Bug#718630: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver does not even start

[Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>]

On 2013-08-03 12:28 +0200, Jan Christoph Uhde wrote:

> Package: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
> Version: 1:1.0.9-2
> Severity: important
>
> Dear Maintainer,
> as the topic states the X does not start:(

Possibly because of this:

> [   111.623] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
> [   111.623] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux/libglx.so
> [   111.660] (II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
> [   111.660] 	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
> [   111.660] 	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
> [   111.660] (II) NVIDIA GLX Module  319.17  Thu Apr 25 21:41:50 PDT 2013

Using the blob's GLX with the Nouveau driver does not work, you need to
fix your setup (e.g. run "update-alternatives --config glx" and select
the /usr/lib/mesa-diverted alternative).

However, this might not fix the crash for you - see #712933.

Cheers,
       Sven