Description of problem: X server crashes upon startup ~/tma/xorg$ startx -- :1 xauth: creating new authority file /home/a/.serverauth.2668 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-57.fc7 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot into runlevel 3 2. type "startx" at the bash prompt Actual results: ~/tma/xorg$ startx -- :1 xauth: creating new authority file /home/a/.serverauth.2668 X Window System Version 7.1.1 Release Date: 12 May 2006 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1 Build Operating System: Fedora Core 7 Red Hat, Inc. Current Operating System: Linux hercynite 2.6.18-1.2849.fc6 #1 SMP Fri Nov 10 12:45:28 EST 2006 i686 Build Date: 09 January 2007 Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.1.1-57.fc7 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.1.log", Time: Wed Jan 10 09:32:37 2007 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" (EE) VESA(0): No matching modes (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. Fatal server error: no screens found XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":1.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining. Expected results: X starts normally Additional info: reverting to xorg-X11-server-xorg-1.1.1-47.1.fc6 eliminates the problem I have not change /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Relevant (I hope) sections listed below: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Unknown monitor" ### Comment all HorizSync and VertSync values to use DDC: HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 75.0 Option "dpms" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "vesa" VendorName "Videocard vendor" BoardName "S3 UniChrome" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Videocard0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection Section "DRI" Group 0 Mode 0666 EndSection
Is it upgrade or fresh install on cleaned up partition?
It is not a fresh install, but a rolling update.
Please attach the /var/log/Xorg.0.log from the failed server startup.
Created attachment 145833 [details] xorg log file sorry about the delay - I don't have Internet access every day
having the same problem with xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.2.0-1.fc7.i386 (still the rolling upgrade)
The BIOS should list some modes to choose from after the (II) VESA(0): Searching for matching VESA mode(s): line in the log, but apparently it's not listing any at all. The most likely suspect in the change history would be -49, where I switched us to using x86emu everywhere. So presumably the emulator is buggy. Whee. That said, your chip _is_ supported by the via driver in FC6; is there a reason you're using vesa instead?
The reason for not using the via driver is that it causes X to lock up when the rt2500 (wireless) module is loaded.
The log is showing _zero_ modes from the VESA BIOS, which means there's really nothing we can do about that. Should definitely file the rt2500 bug though, that sounds pretty serious.
Created attachment 155514 [details] Xorg.0.log when using FC6 xorg my xorg files for the test: ~$ rpm -qa | grep xorg | sort xorg-x11-apps-7.1-3.fc6.i386 xorg-x11-drv-dummy-0.2.0-3.fc7.i386 xorg-x11-drv-evdev-1.1.2-2.1.i386 xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0.3.0-2.i386 xorg-x11-drv-keyboard-1.1.0-3.fc7.i386 xorg-x11-drv-mouse-1.1.1-1.1.i386 xorg-x11-drv-penmount-1.1.0-3.fc7.i386 xorg-x11-drv-s3-0.5.0-3.fc7.i386 xorg-x11-drv-s3virge-1.9.1-3.fc7.i386 xorg-x11-drv-vesa-1.2.1-4.i386 xorg-x11-drv-vga-4.1.0-2.1.i386 xorg-x11-drv-via-0.2.1-7.i386 xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse-12.4.0-2.1.i386 xorg-x11-drv-vmware-10.14.1-1.fc7.i386 xorg-x11-drv-void-1.1.0-3.1.i386 xorg-x11-filesystem-7.1-2.fc6.noarch xorg-x11-fonts-100dpi-7.1-3.fc7.noarch xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi-7.1-3.fc7.noarch xorg-x11-fonts-base-7.1-3.fc7.noarch xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi-7.1-3.fc7.noarch xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi-7.1-3.fc7.noarch xorg-x11-fonts-misc-7.1-3.fc7.noarch xorg-x11-fonts-truetype-7.1-2.noarch xorg-x11-fonts-Type1-7.1-3.fc7.noarch xorg-x11-font-utils-7.1-5.fc7.i386 xorg-x11-proto-devel-7.2-9.fc7.i386 xorg-x11-resutils-7.1-2.fc6.i386 xorg-x11-server-utils-7.1-4.fc6.i386 xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-47.fc6.i386 xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.1.1-47.fc6.i386 xorg-x11-twm-1.0.1-3.1.i386 xorg-x11-util-macros-1.0.2-4.fc6.i386 xorg-x11-utils-7.1-2.fc6.i386 xorg-x11-xauth-1.0.1-2.1.i386 xorg-x11-xbitmaps-1.0.1-4.1.i386 xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-3.1.i386 xorg-x11-xfs-utils-1.0.2-3.1.i386 xorg-x11-xinit-1.0.2-12.fc6.i386 xorg-x11-xkb-utils-1.0.2-2.1.i386