upgrade slack-current with slackpkg, problem with Xorg
HI guys!
I recently update my current slack with slackpkg. obviously with a re-install of the nvidia drivers. but when i want to reconfigure xorg.conf, xorgconf doesnt exist, only xorgsetup and, by the way, when i use it, freeze my pc. problems of .conf files? i have the lastest packages thanx again |
Make sure you removed the packages that were marked as "removed" in the ChangeLog"
slackpkg clean-system will do this for you but be sure to go through the list and uncheck any of your own custom packages or it will remove those too. (Wouldn't hurt to re-install the NVidia driver after this) You might also try "X -configure" (After following the above instructions). In fact, with the new X I can get away with just having the following in xorg.conf Code:
Section "Device" |
Solved, now my keyboard is set bad, without the X running its fine, now hal manage that?
and emerald freezes....why? thanx a lot |
FontPath changed from X.Org 1.4.2 to X.Org 1.6.1
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Before upgrading to the latest -current with X.Org 1.6.1, I could start rxvt-unicode with the following options: Code:
urxvt -geometry 166x52 -fn "8x16bold" -pe tabbed -bg black -fg white Code:
mingdao@jeremiah:~$ urxvt -geometry 166x52 -fn "8x16bold" -pe tabbed -bg black -fg white & Following both the instructions from both mRgOBLIN and X.Org, I ran "X -configure" and generated a new xorg.conf, and moved it to /etc/X11/xorg.conf and restarted the X server and hald. Still the same result: Code:
mingdao@jeremiah:~$ urxvt -geometry 166x52 -fn "8x16bold" -pe tabbed -bg black -fg white & Code:
mingdao@jeremiah:~$ diff -y /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf~ Code:
mingdao@jeremiah:~$ find /usr/ -type f -exec grep -Hin 8x16bold {} \; 2>/dev/null So we can add FontPath to the list of reasons you must use an xorg.conf file with X.Org server 1.6.1. |
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I thought that re-creation of my xorg.conf would help, but unlike previously, X -configure hangs :( |
Did you backup your old xorg.conf? I keep all my important configurations
in ~/configs for just such cases as this, and for use after a fresh install. I never format ~/. If you saved the old one, use it instead. |
i've fixed every problem, except for the freeze of emerald-theme-manager after the upgrade, as root works fine.....any idea?
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@ Witek
Let me say this again. Make sure you removed the packages that were marked as "removed" in the ChangeLog" This is very important. |
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I have a spare partition with another slackware installation just to test such sensitive issues like mass package update. I usually do 'upgradepkg' but as it takes a lot time, this time I just made 'installpkg'. Maybe this is why xorg not working right but I have a feeling that this is not the case. Is there any difference between 'upgradepkg' and 'installpkg; removepkg' sequence? I'll try to clean-install from current ISO and let you know. I guess there is something related to intel card driver as it has been much fuss about intel cards performance with xorg1.6 recently @Bruce Hill: Yes, I have backup of all important configs, so I can return easily to my previous system, I know I can downgrade back to 1.4.2, but this is not necessary as I said I did it on a test system. I just wanted to indicate that latest xorg is not working right on intel i810. |
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I tried to generate new xorg.conf but X hanged. |
I made a clean install using current-ISO on a formated partition, then I generated new xorg.conf and X seemed to run fine untill I started xterm. Here is a screenshot:
http://advamacs.com/i810mess.png The screenshot, taken by GIMP, is quite different from what was on the screen, however this fact itself indicates that something is wrong here. |
i had some problems too, but it's related to NVidia driver which should be recompiled and soon after that, it worked again.
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I first installed Slackware64 and chose different fonts in it. |
I`m using default fonts, I didn`t change anything.
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