[SOLVED] Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT



I believe the problem comes from an incompatibility between FGLRX version 12-4-1 and xorg 1.12.
I've had the same symptoms and solved it by downgrading xorg to 1.11.4-1. Make sure to downgrade the input packages too.


Thanks for the feedback. Will try out and feedback the result.


Hi Issam,

I have downgraded core xorg files to 1.11.4-1 and xorg input files to lower versions matching the 1.11.4-1 release dates.

xserver-xorg-core_2%3a1.11.4-1_amd64.deb
xserver-common_2%3a1.11.4-1_all.deb
xserver-xorg-dev_2%3a1.11.4-1_amd64.deb

xorg_1%3a7.6+12_amd64.deb
xorg-dev_1%3a7.6+12_all.deb
xserver-xorg_1%3a7.6+12_amd64.deb

xserver-xorg-input-all_1%3a7.6+12_amd64.deb
xserver-xorg-input-evdev_1%3a2.7.0-1_amd64.deb
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics_1.5.99.901-1_amd64.deb
xserver-xorg-input-wacom_0.12.0-1_amd64.deb


This is followed with a install of amd-driver-installer-12-4-x86.x86_64.run . Success: got my my gdm3 in standard mode.

Thanks again.



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