FS#32874 - [nvidia] update from 304xx to 310xx unable to start X server with gdm

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Rodrigo Baravalle (rbaravalle) - Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 01:16 GMT
Last edited by Ionut Biru (wonder) - Friday, 28 June 2013, 18:49 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Ionut Biru (wonder)
Architecture i686
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Today I upgrade the system with "pacman -Syu" and an upgrade pack for nvidia (upgrading from nvidia-304xx to nvidia-310.19-2) was present.
When restart the system, the X server doesn't start.

Additional Info:
I have a nVidia GeForce 9500 GT
This task depends upon

Closed by  Ionut Biru (wonder)
Friday, 28 June 2013, 18:49 GMT
Reason for closing:  Works for me
Additional comments about closing:  ask for help in forums
Comment by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 01:20 GMT
No logs? No errors? Downranking bug.
Comment by Rodrigo Baravalle (rbaravalle) - Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 02:12 GMT
Sorry, I am attaching the file /var/log/Xorg.0.conf and the result of dmesg (in dmesg.txt)

I was using fluxbox. When the system started, fluxbox will automatically run. Now I see the prompt. When I run startfluxbox I get:
xmodmap; unable to open display ''
Error: couldn't connect to XServer

I tried to install gnome, but when I run gdm start, a window with an error message appears:
"Oh no! Something has gone wrong"
"A problem has occurred and the system can't recover."
"Please log out and try again."

Tell me if you need more information.
Thanks.
   dmesg.txt (39 KiB)
   Xorg.0.log (19.4 KiB)
Comment by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Friday, 28 June 2013, 18:23 GMT
I'm working on a fix. It needs to be rebuild against the kernel in testing.
Comment by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Friday, 28 June 2013, 18:27 GMT
Nevermind my previous comment. After reading this report more closely, I think that's another issue.
Comment by Ionut Biru (wonder) - Friday, 28 June 2013, 18:49 GMT
i found hard to believe that an upgrade was automatically select from nvidia-304xx to nvidia but that's ok, since your card is supported by nvidia.

if gnome returned "Oh no! Something has gone wrong" it means that Xorg is working fine with the driver.
What can be broken is opengl and you don't have 3d.

Try to reinstall nvidia-utils.

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