http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=955167 Bug ID: 955167 Summary: X cannot be started with gdm using AMD proprietary driver Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Distribution Version: Leap 42.1 Hardware: Other OS: openSUSE 42.1 Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: GNOME Assignee: bnc-team-gnome@forge.provo.novell.com Reporter: pgeorgiadis@suse.com QA Contact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: Component Test Blocker: --- How to Reproduce: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Use Gnome Desktop environment 2. Install the proprietary AMD driver (Catalyst) fglrx and reboot your OpenSUSE Leap system. Problem: ~~~~~~~~ For some reason gdm fails to start X. I also tried 'chmod ug+s' on '/usr/bin/Xorg' but it didn't solved the issue. For more information check: journal -e -u display-manager.service # journalctl -e -u display-manager.service Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (II) LoadModule: "glx" Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (II) Module glx: vendor="Advanced Micro Devices, Inc." Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: compiled for 6.9.0, module version = 1.0.0 Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (II) LoadModule: "fglrx" Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (II) Module fglrx: vendor="FireGL - AMD Technologies Inc." Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 15.20.3 Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: Module class: X.Org Video Driver Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) Backtrace: Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) 0: /usr/bin/Xorg (xorg_backtrace+0x48) [0x58b0c8] Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) 1: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x400000+0x18f2d9) [0x58f2d9] Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) 2: /lib64/libc.so.6 (0x7fd5213fc000+0x35200) [0x7fd521431200] Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) 3: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so (0x7fd51e26b000+0x4deb3a) [0x7fd51e749b3a] Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) 4: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.so (0x7fd51e26b000+0x4de68f) [0x7fd51e74968f] Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) 5: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x400000+0x6e40f) [0x46e40f] Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) 6: /usr/bin/Xorg (xf86LoadModules+0xba) [0x47deaa] Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) 7: /usr/bin/Xorg (InitOutput+0x7b9) [0x47e6d9] Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) 8: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x400000+0x40dcb) [0x440dcb] Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) 9: /lib64/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf5) [0x7fd52141db05] Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) 10: /usr/bin/Xorg (0x400000+0x2c5de) [0x42c5de] Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x0 Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: Fatal server error: Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: at http://wiki.x.org Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: for help. Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) Please also check the log file at "/dev/null" for additional information. Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: VGA Arbitration: Cannot restore default device. Nov 16 11:21:38 boxer gdm-Xorg-:5[11958]: (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file. Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmServer: child (pid:11958) done (signal:6) Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmSimpleSlave: server died with signal 6, (Aborted) Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmSlave: stopping slave Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmSimpleSlave: Stopping simple_slave Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmSlave: Stopping slave Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmServer: Stopping server Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmCommon: sending signal 15 to process 11958 Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: Child process 11958 was already dead. Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmDisplay: Finishing display: /org/gnome/DisplayManager/Displays/_5 Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmDisplay: Unmanaging display Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmDisplay: unmanage display Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmSlave: stopping slave Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmSimpleSlave: Stopping simple_slave Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmSlave: Stopping slave Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.036704 seconds Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmLocalDisplayFactory: display status changed: 4 Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmDisplayStore: Unreffing display: 0x19f5110 Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmLocalDisplayFactory: maximum number of X display failures reached: check X server log for errors Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmDisplay: Disposing display Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmLocalDisplayFactory: Display 0x19f5110 disposed Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: GdmDisplay: Finalizing display: /org/gnome/DisplayManager/Displays/_5 Nov 16 11:21:39 boxer display-manager[11920]: ..done Workaround: ~~~~~~~~~~~ Switch to a different displaymanager like xdm, lightdm, sddm -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.