Is "Xorg -configure" meant to still work?
I'm running sid, and trying to debug a problem after updating today to the
Xorg 2:1.12.1-2 packages. There's no xorg.conf file on the system in
question, only a /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d with some stock files (evdev,
synaptics, wacom (I don't have any of that hardware)). So I thought I'd make
an xorg.conf and see if I could tweak the system into shape. I followed the
instructions at
http://wiki.debian.org/Xorg
which are "be in a text console, stop the X server, run Xorg -configure".
Did those (and double-checked that X was in fact not running at the time),
and got a segfault. The log is pasted below if it matters.
The last time I had to do anything with an X11 config file by hand was back
when it was still called XFree86 and I was running Slackware. So I don't
know whether we're supposed to be using Xorg -configure like that, or if
there's some other tool we're meant to run instead. I just followed the
Debian wiki. :-)
What's the official blessed tool to generate an xorg.conf as a starting
point?
[ 1810.953]
X.Org X Server 1.12.1
Release Date: 2012-04-13
[ 1810.955] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 1810.957] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.32-5-686-bigmem i686 Debian
[ 1810.958] Current Operating System: Linux [hostname]
3.1.0-1-686-pae #1 SMP Tue Jan 10 05:42:54 UTC 2012 i686
[ 1810.959] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.1.0-1-686-pae
root=/dev/mapper/vg1-root ro quiet fbcon=scrollback:128k
[ 1810.961] Build Date: 07 May 2012 12:52:03AM
[ 1810.961] xorg-server 2:1.12.1-2 (Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>)
[ 1810.962] Current version of pixman: 0.24.4
[ 1810.963] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 1810.966] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 1810.971] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed May 16
02:10:38 2012
[ 1810.973] (II) Loader magic: 0xb7742580
[ 1810.973] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 1810.973] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 1810.973] X.Org Video Driver: 12.0
[ 1810.973] X.Org XInput driver : 16.0
[ 1810.973] X.Org Server Extension : 6.0
[ 1810.976] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 80ee:beef:0000:0000 rev 0, Mem @
0xe0000000/33554432
[ 1810.977] List of video drivers:
[ 1810.978] siliconmotion
[ 1810.979] nouveau
[ 1810.980] s3
[ 1810.981] r128
[ 1810.981] sisusb
[ 1810.982] tseng
[ 1810.983] sis
[ 1810.984] savage
[ 1810.985] i740
[ 1810.986] ati
[ 1810.987] mach64
[ 1810.988] voodoo
[ 1810.989] vmware
[ 1810.990] s3virge
[ 1810.991] tdfx
[ 1810.992] mga
[ 1810.993] radeon
[ 1810.994] ark
[ 1810.995] apm
[ 1810.995] i128
[ 1810.996] openchrome
[ 1810.997] cirrus
[ 1810.998] geode
[ 1811.000] trident
[ 1811.001] neomagic
[ 1811.003] ztv
[ 1811.005] rendition
[ 1811.006] intel
[ 1811.007] chips
[ 1811.009] fbdev
[ 1811.009] vesa
[ 1811.010] (II) LoadModule: "siliconmotion"
[ 1811.011] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/siliconmotion_drv.so
[ 1811.024] (II) Module siliconmotion: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.024] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.7.6
[ 1811.024] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.024] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.025] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau"
[ 1811.025] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
[ 1811.051] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.051] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 0.0.16
[ 1811.051] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.051] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.052] (II) LoadModule: "s3"
[ 1811.052] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/s3_drv.so
[ 1811.061] (II) Module s3: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.061] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 0.6.3
[ 1811.061] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.061] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.061] (II) LoadModule: "r128"
[ 1811.061] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/r128_drv.so
[ 1811.063] (II) Module r128: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.063] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 6.8.2
[ 1811.063] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.063] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.063] (II) LoadModule: "sisusb"
[ 1811.063] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/sisusb_drv.so
[ 1811.070] (II) Module sisusb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.070] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 0.9.4
[ 1811.070] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.070] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.070] (II) LoadModule: "tseng"
[ 1811.071] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/tseng_drv.so
[ 1811.079] (II) Module tseng: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.079] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.1.0
[ 1811.079] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.079] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.079] (II) LoadModule: "sis"
[ 1811.079] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/sis_drv.so
[ 1811.108] (II) Module sis: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.108] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 0.10.4
[ 1811.108] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.108] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.108] (II) LoadModule: "savage"
[ 1811.108] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/savage_drv.so
[ 1811.122] (II) Module savage: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.122] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 2.3.4
[ 1811.122] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.122] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.128] (II) LoadModule: "i740"
[ 1811.128] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/i740_drv.so
[ 1811.138] (II) Module i740: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.138] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.3.2
[ 1811.138] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.138] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.138] (II) LoadModule: "ati"
[ 1811.138] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so
[ 1811.145] (II) Module ati: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.145] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 6.14.4
[ 1811.145] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.145] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.145] (II) LoadModule: "mach64"
[ 1811.145] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/mach64_drv.so
[ 1811.158] (II) Module mach64: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.158] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 6.9.1
[ 1811.158] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.158] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.159] (II) LoadModule: "voodoo"
[ 1811.159] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/voodoo_drv.so
[ 1811.163] (II) Module voodoo: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.163] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.1.0
[ 1811.163] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.163] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.163] (II) LoadModule: "vmware"
[ 1811.163] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so
[ 1811.167] (II) Module vmware: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.167] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 12.0.2
[ 1811.167] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.167] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.167] (II) LoadModule: "s3virge"
[ 1811.167] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/s3virge_drv.so
[ 1811.170] (II) Module s3virge: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.170] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.10.4
[ 1811.170] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.170] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.170] (II) LoadModule: "tdfx"
[ 1811.170] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/tdfx_drv.so
[ 1811.183] (II) Module tdfx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.183] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.4.4
[ 1811.183] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.183] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.183] (II) LoadModule: "mga"
[ 1811.184] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/mga_drv.so
[ 1811.193] (II) Module mga: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.193] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.5.0
[ 1811.193] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.193] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.193] (II) LoadModule: "radeon"
[ 1811.193] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so
[ 1811.250] (II) Module radeon: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.250] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 6.14.4
[ 1811.250] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.250] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.251] (II) LoadModule: "ark"
[ 1811.251] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ark_drv.so
[ 1811.256] (II) Module ark: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.256] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 0.7.4
[ 1811.256] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.256] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.256] (II) LoadModule: "apm"
[ 1811.256] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/apm_drv.so
[ 1811.257] (II) Module apm: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.257] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.2.3
[ 1811.257] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.257] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.257] (II) LoadModule: "i128"
[ 1811.257] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/i128_drv.so
[ 1811.259] (II) Module i128: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.259] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.3.5
[ 1811.259] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.259] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.259] (II) LoadModule: "openchrome"
[ 1811.259] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/openchrome_drv.so
[ 1811.262] (II) Module openchrome: vendor="http://openchrome.org/";
[ 1811.262] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 0.2.904
[ 1811.262] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.262] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.262] (II) LoadModule: "cirrus"
[ 1811.263] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/cirrus_drv.so
[ 1811.263] (II) Module cirrus: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.263] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.4.0
[ 1811.263] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.263] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.264] (II) LoadModule: "geode"
[ 1811.264] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/geode_drv.so
[ 1811.266] (II) Module geode: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.266] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 2.11.13
[ 1811.266] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.266] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.266] (II) LoadModule: "trident"
[ 1811.266] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/trident_drv.so
[ 1811.288] (II) Module trident: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.288] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.3.5
[ 1811.289] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.289] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.289] (II) LoadModule: "neomagic"
[ 1811.289] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/neomagic_drv.so
[ 1811.296] (II) Module neomagic: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.296] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.2.6
[ 1811.296] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.296] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.296] (II) LoadModule: "ztv"
[ 1811.296] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ztv_drv.so
[ 1811.297] (II) Module ztv: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.297] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 0.0.1
[ 1811.297] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.297] (II) LoadModule: "rendition"
[ 1811.297] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/rendition_drv.so
[ 1811.298] (II) Module rendition: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.298] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 4.2.4
[ 1811.298] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.298] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.298] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[ 1811.298] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[ 1811.370] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.370] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 2.18.0
[ 1811.370] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.370] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.370] (II) LoadModule: "chips"
[ 1811.370] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/chips_drv.so
[ 1811.372] (II) Module chips: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.372] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.2.4
[ 1811.372] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.372] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.372] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[ 1811.372] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
[ 1811.373] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.373] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 0.4.2
[ 1811.373] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.373] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[ 1811.373] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[ 1811.373] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.373] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 2.3.1
[ 1811.373] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 1811.373] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.373] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for siliconmotion
[ 1811.373] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for s3
[ 1811.373] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for sisusb
[ 1811.373] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for tseng
[ 1811.373] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for sis
[ 1811.374] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for i740
[ 1811.374] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for voodoo
[ 1811.374] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for s3virge
[ 1811.374] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for ark
[ 1811.374] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for apm
[ 1811.374] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for i128
[ 1811.374] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for cirrus
[ 1811.374] (II) Loading sub module "cirrus_laguna"
[ 1811.374] (II) LoadModule: "cirrus_laguna"
[ 1811.374] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/cirrus_laguna.so
[ 1811.375] (II) Module cirrus_laguna: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.375] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.0.0
[ 1811.375] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.375] (II) Loading sub module "cirrus_alpine"
[ 1811.375] (II) LoadModule: "cirrus_alpine"
[ 1811.375] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/cirrus_alpine.so
[ 1811.376] (II) Module cirrus_alpine: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.376] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 1.0.0
[ 1811.376] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.376] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for trident
[ 1811.376] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for neomagic
[ 1811.376] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for z4l
[ 1811.376] (II) z4l driver for Video4Linux
[ 1811.377] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
[ 1811.377] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[ 1811.378] (++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
[ 1811.379] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 1811.380] (==) ServerLayout "X.org Configured"
[ 1811.380] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
[ 1811.380] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
[ 1811.381] (**) | |-->Device "Card0"
[ 1811.381] (**) |-->Screen "Screen1" (1)
[ 1811.381] (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor1"
[ 1811.381] (**) | |-->Device "Card1"
[ 1811.381] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
[ 1811.381] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
[ 1811.381] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 1811.381] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 1811.381] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[ 1811.381] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 1811.381] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic" does not exist.
[ 1811.381] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 1811.381] (**) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
built-ins,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi,
/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi,
/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType,
built-ins
[ 1811.381] (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 1811.381] (WW) Hotplugging is on, devices using drivers 'kbd',
'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
[ 1811.381] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
[ 1811.381] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
[ 1811.382] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
[ 1811.382] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
[ 1811.382] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
[ 1811.382] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 1811.382] compiled for 1.12.1, module version = 0.0.2
[ 1811.382] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 12.0
[ 1811.382] (EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
[ 1811.382] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev
[ 1811.383]
[ 1811.383] Backtrace:
[ 1811.384] 0: Xorg (xorg_backtrace+0x49) [0xb76d61c9]
[ 1811.385] 1: Xorg (0xb754d000+0x18cc3a) [0xb76d9c3a]
[ 1811.386] 2: (vdso) (__kernel_rt_sigreturn+0x0) [0xb752f40c]
[ 1811.387]
[ 1811.388] Segmentation fault at address (nil)
[ 1811.389]
Fatal server error:
[ 1811.390] Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
[ 1811.391]
[ 1811.392]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 1811.395] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log"
for additional information.
[ 1811.397]
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