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

2012-06-13 Thread Hor Jiun Shyong
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 Issa

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-06-13 Thread Hor Jiun Shyong
On 06/11/2012 06:01 AM, Issam Mehssani wrote: 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. Wil

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-06-10 Thread Issam Mehssani
Hi, 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.

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-05-23 Thread Hor Jiun Shyong
Hi, Is this bug (Bug#665000: SUMO2: blank screen after load "radeon" module) related to my issue? As I am using Sumo chip too AMD Llano A6-3670 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics stepping 00 root@szechuan:~#: dmesg | grep -i sumo [ 7.451590] [drm] initializing kernel modesetting (SUMO 0x1002:0x9

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-05-21 Thread Chris Bannister
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 09:27:32AM +0800, Hor Jiun Shyong wrote: > >grep -v \^# /etc/inittab [output same as mine] Can't see anything different there. -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppr

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-05-20 Thread Hor Jiun Shyong
grep -v \^# /etc/inittab id:2:initdefault: si::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS ~~:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin l0:0:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 0 l1:1:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 1 l2:2:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 2 l3:3:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 3 l4:4:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 4 l5:5:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 5 l6:6:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 6 z6:6:res

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-05-20 Thread Chris Bannister
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 01:34:59AM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 11:37:54AM +0800, Hor Jiun Shyong wrote: > > I checked and noticed the default runlevel under inittab is 5. (I > > must have changed it for reason I can't remember now).I have > > changed it back to run

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-05-20 Thread Chris Bannister
On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 11:37:54AM +0800, Hor Jiun Shyong wrote: > I checked and noticed the default runlevel under inittab is 5. (I > must have changed it for reason I can't remember now).I have > changed it back to run level 2 and will try the ati driver again to > see if the problem still p

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-05-18 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Thu, 17 May 2012 12:14:01 +0800, Hor wrote in message <4fb47b09.9080...@gmail.com>: > Is amd-driver-installer-12-4-x86.x86_64.run driver the same with the > non free debianised fglrx driver ? > amd-driver-installer-12-4-x86.x86_64.run uses fglrx version 8.961 ..I dunno, I only use the fre

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-05-16 Thread Hor Jiun Shyong
Is amd-driver-installer-12-4-x86.x86_64.run driver the same with the non free debianised fglrx driver ? amd-driver-installer-12-4-x86.x86_64.run uses fglrx version 8.961 lspci result under amd-driver-installer-12-4-x86.x86_64.run driver: Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VG

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-05-16 Thread Hor Jiun Shyong
On 05/16/2012 01:23 AM, Indulekha wrote: Maybe something (like /etc/inittab) got edited, and tty7 was repurposed for a getty? It's important to leave tty7 alone or X won't run. Also if inittab did get edited, could be you're calling a getty that isn't installed... I checked and noticed the

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-05-16 Thread Hor Jiun Shyong
Hi, ..this isn't a kernel panic? What happens _immediately_before_ your blinking dash? Kernel is able to boot up. ..this is relevant only if it was written between your boot and your blinking dash. Yes it is so. ..your Xorg log is "gnome 3 under fallback mode"? Yes ..first

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-05-16 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Tue, 15 May 2012 21:03:12 +0800, Hor wrote in message <4fb25410.5050...@gmail.com>: > Hi All, > > Would be grateful if anyone could provide feedback on the below, > thanks. > > After installing proprietary driver > amd-driver-installer-12-4-x86.x86_64.run on Sid amd64, both console > and X

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-05-15 Thread Indulekha
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 12:01:58PM -0500, Indulekha wrote: > On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 04:55:15PM +, Camaleón wrote: > > On Tue, 15 May 2012 21:03:12 +0800, Hor Jiun Shyong wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > Hi... but there's no need to send this twice and please, no html posts :-) > > > > > Wou

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-05-15 Thread Indulekha
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 04:55:15PM +, Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 15 May 2012 21:03:12 +0800, Hor Jiun Shyong wrote: > > > Hi All, > > Hi... but there's no need to send this twice and please, no html posts :-) > > > Would be grateful if anyone could provide feedback on the below, thanks. > >

Re: Fatal server error: xf86OpenConsole: Cannot find a free VT

2012-05-15 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 15 May 2012 21:03:12 +0800, Hor Jiun Shyong wrote: > Hi All, Hi... but there's no need to send this twice and please, no html posts :-) > Would be grateful if anyone could provide feedback on the below, thanks. Okay, let's see if I can give you some hints. There are usually X gurus aro