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

[Matt Keenan]

Just experienced a similar issue but with intel box not nvidia :

- Graphical boot was simply sitting at the happy face scrolling back and forth
   for ever...
- Booted into text mode as specified here :
     http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=4762
- This got me a text console login, logged in and all services were running
   as normal, so definitely an X issue.

To resolve :
  - Remove /etc/X11/xorg.conf
  - Generate new xorg.conf via :
      /usr/X11/bin/Xorg -configure
  - Restart gdm:default service
  - Viola get my graphical login.....


So this is not nvidia specific...

Matt


On 06/03/2009 16:30, Joseph J VLcek wrote:
> 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...
>
>
>
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