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and subject line Bug#370074: xserver-xorg: Changed ModulePath breaks 3rd-party
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Package: xserver-xorg
Version: 1:7.0.20
Severity: important
Those of us with an NVidia GeForce 6100 (motherboard graphics) have to
use a binary-only driver supplied by nVidia. The installer puts modules
in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules, and until this morning that worked fine.
However, my latest apt-get dist-upgrade left me without an X server,
because the default module path has changed to /usr/lib/xorg/modules.
I can see the attraction of the new convention, but there is no need to
break compatibility with 3rd-party software. I eventually found that
adding the following lines to the "Files" section of my
/etc/X11/xorg.conf file fixed the problem:
# Path on which the NVIDIA drivers install themselves.
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
# Debian default module path.
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
The order is important: the NVidia-supplied "libglx" module must be used
in place of the one which comes with the X server.
Obviously the ideal solution would be for NVidia (and others?) to
release their driver under a licence that allows it to be packaged by
Debian, but pragmatically that's not going to happen, so I suggest a fix
along the above lines might be a good idea.
Alistair
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12-1-k7
Locale: LANG=en_GB, LC_CTYPE=en_GB (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Versions of packages xserver-xorg depends on:
ii debconf 1.5.1 Debian configuration management sy
ii x11-common 1:7.0.20 X Window System (X.Org) infrastruc
ii xbase-clients 1:7.0.1-2 miscellaneous X clients
ii xkb-data 0.8-5 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configu
ii xserver-xorg-core 1:1.0.2-8 X.Org X server -- core server
ii xserver-xorg-input-al 1:7.0.20 the X.Org X server -- input driver
ii xserver-xorg-input-ev 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- evdev input driv
ii xserver-xorg-input-kb 1:1.0.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- keyboard input d
ii xserver-xorg-input-mo 1:1.0.4-3 X.Org X server -- mouse input driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-al 1:7.0.20 the X.Org X server -- output drive
ii xserver-xorg-video-ap 1:1.0.1.5-2 X.Org X server -- APM display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-ar 1:0.5.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- ark display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-at 1:6.5.8.0-1 X.Org X server -- ATI display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-ch 1:1.0.1.3-3 X.Org X server -- Chips display dr
ii xserver-xorg-video-ci 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Cirrus display d
ii xserver-xorg-video-cy 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Cyrix display dr
ii xserver-xorg-video-du 1:0.1.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- dummy display dr
ii xserver-xorg-video-fb 1:0.1.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- fbdev display dr
ii xserver-xorg-video-gl 1:1.0.1.3-3 X.Org X server -- Glint display dr
ii xserver-xorg-video-i1 1:1.1.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- i128 display dri
ii xserver-xorg-video-i7 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- i740 display dri
ii xserver-xorg-video-i8 1:1.5.1.0-2 X.Org X server -- Intel i8xx, i9xx
ii xserver-xorg-video-im 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- IMSTT display dr
ii xserver-xorg-video-mg 1:1.2.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- MGA display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Neomagic display
ii xserver-xorg-video-ne 1:0.1.4.1-3 X.Org X server -- Newport display
ii xserver-xorg-video-ns 1:2.7.6.5-2 X.Org X server -- NSC display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-nv 1:1.0.1.5-2 X.Org X server -- NV display drive
ii xserver-xorg-video-re 1:4.0.1.3.dfsg.1-2 X.Org X server -- Rendition displa
ii xserver-xorg-video-s3 1:1.8.6.5-2 X.Org X server -- S3 ViRGE display
ii xserver-xorg-video-sa 1:2.0.2.3-4 X.Org X server -- Savage display d
ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:1.3.1.5-3 X.Org X server -- SiliconMotion di
ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.8.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- SiS display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-si 1:0.7.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- SiS USB display
ii xserver-xorg-video-td 1:1.1.1.3-3 X.Org X server -- tdfx display dri
ii xserver-xorg-video-tg 1:1.0.0.5-3 X.Org X server -- TGA display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-tr 1:1.0.1.2-2 X.Org X server -- Trident display
ii xserver-xorg-video-ts 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Tseng display dr
ii xserver-xorg-video-v4 0.0.1.5-1 X.Org X server -- Video 4 Linux di
ii xserver-xorg-video-ve 1:1.0.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- VESA display dri
ii xserver-xorg-video-vg 1:4.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- VGA display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-vi 1:0.1.33.2-3 X.Org X server -- VIA display driv
ii xserver-xorg-video-vm 1:10.11.1.3-2 X.Org X server -- VMware display d
ii xserver-xorg-video-vo 1:1.0.0.5-2 X.Org X server -- Voodoo display d
Versions of packages xserver-xorg recommends:
ii discover1 1.7.18 hardware identification system
ii laptop-detect 0.12.1 attempt to detect a laptop
pn mdetect <none> (no description available)
pn xresprobe <none> (no description available)
-- debconf information:
xserver-xorg/multiple_possible_x-drivers:
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/use_sync_ranges: true
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/port: /dev/input/mice
xserver-xorg/config/monitor/lcd: false
xserver-xorg/config/doublequote_in_string_error:
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/screen-size: 17 inches (430 mm)
* shared/default-x-server: xserver-xorg
xserver-xorg/autodetect_monitor: true
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol: ImPS/2
* shared/no_known_x-server:
* xserver-xorg/config/display/default_depth:
* xserver-xorg/config/display/modes: 1920x1440, 1792x1344, 1600x1200, 1280x960,
1152x864, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480
xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id_error:
xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/internal:
xserver-xorg/config/monitor/vert-refresh: 50-160
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/options:
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_keyboard: false
* xserver-xorg/config/device/use_fbdev: false
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/variant:
xserver-xorg/config/nonnumeric_string_error:
xserver-xorg/config/fontpath/fontserver:
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/layout: gb
* xserver-xorg/config/modules: bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx,
int10, record, type1, v4l, vbe
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/identifier: Generic Monitor
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons: false
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_mouse: false
xserver-xorg/config/monitor/horiz-sync: 30-70
* xserver-xorg/config/device/video_ram: 65536
xserver-xorg/config/monitor/range_input_error:
* xserver-xorg/config/write_dri_section: true
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model: pc101
* xserver-xorg/config/device/driver: nvidia
* xserver-xorg/config/device/identifier: NVIDIA GeForce 6100
* xserver-xorg/config/monitor/selection-method: Simple
xserver-xorg/config/null_string_error:
shared/multiple_possible_x-servers:
* xserver-xorg/config/device/bus_id: PCI:0:5:0
* xserver-xorg/config/write_files_section: true
* xserver-xorg/autodetect_video_card: false
xserver-xorg/config/monitor/mode-list: 1920x1440 @ 60Hz
* xserver-xorg/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules: xorg
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--- Begin Message ---
On Sat, Jun 03, 2006 at 07:26:24AM +0100, Alistair Turnbull wrote:
> Package: xserver-xorg
> Version: 1:7.0.20
> Severity: important
>
>
> Those of us with an NVidia GeForce 6100 (motherboard graphics) have to
> use a binary-only driver supplied by nVidia. The installer puts modules
> in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules, and until this morning that worked fine.
> However, my latest apt-get dist-upgrade left me without an X server,
> because the default module path has changed to /usr/lib/xorg/modules.
>
> I can see the attraction of the new convention, but there is no need to
> break compatibility with 3rd-party software. I eventually found that
> adding the following lines to the "Files" section of my
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf file fixed the problem:
There is indeed a need to break 3rd party software. The Xorg you are using
is X11R7, not X11R6. As such, /usr/X11R6/* is now obsolete and those third
party driver installers need to be updated. Furthermore, X11R7 complies
with the FHS, which is widely considered to be a good thing. If nvidia does
not supply a correct installer for your system, talk to them. I'm closing
this bug.
- David Nusinow
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