Re: sarge->etch upgrade hits dependency hell

On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 10:58:33AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 11:54:24AM -0500, hendrik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 10:27:29AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 08:57:03AM -0500, hendrik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Sun, Dec 10, 2006 at 07:38:37PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:

why don't you boot sarge, chroot into etch and install a kernel from
inside the chroot? I think udev wants a kernel >= 2.6.15, IIRC.

Actually, it turns out that aptitude *&had* managed to install the new
kernel -- it just hadn't put it into the boot menu -- a probelm easily
fixed from the sarge system.

great!


I now have an etch with networking, which I can use aptitude on, but
whose X doesn't come up properly. startx brings me to the black screen
of death, xdm permits me to enter username and password, blanks the
screen as if it is doing something, and then returns to its login
screen. gdm doesn't even get to login -- it just gives the black screen
of death.

I looks as if I will have to investigate another day -- my regular users
are showing up.

one step at a time eh? of course you nkow the drill, post the X logs.

good luck

I made no changes since my remarks quoted above. But when I booted this
morning, X did come up, XDM gave me a login window, and it allowed me
to log in and have access to my usual home directory. But it did give
me gnome instead of icewm (which was my default under gdm).

well, that's weird.


This morning I updated everything -- there were now a number of upgraded
packages for etch -- and tried again. the xorg log file complained that
something was incompatible with the frame buffer, so I reconfigired xorg
telling it not to use the frame buffer when it asked me.


So I now know that X works, that it recognises the screen, the keyboard,
the mouse, and so forth.

cool.


When I switched to the text-mode console using ctl-alt-F1, it gave me
that, and it worked properly too.

But all was not well. When I switched back (using ctl-alt-F7) it gave
me a scrambled screen -- lots of horizontal streaks. The various
window decorations were present, but in multiple copies, and each
mostly obscured by the horizontal bars. Evidently the screen size in
its frame buffer did not match the screen size it was using.

sounds like a driver issue for sure.

I removed the highest resolution from the list when dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
asked me. Now the scrambled screen is gone.



I could ctl-alt-F1 back to the text cosole, which worked, and kill a
carefully chosen process, and return to the X screen to be greeted by
another login window, which worked too.


hmmm.... which process did you kill? also, try killing xdm and then
using startx and see if that gives you the same problems above when
switching consoles.

sing gdm instead of xdm still gives the black screen of death instead of
a login window.

New problems, now that I' using xdm and gnome. After I log out, I get the
black screen of death.


weird that gdm fails and xdm doesn't. Have you gone down the road of
purging all of X and reinstalling it?

Not as such. Might there be something left from sarge's Xfree?

I've checked the logs - nothing suspicious, except:

in Xorg.0.log, there's one (EE) message, in context:

(II) Loading sub module "i2c"
(II) LoadModule: "i2c"
(II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libi2c.so
(II) RADEON(0): Using R200 i2c bus access method
(EE) RADEON(0): Failed to register i2c bus
(II) Loading sub module "fi1236"
(II) LoadModule: "fi1236"
(II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/multimedia/fi1236_drv.so
(II) RADEON(0): I2C device "Radeon multimedia bus:FI12xx Tuner" registered at address 0xC0.

in the kern.log and sys.log, where there are many hundreds of
megabytes containing messages like

Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong gconfd (h3-5391): Exiting
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -3
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -2
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -2
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 1, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 2, Code: 0, Value: -1
Dec 18 10:42:47 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio1/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:42:48 lovesong kernel: mtrr: 0xe0000000,0x8000000 overlaps existing 0xe0000000,0x4000000
Dec 18 10:42:48 lovesong kernel: agpgart: Found an AGP 2.0 compliant device at 0000:00:00.0.
Dec 18 10:42:48 lovesong kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:00:00.0 into 1x mode
Dec 18 10:42:48 lovesong kernel: agpgart: Putting AGP V2 device at 0000:02:00.0 into 1x mode
Dec 18 10:42:49 lovesong kernel: [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map
Dec 18 10:42:49 lovesong kernel: [drm] Loading R200 Microcode
Dec 18 10:42:49 lovesong kernel: [drm] writeback test succeeded in 1 usecs
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: irq 201: nobody cared (try booting with the "irqpoll" option)
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b012f163> __report_bad_irq+0x2b/0x69 <b012f30b> note_interrupt+0x16a/0x197
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b012ed4a> handle_IRQ_event+0x23/0x4c <b012eddd> __do_IRQ+0x6a/0x91
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b0105149> do_IRQ+0x19/0x24 <b01039da> common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b010a8c5> delay_pmtmr+0xd/0x13 <b01a84a9> __delay+0x9/0xa
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <f1cda899> radeon_do_wait_for_idle+0x61/0x6f [radeon] <f1cdae4e> radeon_cp_idle+0x0/0x6c [radeon]
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <f1c7e481> drm_ioctl+0x142/0x185 [drm] <f1c7e33f> drm_ioctl+0x0/0x185 [drm]
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b0153437> do_ioctl+0x37/0x42 <b0153625> vfs_ioctl+0x1e3/0x1f1
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b012ed4a> handle_IRQ_event+0x23/0x4c <b015367d> sys_ioctl+0x4a/0x61
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: <b0102977> syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: handlers:
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: [<f08812c3>] (ohci_irq_handler+0x0/0x636 [ohci1394])
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: [<f1ce3407>] (radeon_driver_irq_handler+0x0/0x7f [radeon])
Dec 18 10:42:52 lovesong kernel: Disabling IRQ #201
Dec 18 10:43:10 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 42
Dec 18 10:43:10 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 42, Value: 1
Dec 18 10:43:10 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:43:10 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 42
Dec 18 10:43:10 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 42, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:43:10 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:43:15 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 42
Dec 18 10:43:15 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 42, Value: 1
Dec 18 10:43:15 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:43:15 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 42
Dec 18 10:43:15 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 42, Value: 0
Dec 18 10:43:15 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: klogd 1.4.1#18, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: 4, Code: 4, Value: 201
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 104, Value: 1
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 201
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 104, Value: 0
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 209
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 109, Value: 1
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 209
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 109, Value: 0
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 209
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 109, Value: 1
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 209
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 109, Value: 0
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 4, Code: 4, Value: 201
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 1, Code: 104, Value: 1
Dec 18 11:38:48 lovesong kernel: evbug.c: Event. Dev: isa0060/serio0/input0, Type: 0, Code: 0, Value: 0

Are there other logs I should be looking at? xdm.log was last written over a week ago, so is probablu not
relevant. Unless, of course, it's moved after an upgrade last week and I'm looking at the wrong place.

-- hendrik


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