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Re: X dies after upgrade

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Gareth de Vaux composed on 2016-08-07 13:12 (UTC-0400):

> Hi all, I can't find any similar issues on this list - I upgraded my system
> tracking debian testing yesterday but it's been awhile given by the Xorg
> changelog at http://lordcow.org/Xorg.changelog.txt and now X doesn't start.

> I installed xserver-xorg-legacy and added needs_root_rights=yes to
> /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config just incase it was that. I tried creating an
> xorg.conf and setting the driver to intel for older hardware as suggested
> but this doesn't help. X seems to flash up for a split second but then
> terminates. The unhelpful log is at http://lordcow.org/Xorg.0.log .

> I'm getting nowhere trying different drivers and configs, does anyone
> have an idea? Some specs:

> from lspci -v:
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

IMO, lspci misleads as to the "generation" of Intel gfx hardware, and the 
date your gfx was introduced, or the CPU die size, as listed on 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_chipsets is a better indicator. 
NAICT from experience with hardware I have, Eaglelake is the earliest that 
can be counted on to work with the integral-to-server modesetting driver 
version, while your "2nd Generation Core" is newer. If I'm right about the 
identification, you needn't be trying to use the Intel driver, but instead 
should be able to use the server's integral modesetting driver.
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X dies after upgrade Gareth de Vaux <debian@lordcow.org> - 2016-08-07 19:50 +0200
  Re: X dies after upgrade Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2016-08-07 20:40 +0200
    Re: X dies after upgrade Gareth de Vaux <debian@lordcow.org> - 2016-08-07 22:50 +0200
  Re: X dies after upgrade Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-08-07 20:50 +0200

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