Bug#907655: xserver-xorg-video-mga: X don't start with the latest package version

[Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>]

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On 08/30/2018 09:10 PM, Davide Prina wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg-video-mga
> Version: 1:1.6.5-1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> upgrading the system to the latest version don't let X to start: screen
> black with a cursor not blinking at the upper left corner. Ctrl-Alt-Fx
> don't works. Magic keys work.
> 
> Restarting the system in recovery mode and accessing as root I was able
> to install previous version of xserver-xorg-video-mga and server-xorg-core:
> 
> # dpkg -i xserver-xorg-video-mga_1%3a1.6.5-1_i386.deb xserver-xorg-
> core_2%3a1.19.6-1_i386.deb
> 
> this fix the problem.
> 
> using the command
> $ grep --binary-files=text wdm /var/log/syslog
> 

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> 
> Let me know if you need more info.
> 
Please provide the full Xorg logs from the working and not-working cases.

Cheers,
Julien