[indiana-discuss] No graphical login after upgrade from b106 to b108

[Joseph J VLcek]

Scott Davenport wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I upgraded from b106 to b108 using 'pkg image-update' and followed the workaround in
> http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=3562. Initially, the subsequent reboot
> seemed to hang....graphical console never went away. Got rid of the console=graphics,
> splash, etc. from the GRUB menu.lst and see that I do get to a console login prompt.
> 
> But, the graphical login never appears. The gdm service is online:
> 
> # svcs |grep gdm
> online    15:04:12 svc:/application/graphical-login/gdm:default
> 
> No obvious problems in the log file for the gdm service. Booting off of the b106 image
> works fine.
> 
> Ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> -scott

The new OpenSolaris NVIDIA drivers don't support older devices.

More information on NVIDIA issues with 108 can be found here:
http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=83421&tstart=-3

Below are my notes for what I did to get my dual monitors on the NVIDIA 
card working.


This may help someone and is related to this so I'll post it here.

Joe

To fix dual monitors on the NVIDIA card, use the legacy NVIDIA drivers

	1. Remove the newer NNVIDIA bits:
		$ pfexec pkg uninstall slim_install
		$ pfexec pkg uninstall NVDAgraphics

	2. Download the legacy NVIDIA drivers

		From:
		http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html

		Get:
		Solaris x64/x86
		Latest Legacy GPU version (173.14.xx series):
			173.14.12

		Follow instructions to install.

	3. Reboot
		Do not simply restart X. One must reboot.

	4. Using the desktop tool to create the xorg.conf file:

		Select from the little GNOME foot:
		System Tools/NVIDIA X Server Setting

		The first time the tool is run it may indicate
		no xorg.conf file is availabl. The error message
		indicates the command to use to create.

		NOTE:
		I had a problem at that step in the NVIDIA X Server
		Settings tool wouldn't actually save the updated
		xorg.conf.

		but!

		It would let me display it. So cut and pasted the
		updated file and dropped it into an terminal editor
		session.

	5. Execute the nvidia xorg.conf creation command if required.
	
	6. Remove the RgbPath from the newly created xorg.conf file.
		If you don't do this X will issues a nice error message
		in the log file: /var/log/Xorg.0.log telling you to.

	6. Restart X
		I think it was sufficient to restart X. I don't think I
		had to reboot here.

	7.  Using the desktop tool to configure the display:
		Select from the little GNOME "Foot":
		System Tools/NVIDIA X Server Setting

		Enable the twin view stuff.

	8. Pay homage to the gods of X configuration

	9. Restart X...