http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515011 Summary: X-windows breaks when online update patch installed (Mesa - X.org Various critical fixes) Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Final Platform: i686 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.1 Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: X.Org AssignedTo: bnc-team-xorg-bugs@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: bwhat@comcast.net QAContact: xorg-maintainer-bugs@forge.provo.novell.com Found By: --- Created an attachment (id=299403) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=299403) This is the Xorg.0.log file that I saved from when the X-Windows was broken User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.11) Gecko/2009060200 SUSE/3.0.11-0.1.1 Firefox/3.0.11 Hardware: Dell Inspiron 700m with Intel 855 GM graphics card (reported in YAST) Update intall of OpenSuSE 11.1 over 10.3 went well. Later, I installed all the online patches, and that seemed to work. However, after the next reboot, the system failed to enter graphics mode. The screen had a text based login screen. I could login both in my user account, or as root, but only had a text terminal. I tried entering "init 5" and "xinit" to see if the X-Window server could be entered at that point. Neither worked. I tried entering "sax2" to see if it could rediscover the graphics hardware, but sax2 failed to open. I looked at the /var/log/Xorg.0.log and found problems. I saved the Xorg.0.log file to my NAS (file attached). I then tried booting into the Safe configuration and found that the X-Windows did work in safe mode. I tried to enter the YAST/Hardware/Graphics Card and Monitor and fix from there. Everything looked ok there. I did change from the detected AEO LCD screen to the Dell laptop LCD screen, but that did not fix. Since safe mode graphics is not good enough I tried to reinstall. First, I tried to repair the install with the DVD install repair option, but had no joy. Then, I tried an upgrade install from DVD, and that did not fix. I then backed up my personal files to a NAS, and did a new install. The X-Windows graphics worked again. To verify the problem, I first backed up my new / partition to the NAS (using dd piped to gzip, stored to NAS). I did that from a Linux Live CD from a light weight distro I keep around for trouble shooting. I then started installing patches a few at a time and then rebooting. I was lucky and found that the only patch that broke the X-Windows was the last one that I installed called "Mesa - X.org Various critical fixes". After the patch was installed the X-Windows quit working again. I used the Live CD distro to restore my / partition. That worked. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Install OpenSuSE on Dell Inspiron 700m 2.Install the "Mesa - X.org Various critical fixes" patch 3.Reboot Actual Results: The system will only boot in text mode (normal kernel boot). Can boot in X-Windows if boot in safe mode, but that is not very useful. Expected Results: X-Windows continues to work after recommended patches. It would help very much if there was a way to "undo" patches or restore to known working condition. I hate to say this but MS Windoz (the evil empire) does have a very workable restore if updates break things. This was an irritating problem, because the original update install left all my files and settings. When I had to do a new install my files and settings were at least temporarily lost. Since I backed up my home dir I can probably reinstall my files and settings, but it will take some time. I guess I shouldn't complain, because OpenSuSE is free to download, but I have spent more time on this problem than the cost of the purchased version of OpenSUSE. By the way, I would be more likely to purchase a DVD if I could buy at my local computer store (I purchsed several earlier versions). At about the time of 10.3 Novell/SuSE decided to quit offering the consumer level products at commercial computer stores. I find it too much of a hassle to purchase online. Perhaps, I should reconsider, so you have more money to test patches. In general I am a great fan. Thanks for OpenSuSE. Please fix this patch soon. Brian Whatcott -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.