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Bug 177726 - X-Window Fatal server error during installation Gentoo Linux 2007.0 x86 LiveCD,
Summary: X-Window Fatal server error during installation Gentoo Linux 2007.0 x86 LiveCD,
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Release Media
Classification: Unclassified
Component: InstallCD (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High major (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Release Team
URL:
Whiteboard:
Keywords:
: 174306 178636 179358 189821 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2007-05-08 21:27 UTC by Thies Thate
Modified: 2010-12-01 16:33 UTC (History)
13 users (show)

See Also:
Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---


Attachments
Xorg.0.log from i686 livedvd while using an ati x300 (Xorg.0.log,19.47 KB, text/plain)
2007-05-15 14:26 UTC, FieldySnuts
Details
As requested by Andrew Gaffney, comment #7 (Xorg.0.log,17.73 KB, text/plain)
2007-05-15 22:24 UTC, Thies Thate
Details
Xorg.0.log (Xorg.0.log,18.63 KB, text/plain)
2007-05-24 09:43 UTC, Martin Mokrejš
Details

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Description Thies Thate 2007-05-08 21:27:58 UTC
I try to install Gentoo Linux 2007.0 x86 LiveCD and got the following x window message:

x window system 7.1.1.
release date 12 may 2006
x protocolversion 11 revision 0 release 7.1.1.
build operating system: UNKNOWN
current operating system: linux livecd 2.6.19-Gentoo-r5 #1 smp wed apr..
build date .........
before reporting ..........
module loader present
markers: (--) ...........
(==) logfile "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time:Tue may 8, 13:02:31, 2007
(==) using configfile:"/etc/X11/xorg.conf
dlopen:/usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libGLcore.so: undefined symbol
(EE) failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libGLcore.so
(EE) failed to load module GLcore (loader failed,7)
(EE) failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) no driver available
Fatal server error
No screen found.

=============

My system:
Dell Dimension 4500 desktop, P4 CPU, 1.8GHZ
Video controller (AGP4X) ATI Rage 128
Monitor Dell E771A

==========================

I hope you can help me out the trouble.

Many thanks,
Thies Thate ;]




Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Booting PC with LiveCD 2007.0
2.Installer starts
3.After screen with "GPM started" the X window message follows.

Actual Results:  
See above

Expected Results:  
I expect the driver for the ATI Rage 128 will be available.
Comment 1 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-05-09 15:13:45 UTC
Is this when booting the CD?
Comment 2 Sonny Lander 2007-05-09 19:42:26 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> Is this when booting the CD?
> 

Yep, seems to happen on most(all?) ati cards, i have a 1950pro

i tried changing the xorg.conf to vesa, but it errors out... and then tried fbdev but that just garbles the display... but i am sure most people can use vesa... :)
Comment 3 Sonny Lander 2007-05-09 19:47:41 UTC
I'm pretty sure this is a dup, at least this is for the official release and the other is for pre-release...

174306
Comment 4 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-05-09 20:25:07 UTC
*** Bug 174306 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Matthijs 2007-05-10 16:07:11 UTC
Please keep in mind that bug report 174306 was AMD64 related.

So this problem is on both x86 and AMD64(In reply to comment #4)
> *** Bug 174306 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6 Jim 2007-05-15 05:24:30 UTC
Confirmed on a system with ati 9800pro.  Detailed Xserver output is:
(II) LoadModule: "ati"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module ati
(II) UnloadModule: "ati"
(EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)
Comment 7 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-05-15 13:17:45 UTC
Somebody please attach a complete Xorg.0.log from the failure, just for reference.
Comment 8 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-05-15 14:00:17 UTC
*** Bug 178636 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 9 FieldySnuts 2007-05-15 14:26:05 UTC
Created attachment 119366 [details]
Xorg.0.log from i686 livedvd while using an ati x300
Comment 10 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-05-15 15:02:30 UTC
It looks like what happened here is that sometime between 2006.1 and 2007.0 the xorg-server ebuild changed to using video_cards_{mach64,r128,radeon} instead of video_cards_ati, and the default VIDEO_CARDS in the profile was never updated to match. Because of this, none of the ATI drivers got built on the x86/amd64 LiveCD/LiveDVD.
Comment 11 Thies Thate 2007-05-15 22:24:21 UTC
Created attachment 119403 [details]
As requested by Andrew Gaffney, comment #7

Xorg.o.log for my ATI Rage 128,
Comment 12 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev 2007-05-21 21:38:48 UTC
*** Bug 179358 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 13 Martin Mokrejš 2007-05-24 09:41:50 UTC
I hit the same on multiple x86 machines with ATI Radeon 9200 and 7500.
Comment 14 Martin Mokrejš 2007-05-24 09:43:59 UTC
Created attachment 120175 [details]
Xorg.0.log

(II) LoadModule: "GLcore"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libGLcore.so
dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libGLcore.so: undefined symbol: __glXActiveScreens
Comment 15 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-05-24 12:16:44 UTC
Yes, we already know what the problem is. We don't need any more "me too" comments or dumps of the same error. We'll fix it soon.
Comment 16 Luca 2007-06-28 08:57:55 UTC
Hi to all, and sorry for the semi-OT.
From changelog, i noticed that this has been fixed in xorg-server-1.3.0.
Using this in a custom livecd, should fix the problem?

Thanks
Comment 17 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-06-28 11:46:46 UTC
(In reply to comment #16)
> Hi to all, and sorry for the semi-OT.
> From changelog, i noticed that this has been fixed in xorg-server-1.3.0.
> Using this in a custom livecd, should fix the problem?

Uhh, the problem wasn't with xorg. The problem was with our profiles not enabling any of the ATI drivers by default.
Comment 18 Lugduweb 2007-07-05 20:24:39 UTC
(In reply to comment #17)
> (In reply to comment #16)
> > Hi to all, and sorry for the semi-OT.
> > From changelog, i noticed that this has been fixed in xorg-server-1.3.0.
> > Using this in a custom livecd, should fix the problem?
> 
> Uhh, the problem wasn't with xorg. The problem was with our profiles not
> enabling any of the ATI drivers by default.
> 

Hi ! I just downloaded the Live DVD 2007.0 yesterday (2007 July 5th). Unfortunately I'm encountering the same error (on a Dell 6400 with ATI X1400). Is there a way to solve this problem live or can I throw my DVD to trashcan ?

In /etc/X11/xorg.conf, I've tried to replace the line
Driver "ati" 
by
Driver "mesa"
as suggested on the Gentoo forums, but the mesa module is not available too...
Any hint ?
Regards.
Comment 19 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-07-05 20:45:47 UTC
(In reply to comment #18)
> Hi ! I just downloaded the Live DVD 2007.0 yesterday (2007 July 5th).
> Unfortunately I'm encountering the same error (on a Dell 6400 with ATI X1400).
> Is there a way to solve this problem live or can I throw my DVD to trashcan ?
> 
> In /etc/X11/xorg.conf, I've tried to replace the line
> Driver "ati" 
> by
> Driver "mesa"
> as suggested on the Gentoo forums, but the mesa module is not available too...
> Any hint ?

Bugzilla is not a support forum. However, it would help if you actually replaced "ati" with a driver that exists ("mesa" is not a valid driver), like "vesa".
Comment 20 Marek Kozlowski 2007-07-21 16:42:18 UTC
(In reply to comment #15)
> Yes, we already know what the problem is. We don't need any more "me too"
> comments or dumps of the same error. We'll fix it soon.

I'm afraid "soon" is not a proper word :-( cause it's been approx. 2 months since this post and there is still the same issue with the same 2007.0. Any chances for the upcoming 2007.0-r1 bugfix release or there won't be any bugfix for this problem till the 2007.1 (autumn 2007)?

Comment 21 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-07-24 19:37:52 UTC
Well, it depends on your idea of time.  Perhaps we're measuring based on the scale of the Big Bang, in which case, 10 million years would still be "soon" in comparison.

You say the issue still exists.  Of course it does.  The ISO hasn't changed.

Anyway, we haven't decided to make a 2007.0-r1 and likely will not do so at this point.
Comment 22 figlaq 2007-07-29 14:55:20 UTC
Yes, i had the same problem. If you want to just run Live change all ati to vesa in xorg.conf When i installed drivers it is working almost good.

My Xorg (from ubuntu, i did,t install the gentoo because of bug :) but i hope is should resolve the problem):
====================================================

# /etc/X11/xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the /etc/X11/xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man /etc/X11/xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "Default Layout"
	Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]" 0 0
	Screen         "aticonfig-Screen[1]" LeftOf "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
	InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"

        # paths to defoma fonts
	FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/CID"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi"
	FontPath     "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
	FontPath     "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/CID"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "GLcore"
	Load  "i2c"
	Load  "bitmap"
	Load  "ddc"
	Load  "dri"
	Load  "extmod"
	Load  "freetype"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "fglrxdrm"
	Load  "type1"
	Load  "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Generic Keyboard"
	Driver      "kbd"
	Option	    "CoreKeyboard"
	Option	    "XkbRules" "xorg"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Configured Mouse"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "CorePointer"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Generic Monitor"
	HorizSync    28.0 - 80.0
	VertRefresh  43.0 - 60.0
	Option	    "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
	Option	    "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
	Option	    "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
	Option	    "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
	Option	    "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
	Option	    "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
	Option	    "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]"
	Driver      "fglrx"
	Option	    "FSAAEnable" "off"
	Option	    "FSAAScale" "6"
	BusID       "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[1]"
	Driver      "fglrx"
	BusID       "PCI:2:0:0"
	Screen      1
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Default Screen"
	Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]"
	Monitor    "Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     1
		Modes	"1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     4
		Modes   "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     8
		Modes   "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     15
		Modes   "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     16
		Modes   "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth     24
		Modes   "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]"
	Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]"
	Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[1]"
	Device     "aticonfig-Device[1]"
	Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[1]"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode         0666
EndSection

==========================================================================
It looks strange (in my opinion), but everything works.
Comment 23 Camilo Goyeneche 2007-08-19 09:52:12 UTC
Hi there,
First time doing this, so you all have to excuse me.
I have the same problem with Gentoo Live CD 2007.0 both downloaded and one that comes with Linux Format 96 (Sept. edition). Computer is Thinkpad T42 laptop with Mobility ATI 7500.
Cheers.
K.
Comment 24 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-08-22 11:47:06 UTC
*** Bug 189821 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 25 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-04-08 20:11:20 UTC
Can someone verify that this issue is resolved with 2008.0 Beta 1?
Comment 26 Martin Mokrejš 2008-04-11 10:05:53 UTC
X starts fine for me on the machine with ATI 7500M (comment #13 and #14) from 2008.0 beta 1.
Comment 27 Jon Maguire 2008-06-11 03:36:10 UTC
 Just to say that I am getting the same error but with an Nvidia GTX 8800.

ie the 2007 LiveCD loads up to the point of starting X, then bombs out.

The 2008 works, but will not allow my USB mouse to work (reported in bug #221125) 
Comment 28 Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto (RETIRED) Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev 2010-12-01 16:33:30 UTC
According to the last 2 comments in this bug, this seems to have been fixed 2 years ago.
Moreover, we currently only do minimal cds.