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75u

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I3-gaps won't start

I installed i3-gaps, i3blocks, i3lock and i3status through the i3 package. My .xinitrc is:

setxkbmap -layout de
exec i3

When I then enter startx i3 won't start and I get the following error message:

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

What are the error messages in your /home/xxx/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log? (lines with (EE)).
Does it work with another window manager?

75u

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

Awesome WM works, so it's something i3 specific.
Error messages:

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

Just tried, I had no problems to start i3. Though I didn't update due to xorgproto-issues in the pentium4 branch
(stable pushed comletely unusable versions of packages):

shell> pacman -Syyu
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
libxp: /usr/include/X11/extensions/Print.h exists in filesystem (owned by xorgproto)
libxp: /usr/include/X11/extensions/Printstr.h exists in filesystem (owned by xorgproto)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

Can you please post your Xorg.log? Otherwise I cannot really see what goes wrongly..

75u

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

Just tried, I had no problems to start i3. Though I didn't update due to xorgproto-issues in the pentium4 branch
(stable pushed comletely unusable versions of packages):

shell> pacman -Syyu
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
libxp: /usr/include/X11/extensions/Print.h exists in filesystem (owned by xorgproto)
libxp: /usr/include/X11/extensions/Printstr.h exists in filesystem (owned by xorgproto)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

Can you please post your Xorg.log? Otherwise I cannot really see what goes wrongly..

Do you mean the file that I took the error messages from?

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

"Please also check the logfile at /home/xxx/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log for additional information?" :-)

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

Just tried, I had no problems to start i3. Though I didn't update due to xorgproto-issues in the pentium4 branch
(stable pushed comletely unusable versions of packages):

shell> pacman -Syyu
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
libxp: /usr/include/X11/extensions/Print.h exists in filesystem (owned by xorgproto)
libxp: /usr/include/X11/extensions/Printstr.h exists in filesystem (owned by xorgproto)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

I wonder if that's related to this?

I hit a couple of the issues listed in that link on my x64 box, but haven't hit it yet on my x86 laptop, depsite running the testing repos.

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

@levi: I also think it has to do with the constant rearangement of X-packages. :-)
Though, the suggestion given for upstream doesn't apply for use, I had to use some --overwrite='*' during update
of stable/pentium4, stable/i686 seemed to update normally.

About the i3 think I cannot tell anything unless I get an Xorg.log..

75u

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

@levi: I also think it has to do with the constant rearangement of X-packages. :-)
Though, the suggestion given for upstream doesn't apply for use, I had to use some --overwrite='*' during update
of stable/pentium4, stable/i686 seemed to update normally.

About the i3 think I cannot tell anything unless I get an Xorg.log..

Sorry this took so long, I've been a bit busy recently. Here's the log though:

[  1544.365] (WW) Failed to open protocol names file lib/xorg/protocol.txt
[  1544.368]
X.Org X Server 1.20.6
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[  1544.375] Build Operating System: Linux Arch Linux
[  1544.378] Current Operating System: Linux arch 5.4.2-arch1-1.0 #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri, 06 Dec 2019 11:56:06 +0000 i686
[  1544.378] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=5a208808-bb3a-40df-b468-b16262f987c8 rw loglevel=3 quiet
[  1544.383] Build Date: 20 December 2019  05:38:53PM
[  1544.386] 
[  1544.389] Current version of pixman: 0.38.4
[  1544.394]     Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
    to make sure that you have the latest version.
[  1544.394] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
    (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
    (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[  1544.405] (==) Log file: "/home/tsuyoshi/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Jan  3 01:45:46 2020
[  1544.409] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[  1544.409] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[  1544.409] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[  1544.409] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[  1544.409] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[  1544.409] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
    Using a default monitor configuration.
[  1544.409] (==) Automatically adding devices
[  1544.409] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[  1544.409] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[  1544.409] (==) Automatically binding GPU devices
[  1544.409] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[  1544.409] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc" does not exist.
[  1544.409]     Entry deleted from font path.
[  1544.409] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
[  1544.409]     Entry deleted from font path.
[  1544.410] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist.
[  1544.410]     Entry deleted from font path.
[  1544.410] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
[  1544.410]     Entry deleted from font path.
[  1544.410] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi" does not exist.
[  1544.410]     Entry deleted from font path.
[  1544.410] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi" does not exist.
[  1544.410]     Entry deleted from font path.
[  1544.410] (==) FontPath set to:
   
[  1544.410] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[  1544.410] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
    If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[  1544.410] (II) Module ABI versions:
[  1544.410]     X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[  1544.410]     X.Org Video Driver: 24.0
[  1544.410]     X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
[  1544.410]     X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[  1544.414] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session /org/freedesktop/login1/session/_31
[  1544.416] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[  1544.417] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card0 226:0 fd 10 paused 0
[  1544.422] (--) PCI:*(1@0:0:0) 1002:5460:1014:056e rev 0, Mem @ 0xc0000000/134217728, 0xb0100000/65536, I/O @ 0x00002000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[  1544.422] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[  1544.422] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[  1544.425] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  1544.425]     compiled for 1.20.6, module version = 1.0.0
[  1544.425]     ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[  1544.425] (II) Applying OutputClass "Radeon" to /dev/dri/card0
[  1544.425]     loading driver: radeon
[  1544.425] (==) Matched radeon as autoconfigured driver 0
[  1544.425] (==) Matched ati as autoconfigured driver 1
[  1544.425] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 2
[  1544.425] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 3
[  1544.425] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 4
[  1544.425] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[  1544.425] (II) LoadModule: "radeon"
[  1544.425] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so
[  1544.426] (II) Module radeon: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  1544.426]     compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 19.1.0
[  1544.426]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  1544.426]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[  1544.426] (II) LoadModule: "ati"
[  1544.426] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so
[  1544.426] (II) Module ati: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  1544.426]     compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 19.1.0
[  1544.426]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  1544.426]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[  1544.426] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[  1544.427] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[  1544.427] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[  1544.427]     compiled for 1.20.6, module version = 1.20.6
[  1544.427]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[  1544.427]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[  1544.427] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[  1544.427] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[  1544.427] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[  1544.427] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[  1544.427] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[  1544.427] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[  1544.427] (II) RADEON: Driver for ATI/AMD Radeon chipsets:
    ATI Radeon Mobility X600 (M24), ATI FireMV 2400,
    ATI Radeon Mobility X300 (M24), ATI FireGL M24 GL,
    ATI Radeon X600 (RV380), ATI FireGL V3200 (RV380),
    ATI Radeon IGP320 (A3), ATI Radeon IGP330/340/350 (A4),
    ATI Radeon 9500, ATI Radeon 9600TX, ATI FireGL Z1, ATI Radeon 9800SE,
    ATI Radeon 9800, ATI FireGL X2, ATI Radeon 9600, ATI Radeon 9600SE,
    ATI Radeon 9600XT, ATI FireGL T2, ATI Radeon 9650, ATI FireGL RV360,
    ATI Radeon 7000 IGP (A4+), ATI Radeon 8500 AIW,
    ATI Radeon IGP320M (U1), ATI Radeon IGP330M/340M/350M (U2),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 7000 IGP, ATI Radeon 9000/PRO, ATI Radeon 9000,
    ATI Radeon X800 (R420), ATI Radeon X800PRO (R420),
    ATI Radeon X800SE (R420), ATI FireGL X3 (R420),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9800 (M18), ATI Radeon X800 SE (R420),
    ATI Radeon X800XT (R420), ATI Radeon X800 VE (R420),
    ATI Radeon X850 (R480), ATI Radeon X850 XT (R480),
    ATI Radeon X850 SE (R480), ATI Radeon X850 PRO (R480),
    ATI Radeon X850 XT PE (R480), ATI Radeon Mobility M7,
    ATI Mobility FireGL 7800 M7, ATI Radeon Mobility M6,
    ATI FireGL Mobility 9000 (M9), ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 (M9),
    ATI Radeon 9700 Pro, ATI Radeon 9700/9500Pro, ATI FireGL X1,
    ATI Radeon 9800PRO, ATI Radeon 9800XT,
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9600/9700 (M10/M11),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 (M10), ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 (M11),
    ATI FireGL Mobility T2 (M10), ATI FireGL Mobility T2e (M11),
    ATI Radeon, ATI FireGL 8700/8800, ATI Radeon 8500, ATI Radeon 9100,
    ATI Radeon 7500, ATI Radeon VE/7000, ATI ES1000,
    ATI Radeon Mobility X300 (M22), ATI Radeon Mobility X600 SE (M24C),
    ATI FireGL M22 GL, ATI Radeon X800 (R423), ATI Radeon X800PRO (R423),
    ATI Radeon X800LE (R423), ATI Radeon X800SE (R423),
    ATI Radeon X800 XTP (R430), ATI Radeon X800 XL (R430),
    ATI Radeon X800 SE (R430), ATI Radeon X800 (R430),
    ATI FireGL V7100 (R423), ATI FireGL V5100 (R423),
    ATI FireGL unknown (R423), ATI Mobility FireGL V5000 (M26),
    ATI Mobility Radeon X700 XL (M26), ATI Mobility Radeon X700 (M26),
    ATI Radeon X550XTX, ATI Radeon 9100 IGP (A5),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9100 IGP (U3), ATI Radeon XPRESS 200,
    ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M, ATI Radeon 9250, ATI Radeon 9200,
    ATI Radeon 9200SE, ATI FireMV 2200, ATI Radeon X300 (RV370),
    ATI Radeon X600 (RV370), ATI Radeon X550 (RV370),
    ATI FireGL V3100 (RV370), ATI FireMV 2200 PCIE (RV370),
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 (M9+), ATI Mobility Radeon X800 XT (M28),
    ATI Mobility FireGL V5100 (M28), ATI Mobility Radeon X800 (M28),
    ATI Radeon X850, ATI unknown Radeon / FireGL (R480),
    ATI Radeon X800XT (R423), ATI FireGL V5000 (RV410),
    ATI Radeon X700 XT (RV410), ATI Radeon X700 PRO (RV410),
    ATI Radeon X700 SE (RV410), ATI Radeon X700 (RV410),
    ATI Radeon X1800, ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 XT,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1800, ATI Mobility FireGL V7200,
    ATI FireGL V7200, ATI FireGL V5300, ATI Mobility FireGL V7100,
    ATI FireGL V7300, ATI FireGL V7350, ATI Radeon X1600, ATI RV505,
    ATI Radeon X1300/X1550, ATI Radeon X1550, ATI M54-GL,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1400, ATI Radeon X1550 64-bit,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1300, ATI Radeon X1300, ATI FireGL V3300,
    ATI FireGL V3350, ATI Mobility Radeon X1450,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X2300, ATI Mobility Radeon X1350,
    ATI FireMV 2250, ATI Radeon X1650, ATI Mobility FireGL V5200,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1600, ATI Radeon X1300 XT/X1600 Pro,
    ATI FireGL V3400, ATI Mobility FireGL V5250,
    ATI Mobility Radeon X1700, ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 XT,
    ATI FireGL V5200, ATI Radeon X2300HD, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300,
    ATI Radeon X1950, ATI Radeon X1900, ATI AMD Stream Processor,
    ATI RV560, ATI Mobility Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1950 GT, ATI RV570,
    ATI FireGL V7400, ATI Radeon 9100 PRO IGP,
    ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 IGP, ATI Radeon X1200, ATI RS740,
    ATI RS740M, ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro,
    ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT, ATI FireGL V8650, ATI FireGL V8600,
    ATI FireGL V7600, ATI Radeon 4800 Series, ATI Radeon HD 4870 x2,
    ATI Radeon HD 4850 x2, ATI FirePro V8750 (FireGL),
    ATI FirePro V7760 (FireGL), ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4850,
    ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4850 X2, ATI FirePro RV770,
    AMD FireStream 9270, AMD FireStream 9250, ATI FirePro V8700 (FireGL),
    ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4870, ATI Mobility RADEON M98,
    ATI FirePro M7750, ATI M98, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650,
    ATI Radeon RV730 (AGP), ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670,
    ATI FirePro M5750, ATI RV730XT [Radeon HD 4670], ATI RADEON E4600,
    ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series, ATI RV730 PRO [Radeon HD 4650],
    ATI FirePro V7750 (FireGL), ATI FirePro V5700 (FireGL),
    ATI FirePro V3750 (FireGL), ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850, ATI FirePro M7740, ATI RV740,
    ATI Radeon HD 4770, ATI Radeon HD 4700 Series, ATI RV610,
    ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT, ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro,
    ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO AGP, ATI FireGL V4000, ATI Radeon HD 2350,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400,
    ATI RADEON E2400, ATI FireMV 2260, ATI RV670, ATI Radeon HD3870,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850, ATI Radeon HD3850,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 X2, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, ATI Radeon HD3870 X2,
    ATI FireGL V7700, ATI Radeon HD3690, AMD Firestream 9170,
    ATI Radeon HD 4550, ATI Radeon RV710, ATI Radeon HD 4350,
    ATI Mobility Radeon 4300 Series, ATI Mobility Radeon 4500 Series,
    ATI FirePro RG220, ATI Mobility Radeon 4330, ATI RV630,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT,
    ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro AGP,
    ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro, ATI Gemini RV630,
    ATI Gemini Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT, ATI FireGL V5600,
    ATI FireGL V3600, ATI Radeon HD 2600 LE,
    ATI Mobility FireGL Graphics Processor, ATI Radeon HD 3470,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series,
    ATI Radeon HD 3450, ATI Radeon HD 3430, ATI FirePro V3700,
    ATI FireMV 2450, ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series, ATI Radeon HD 3650 AGP,
    ATI Radeon HD 3600 PRO, ATI Radeon HD 3600 XT,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670,
    ATI Mobility FireGL V5700, ATI Mobility FireGL V5725,
    ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics, ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics,
    ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics, ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics, SUMO, SUMO2,
    ATI Radeon HD 4200, ATI Radeon 4100, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200,
    ATI Mobility Radeon 4100, ATI Radeon HD 4290, ATI Radeon HD 4250,
    AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics, AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics,
    AMD Radeon HD 6300 Series Graphics,
    AMD Radeon HD 6200 Series Graphics, PALM, CYPRESS,
    ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter, AMD Firestream 9370,
    AMD Firestream 9350, ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series,
    ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series,
    ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series, ATI Radeon HD 6700 Series,
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570,
    ATI Radeon HD 5670, ATI Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5500 Series,
    REDWOOD, ATI Mobility Radeon Graphics, CEDAR, ATI FirePro 2270,
    ATI Radeon HD 5450, CAYMAN, AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series,
    AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series, Mobility Radeon HD 6000 Series, BARTS,
    AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series, AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series, TURKS, CAICOS,
    ARUBA, TAHITI, PITCAIRN, VERDE, OLAND, HAINAN, BONAIRE, KABINI,
    MULLINS, KAVERI, HAWAII
[  1544.431] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[  1544.431] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[  1544.431] (EE) parse_vt_settings: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (Permission denied)
[  1544.431] (EE)
[  1544.432] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
     at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[  1544.432] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/home/tsuyoshi/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[  1544.432] (EE)
[  1544.432] (WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
[  1544.432] (WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor
[  1544.443] (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

Good things take time, no worries. :-)

parse_vt_settings: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (Permission denied)

Check with 'id <username> if your user is in group 'video', otherwise add your user to the 'video' entry in '/etc/group'.

Note: starting X with 'startx' as normal user may not work at all. Usually you have to use a display manager and make use
systemd login stuff. Also not all display managers may work with this new way of X session management.

75u

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

Good things take time, no worries. :-)

parse_vt_settings: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (Permission denied)

Check with 'id <username> if your user is in group 'video', otherwise add your user to the 'video' entry in '/etc/group'.

Note: starting X with 'startx' as normal user may not work at all. Usually you have to use a display manager and make use
systemd login stuff. Also not all display managers may work with this new way of X session management.

My user is in the wheel group. Can it be in two groups at once? I would like to launch X  from the tty, since I don't really want to install a display manager.

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

FWIW, my /dev/tty0 has perms 0620, is owned by root and in group tty.  I'm not starting x as root and apparently there's nobody at all in my tty group, but it works for me into openbox at the moment.

Files can only be in one group fwiw, but users can be in almost as many as you want (I've never hit any limit anyway).

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

mmh. true. Don't know how I ended up with the idea of group video.
Is this a recent version of Archlinux32? There was once an issue with permissions and the Xorg wrapper script, but
this script has gone.

I just installed i3 with the i686 branch and I'm using a normal user with startx, I had no problems. But my video
driver is a SiS (Silicon motion).

Are you sure X is not already running in the background with a display manager? Check with Ctrl-Alt-F1 to
Ctrl-Alt-F8 all virtual consoles.

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

Same for Intel graphics on a EEEPC 701 with pentium4 branch. i3 works with startx.

levi

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Re: I3-gaps won't start

Yes, my setup is on an EEEpc with intel graphics as well.  That's the main difference between his xorg.log and mine that I can see; mine begins similar but diverged as soon as it loads the intel graphics driver and then runs into libinput stuff and on.  His xorg.log looks like it recognises a Radeon card, and the last sub heading is about kms.  I recall there used to be a trick with recalcitrant machines that told the kernel not to kms during bootup but leaves X to do that for us.  I wonder if that kernel option is being applied here, or alternatively should be applied here if it's not already to try it out.

Edit: Also, his xorg.log reports he's using the kernel that was in stable at least the other day, and has the same build date for X as me.  I think it's basically indistinguishable from being freshly updated.

Last edited by levi (2020-01-05 03:19:59)

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