[Assist] X and vesa driver with last update of Parabola

edgar at openmail.cc edgar at openmail.cc
Mon May 21 22:40:08 BST 2018


On 2018-05-21 19:46, G. Sebastián Pedersen wrote:
> Hi guys!
> 
> I've recently updated Parabola, and X stop working. Some error with
> vesa driver (wich I've been using since few years from now).
> 
> Here is my Xorg.0.log
> 
> 
> X.Org X Server 1.20.0
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> [    24.948] Build Operating System: Linux Arch Linux
> [    24.948] Current Operating System: Linux parabolaSebas64
> 4.16.8-gnu-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat May 12 03:07:44 UTC 2018 x86_64
> [    24.948] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux-libre
> root=UUID=ce1436e8-11c2-44db-99b3-2f02d168a5f1 rw
> [    24.948] Build Date: 16 May 2018  05:24:07PM
> [    24.948]
> [    24.948] Current version of pixman: 0.34.0
> [    24.948] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
> 	to make sure that you have the latest version.
> [    24.948] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default 
> setting,
> 	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
> 	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> [    24.949] (==) Log file:
> "/home/sebas/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun May 20 01:18:37
> 2018
> [    25.000] (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
> [    25.000] (==) Using system config directory 
> "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
> [    25.039] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
> [    25.039] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
> [    25.039] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
> [    25.039] (**) |   |-->Device "Device0"
> [    25.039] (==) Automatically adding devices
> [    25.039] (==) Automatically enabling devices
> [    25.039] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
> [    25.039] (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
> [    25.039] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
> [    25.073] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in
> "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi".
> [    25.073] 	Entry deleted from font path.
> [    25.073] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi").
> [    25.073] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in
> "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi".
> [    25.073] 	Entry deleted from font path.
> [    25.073] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi").
> [    25.073] (==) FontPath set to:
> 	/usr/share/fonts/misc,
> 	/usr/share/fonts/TTF,
> 	/usr/share/fonts/OTF,
> 	/usr/share/fonts/Type1
> [    25.073] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
> [    25.073] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of
> input devices.
> 	If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable 
> AutoAddDevices.
> [    25.073] (II) Module ABI versions:
> [    25.073] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
> [    25.073] 	X.Org Video Driver: 24.0
> [    25.073] 	X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
> [    25.073] 	X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
> [    25.074] (++) using VT number 1
> 
> [    25.076] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session
> /org/freedesktop/login1/session/c1
> [    25.078] (--) PCI:*(1 at 0:0:0) 1039:6351:1043:82c9 rev 16, Mem @
> 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfebe0000/131072, I/O @ 0x0000ec00/128, BIOS @
> 0x????????/131072
> [    25.078] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such
> file or directory)
> [    25.078] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
> [    25.110] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
> [    25.187] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
> [    25.187] 	compiled for 1.20.0, module version = 1.0.0
> [    25.187] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
> [    25.187] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
> [    25.188] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
> [    25.201] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
> [    25.201] 	compiled for 1.20.0, module version = 2.4.0
> [    25.201] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
> [    25.201] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
> [    25.201] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
> [    25.201] xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O (Operation
> not permitted)
> [    25.201] (WW) VGA arbiter: cannot open kernel arbiter, no 
> multi-card support
> [    25.201] (II) Loading sub module "vbe"
> [    25.201] (II) LoadModule: "vbe"
> [    25.202] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvbe.so
> [    25.210] (II) Module vbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
> [    25.210] 	compiled for 1.20.0, module version = 1.1.0
> [    25.210] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
> [    25.210] (II) Loading sub module "int10"
> [    25.211] (II) LoadModule: "int10"
> [    25.211] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libint10.so
> [    25.217] (II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
> [    25.217] 	compiled for 1.20.0, module version = 1.0.0
> [    25.217] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
> [    25.217] (II) VESA(0): initializing int10
> [    25.217] (EE) VESA(0): Cannot read int vect
> [    25.217] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
> [    25.217] (II) UnloadSubModule: "int10"
> [    25.217] (II) Unloading int10
> [    25.217] (II) UnloadSubModule: "vbe"
> [    25.217] (II) Unloading vbe
> [    25.217] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable 
> configuration.
> [    25.217] (EE)
> Fatal server error:
> [    25.217] (EE) no screens found(EE)
> [    25.217] (EE)
> Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
> 	 at http://wiki.x.org
>  for help.
> [    25.217] (EE) Please also check the log file at
> "/home/sebas/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
> [    25.217] (EE)
> [    25.219] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
> 
> 
> 
> I ask in the Xorg list, and someone mention this:
> 
> 
>     May 21, 2018 6:31 PM, "Adam Jackson" <ajax at nwnk.net> wrote:
> 
>      On Mon, 2018-05-21 at 17:12 +0000, G. Sebastián Pedersen wrote:
> 
>      > [ 25.201] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
>      > [ 25.201] xf86EnableIOPorts: failed to set IOPL for I/O
> (Operation not permitted)
> 
>      Pretty sure this means your X server isn't running as root, and 
> needs
>      to be.
> 
>      I tried running X as root with no luck (although don't remember if
>      the specific error you point disapper. Could check it when got 
> home.
>      The rest remains the same, I'm pretty sure about that.)
> 
> 
> The other possibility I can think of is that your kernel has been
> locked down hard enough that userspace isn't allowed to access I/O
> ports. CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM might be guilty here. There's not been any
> changes in either xserver 1.20 or vesa 2.4.0 that should cause this,
> though.
> 
> 
> Thanks a lot in advance!
> Sebas
> 
> G. Sebastián Pedersen
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I have a similar issue! I cannot use any display or windows manager! :(

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