96.4
[ 312.881] (II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Release Identifier: 8.961
[ 312.881] (II) ATI Proprietary Linux Driver Build Date: Apr 5 2012
23:06:21
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Fatal server error:
[ 312.888] xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT
[ 312.888]
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Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
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