....HELP...Lost xserver in Suse 10.2 today after update

m3mys3lf4ndi · 01-30-2007, 09:40 AM

Hi there,
got almost same problem after updating xserver but cant start X at all...
i've reinstalled nvidia drivers with nvidia-installer, it all went smooth, said that my driver was installed corectly:

/var/log/nvidia-installer.log

Code:

-> Installing 'NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86_64'
   (1.0-9746):
   executing: '/sbin/ldconfig'...
   executing: '/sbin/depmod -aq'...
-> done.
-> Driver file installation is complete.
-> Running post-install sanity check:
-> done.
-> Post-install sanity check passed.
-> Shared memory test passed.
-> Running runtime sanity check:
-> done.
-> Runtime sanity check passed.
-> Would you like to run the nvidia-xconfig utility to automatically update you
   r X configuration file so that the NVIDIA X driver will be used when you res
   tart X?  Any pre-existing X configuration file will be backed up. (Answer: Y
   es)
-> Your X configuration file has been successfully updated.  Installation of
   the NVIDIA Accelerated Graphics Driver for Linux-x86_64 (version: 1.0-9746)
   is now complete.

then i've typed:
sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia ---> and got error msg:

SaX2 log

Code:

...
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3
	(II) Loading extension SHAPE
	(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
	(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
	(II) Loading extension SYNC
	(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
	(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
	(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
	(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
	(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
	(II) Loading extension DPMS
	(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
	(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
	(II) Loading extension XVideo
	(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
	(II) Loading extension X-Resource
	(II) LoadModule: "glx"
	(WW) Warning, couldn't open module glx
	(II) UnloadModule: "glx"
	(EE) Failed to load module "glx" (module does not exist, 0)
	(II) LoadModule: "v4l"
	(II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers//v4l_drv.so
	(II) Module v4l: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 7.1.99.902, module version = 0.1.1
	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.0
	(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
	(WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia
	(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
	(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
	(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
	(II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input//kbd_drv.so
	(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 7.1.99.902, module version = 1.1.0
	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.6
	(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
	(II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input//mouse_drv.so
	(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 7.1.99.902, module version = 1.1.1
	Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
	ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.6
	(II) v4l driver for Video4Linux
	(II) Primary Device is: PCI 05:00:0
	(EE) No devices detected.
	
	Fatal server error:
	no screens found
]

what im i doing wrong? i've propably missed sth but cant figure out what ...
thx in advance

ostrowlaw · 02-13-2007, 01:37 PM

Well, let me preface this by saying that I'm just now getting into Linux, so I may sound like a dufus, although I am a programmer. Need to delve into this though.

Anyway, just installed OpenSUSE 10.2, Nvidia card, got the same problem. I followed this discussion, typed startx, got noting of any value.

Fatal server error:
no screen found
X10: fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer) on X server ':0.0" afer 0 requests (0 known processed)with 0 events remaining.

I typed Gnome:

Xdpyinfo: unable to open display ""
Xdpyinfo: unable to open display ""
/usr/bin/gnome: line 89 (* 10) / : syntax error: operand expected (error token is " * 10) /")

Does this mean anything to anyone?
How do I get the GUI to come up?

Thanks
Alan

Ken V · 02-28-2007, 11:28 PM

You guys helped me out of a JAM. I installed SuSE 10.2 a couple weeks ago and am learning Linux. I was messing with the display settings then restarted and found myself in the text mode.
With the following:
Master Resource Control: runlevel 5 has been ............ reached
Skipped services in runlevel 5: ............ irq_balancer nfs smbfs (in yellow)
Which led me to your thread.
When I read, “run SaX2 to configure the graphics card.” My hopes went up I logged in as root typed in sax2 “enter” the program opened, changed 16 bits to 15 bits, rebooted & everything is as it should be.

I can't remember if there was something I done or if starting Sax2 cause it to appear but the screen rolled some information and part of it was “Given depth not supported 16 not supported. Told me I was on the right path.

Again thank you
Ken

m3mys3lf4ndi · 03-19-2007, 08:18 AM

hi,
last time i've lost my xserver ended up in reinstalling most of my system...
im really trying to avoid that now.

i've updated couple of my system components (mostly programs), i didnt update my kernel,
also added nvidia repository to my yast database and upated drivers with yast.

after reboot i've end up in the same place as month ago... not having my X running..

every thing looks excacly as described earlier.
i've downloaded on other machine (cos cant get network running unless in kde - btw what command yast uses when U click to setup network devices (it scans for devices,and does couple of things at startup)), package from nvidia.com with newest drivers,
init 3
./Nvidia........run
sax2 -r -m 0=nvidia <---- gives error described b 4
sax2 <----- screen is blank for 10 already

tryed also to edit Xorg.conf manually, removing glx and changing nvidia to nv
but still end up hearing that cannot load glx .....

im really confused now...