I've been running for a year and a half with the same 2.6.11 kernel. But now something is really off. If I use a generic video driver X now dies with
(EE) xf86OpenSerial Can not open device /dev/input/mice No such file or directory I seem to have lost my udev nodes, if that is possible? -- Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, August 3, 2006 9:45 am Subject: Re: [clug-talk] X broken after power outage > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > If you edit your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, there should be a place for > inputting the driver, and it likely says: > Driver "nvidia" > > Change this to nv > > nvidia is the name of the proprietary driver (with 3d GLX capability) > and nv is the open source 2d only driver. > > This should allow you to get a 2d accelerated X while you fix the > otherproblems with your system. > > Mark Carlson wrote: > > On 8/2/06, Keith Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi every one. > >> > >> I've lost access to X after power went out. I haven't changed > xorg config or anything. I've don't lots of updates (emerge -u -- > deep system/world and such) since my last reboot. Here is my set-up: > > > > Ok, from my personal experience with things breaking in gentoo > after a reboot: > > - have you been doing your "etc-update"s? > > > >> Kernel 2.6.11-gentooR5 > >> Gentoo > >> xorg-x11-r7 not module x, or at least I think not. > >> Nvidia card > >> > >> Errors in the xorg log are like this (can't cut 'n paste): > >> Symbol fbWinPrivateIndex from module > /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o is unresolved > >> > >> This indicates that my nvidia driver is linked to the wrong > kernel, I think. When I emerge nvidia-kernel it seems to be linked > to my running kernel. Is that correct? > > > > hmm... never used an nvidia card under gentoo, I've read that > you need > > to do a "module-rebuild rebuild" to get the nvidia module rebuilt > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Compile_a_Kernel_Manually > > > >> uname -r gives: > >> 2.6.11-gentoo-r5kdrApr05, which is my name for the kernel. I > don't have sources under that name. Could that be my problem? > >> > >> /usr/src/linux is linked to /usr/src/linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r5 > > > > if you have a /usr/src/linux/linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r5kdrApr05 then you > > might want to link /usr/src/linux to it, yes > > > >> compiling the nvidia driver using the nvidia script (rather > than emerge) fails with errors like: > >> > >> request for member 'such and such' in something not a structure > or union. > >> I've run the script forcing the kernel headers and same failure. > >> > >> emerge nvidia-kernel works fine or seems to. It leaves file > nvidia.ko in the modules directory but no file nvidia.o > >> > >> > >> Please help oh wise ones! > > > > I see you have found one of the many ways gentoo allows you to shoot > > yourself in the foot. :-) > > > > The ##gentoo channel on irc.freenode.net has around 900 people > in it > > normally, and you can get some help there as well. > > > > You might also want to consider trying a different driver for > the time > > being. in your xorg.conf file you can change Driver "nv" to > > Driver "vesa" or something else that should work ("vga" maybe? I > > forget which ones are the vanilla drivers) > > > > Good luck, > > > > -Mark > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFE0hoVwRXgH3rKGfMRAtn4AKCiy0CtM1SjGm2V+uWMpWQAryTmXACffbIU > JXl9fEioUA3TMhbhf+TDHzI= > =8KMr > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
