[SOLVED] After upgrading to xorg-server-1.18.3 on Slackware 64 stable 14.2, X crashes.

jdog · 08-19-2017, 02:16 PM

After upgrading to xorg-server-1.18.3 on Slackware 64 stable 14.2, X crashes.

I'm a newbie so please bear with me and pardon my ignorance.

Before I executed "slackpkg upgrade-all" everything worked fine. The only packages that upgraded were the xorg-server packages. Then after upgrading and rebooting X crashes and sends me back to the command line.

I tried deleting .Xauthority file in my home directory but that didn't resolve my issue.

I'm using Slackware 64 14.2 stable Linux kernel 4.4.75 and Nvidia package and driver nvidia-driver-375.66 and nvidia-kernel-375.66_4.4.75-x86_64-1.

The packages I upgraded are:
xorg-server-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
xorg-server-xephyr-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
xorg-server-xnest-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
xorg-server-xvfb-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? Please help, anything would be greatly appreciated.

Gerard Lally · 08-19-2017, 02:44 PM

You need to re-install nvidia.

gegechris99 · 08-19-2017, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdog

I'm using Slackware 64 14.2 stable Linux kernel 4.4.75 and Nvidia package and driver nvidia-driver-375.66 and nvidia-kernel-375.66_4.4.75-x86_64-1.

I guess that you need to rebuild and reinstall the package for the Nvidia driver after an upgrade of xorg-server.

kingbeowulf · 08-19-2017, 07:55 PM

nvidia-driver-375.66 and xorg-server share /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.* so installing xorg-server wipes out the nvidia versions

I have no idea why so many seem to forget that given the hoops I jump through to remind everyone in the README. To get back to normal:

nvidia-switch --remove
removepkg nvidia-driver
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
installpkg nvidia-driver

That should put all the bits back in the right place.

REMEMBER: Nvidia shares libraries with Mesa and Xorg-server. ALWAYS remove nvidia-driver before upgrading Mesa and/or Xorg-server!

Edit: As pointed out below, I forgot "upgradepkg --reinstall mesa" ...So much for my proofreadin skills..

jdog · 08-22-2017, 07:24 PM

Thanks for your help and time. I tried everything you guys stated and a few other things, but I still can't get X to work.

If it helps, attached is my Xorg.0.log file.

bassmadrigal · 08-22-2017, 07:35 PM

This is trying to load the nouveau driver, which, if you've installed the nvidia driver, should be blacklisted.

What I would do is make sure you've reinstalled the latest version of xorg-server. Then, either run the nvidia driver setup or use kingbeowulf's SlackBuild and install the resulting driver. Then, blacklist nouveau and reboot.

jdog · 08-22-2017, 08:13 PM

Thanks bassmadrigal. I do have xf86-video-nouveau blacklisted in /etc/slackpkg/blacklist. I've tried reinstalling the latest xorg-server (which is xorg-server-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz for Slackware 64 14.2 stable) several times, I've also followed kingbeowulf's advice of:

nvidia-switch --remove
removepkg nvidia-driver
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
COMPAT32="yes" ./nvidia-driver.SlackBuild
installpkg /tmp/nvidia-driver-375.66_multi-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz

but this didn't fix my problem. I've also tried upgrading reinstalling other xorg-server packages in the following manner:

nvidia-switch --remove
removepkg nvidia-driver
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-xephyr-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-xnest-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-xvfb-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
COMPAT32="yes" ./nvidia-driver.SlackBuild
installpkg /tmp/nvidia-driver-375.66_multi-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz

and this didn't work. Any other ideas? Also, I didn't know kingbeowulf wrote the slackbuild for the nvidia driver. Thanks for your contribution man!

bassmadrigal · 08-22-2017, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdog

Thanks bassmadrigal. I do have xf86-video-nouveau blacklisted in /etc/slackpkg/blacklist.

This prevents slackpkg from seeing any updated packages that Pat puts out, but doesn't prevent it from loading. You need to actually blacklist the module. You do that under /etc/modprobe.d/ and create a file that ends in .conf (maybe nouveau.conf) and have blacklist nouveau in it. You can also install a package in the extra/ folder on your install media that will do the same thing (I don't remember the name).

Diantre · 08-23-2017, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassmadrigal

You can also install a package in the extra/ folder on your install media that will do the same thing (I don't remember the name).

xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist-noversion-noarch-1

Alien Bob · 08-23-2017, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdog

Thanks bassmadrigal. I do have xf86-video-nouveau blacklisted in /etc/slackpkg/blacklist. I've tried reinstalling the latest xorg-server (which is xorg-server-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz for Slackware 64 14.2 stable) several times, I've also followed kingbeowulf's advice of:

nvidia-switch --remove
removepkg nvidia-driver
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
COMPAT32="yes" ./nvidia-driver.SlackBuild
installpkg /tmp/nvidia-driver-375.66_multi-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz

but this didn't fix my problem. I've also tried upgrading reinstalling other xorg-server packages in the following manner:

nvidia-switch --remove
removepkg nvidia-driver
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-xephyr-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-xnest-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-xvfb-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
COMPAT32="yes" ./nvidia-driver.SlackBuild
installpkg /tmp/nvidia-driver-375.66_multi-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz

and this didn't work. Any other ideas? Also, I didn't know kingbeowulf wrote the slackbuild for the nvidia driver. Thanks for your contribution man!

Re-installing xorg-server is not enough. You also need to re-install the mesa package.

jdog · 08-23-2017, 09:20 PM

Thanks for the tip Alien Bob and for your enormous contributions to Slackware. I'm still having problems. Diantre and bassmadrigal thanks for noticing that X is trying to install nouveau, I don't know why it's doing that since I already have xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist-noversion-noarch-1 installed and xf86-video-nouveau blacklisted.

This time I reinstalled mesa after xorg-server in the following steps:

nvidia-switch --remove
removepkg nvidia-driver
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-xephyr-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-xnest-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
upgradepkg --reinstall xorg-server-xvfb-1.18.3-x86_64-3_slack14.2.txz
upgradepkg --reinstall mesa-11.2.2-x86_64-1.txz
COMPAT32="yes" ./nvidia-driver.SlackBuild
installpkg /tmp/nvidia-driver-375.66_multi-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz

and it still isn't working. I am stumped. The only thing I can think of is to backup my files and reinstall the OS, and I will also have to do that for my laptop and my old desktop. Please help. Attached are the errors I got when running startx and my Xorg.0.log file.

elcore · 08-23-2017, 11:29 PM

Code:

(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"

[   324.953] (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.

[   324.953] (EE) Device(s) detected, but none match those in the config file.

Seems misconfigured, post contents of:

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/*-device.conf
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/*-screen.conf

And /etc/X11/xorg.conf also, if you have one.
The nvidia-settings tool can generate a xorg.conf, you just have to save it in /etc/X11/ and make sure /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ is clear.

jdog · 08-24-2017, 10:55 AM

elcore,

I looked for .conf files in /etc/X11/ and in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ but I didn't find any. I also tried running xorgsetup, xorgconfig, and nvidia-settings to generate a xorg.conf file but the xorg.conf file it generated doesn't work, and nvidia-settings gives me "control display is undefined" error.

On another note, I check my other (properly working Slackware with nvidia driver) PC for xorg.conf files in /etc/X11 and /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ and there are no xorg.conf files there.

phenixia2003 · 08-24-2017, 01:13 PM

Hello,

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdog

elcore,

I looked for .conf files in /etc/X11/ and in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ but I didn't find any. I also tried running xorgsetup, xorgconfig, and nvidia-settings to generate a xorg.conf file but the xorg.conf file it generated doesn't work, and nvidia-settings gives me "control display is undefined" error.

On another note, I check my other (properly working Slackware with nvidia driver) PC for xorg.conf files in /etc/X11 and /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ and there are no xorg.conf files there.

In /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d, add the file 10-nvidia.conf with the following content :

Code:

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Device0"
        Driver          "nvidia"
        VendorName      "Nvidia Corporation"
        BoardName       ""
EndSection

restart X. If this does not work, then, post the content of /var/log/Xorg.0.log and the output of commands below :

Code:

$ ls -l /lib/modules/4.4.75/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko

$ lsmod | grep -E "nvidia|nouveau"

$ ls /var/log/packages/nvidia-*

# command to run as root
$ su -
$ modinfo /lib/modules/4.4.75/kernel/drivers/video/nvidia.ko

Edit:

according to the Xorg.0.log you posted previously, it seems that nouveau is not blacklisted :

Code:

...
944] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau"
[   324.944] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
...

So, check that xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist-noarch-1 is installed and/or /etc/modprobe.d/BLACKLIST-nouveau.conf exists and contains :

Code:

blacklist nouveau

Furthermore, I'm wondering if you have installed the nvidia-kernel package...

--
SeB

jdog · 08-24-2017, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phenixia2003

Hello,

In /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d, add the file 10-nvidia.conf with the following content :

Code:

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Device0"
        Driver          "nvidia"
        VendorName      "Nvidia Corporation"
        BoardName       ""
EndSection

restart X. If this does not work, then, post the content of /var/log/Xorg.0.log and the output of commands below :

SeB

SeB/phenixia2003 Thank you!! That fixed it! Everything is working perfectly now, as if nothing ever happened. All I did was add 10-nvidia.conf with the content you posted above. I will now mark this post as SOLVED. How did you know?

Also, for future reference, whenever I see an upgrade for xorg-server and mesa what is the proper procedure to take before upgrading? I'm guessing to do the following:

nvidia-switch --remove
upgradepkg xorg-server*
upgradepkg mesa
nvidia-switch --install

Thanks again