graphical on Arch Linux box fails

Al Sten-Clanton albert.e.sten_clanton at verizon.net
Fri Nov 13 16:10:04 UTC 2015


Greetings!

I updated from gnome 3.16 to 3.18, and whatever came along for the ride, 
on Saturday, 31 October.  (I hadn't been able to boot up at all for a 
while, but that's another story.) The GUI stuff I used had worked just 
before the update, though with long-time quirks I hoped the update would 
fix.  Instead, I can't use Firefox or anything else with the GUI.  Orca 
comes up, usually, but I get a message that something's wrong and that 
all extensions are disabled as a precaution.

An errors file I created directed me to Xorg.0.log and to the x.org 
wiki, but I found nothing I could use there.  A Google search also 
didn't help.  I've looked repeatedly at the log file but can't figure 
out how to fix the "fatal error" it mentions in typical cryptic fashion. 
  I've pasted below the text of Xorg.0.log as I got it this morning in 
the hope that somebody can point me in the right direction.  As always, 
I'll be very grateful for any help.

Al


[   147.164]
X.Org X Server 1.17.4
Release Date: 2015-10-28
[   147.164] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[   147.164] Build Operating System: Linux 4.2.5-1-ARCH x86_64
[   147.164] Current Operating System: Linux billbuster 4.2.5-1-ARCH #1 
SMP PREEMPT Tue Oct 27 08:13:28 CET 2015 x86_64
[   147.164] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux 
root=UUID=d880c072-b967-4b19-bcd5-23d7a8e4c27d rw quiet
[   147.164] Build Date: 01 November 2015  10:36:50AM
[   147.164]
[   147.164] Current version of pixman: 0.32.8
[   147.164] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
[   147.164] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default 
setting,
	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[   147.164] (==) Log file: 
"/home/homeboy/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Nov 13 10:24:34 2015
[   147.169] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[   147.170] (==) No Layout section.  Using the first Screen section.
[   147.170] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[   147.170] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[   147.170] (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[   147.170] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
[   147.170] (==) Automatically adding devices
[   147.170] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[   147.170] (==) Automatically adding GPU devices
[   147.181] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in 
"/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/".
[   147.181] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[   147.181] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/").
[   147.181] (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in 
"/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/".
[   147.181] 	Entry deleted from font path.
[   147.181] 	(Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/").
[   147.181] (==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/OTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/
[   147.181] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[   147.181] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input 
devices.
	If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[   147.181] (II) Loader magic: 0x817d60
[   147.181] (II) Module ABI versions:
[   147.181] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[   147.181] 	X.Org Video Driver: 19.0
[   147.181] 	X.Org XInput driver : 21.1
[   147.181] 	X.Org Server Extension : 9.0
[   147.185] (II) systemd-logind: took control of session 
/org/freedesktop/login1/session/c7
[   147.186] (II) xfree86: Adding drm device (/dev/dri/card0)
[   147.186] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card0 226:0 fd 8 
paused 0
[   147.187] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:0162:1458:d000 rev 9, Mem @ 
0xf7800000/4194304, 0xe0000000/268435456, I/O @ 0x0000f000/64
[   147.187] (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file 
or directory)
[   147.188] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[   147.189] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[   147.208] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   147.208] 	compiled for 1.17.4, module version = 1.0.0
[   147.208] 	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 9.0
[   147.208] (==) AIGLX enabled
[   147.208] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 0
[   147.208] (==) Matched intel as autoconfigured driver 1
[   147.208] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 2
[   147.208] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 3
[   147.208] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 4
[   147.208] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[   147.208] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[   147.210] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[   147.219] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   147.219] 	compiled for 1.17.2, module version = 2.99.917
[   147.219] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   147.219] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 19.0
[   147.219] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[   147.219] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[   147.220] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   147.220] 	compiled for 1.17.4, module version = 1.17.4
[   147.220] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   147.220] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 19.0
[   147.220] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[   147.223] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[   147.223] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[   147.223] (II) Unloading fbdev
[   147.223] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[   147.223] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[   147.223] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[   147.223] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[   147.223] (II) Unloading vesa
[   147.223] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[   147.223] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Integrated Graphics Chipsets:
	i810, i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 854, 852GM/855GM, 865G,
	915G, E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM,
	Pineview G, 965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33,
	GM45, 4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43
[   147.223] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) HD Graphics: 2000-6000
[   147.223] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Graphics: 5100, 6100
[   147.223] (II) intel: Driver for Intel(R) Iris(TM) Pro Graphics: 
5200, 6200, P6300
[   147.223] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[   147.223] (++) using VT number 7

[   147.223] (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed: Operation not 
permitted
[   147.223] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[   147.223] (EE) xf86OpenConsole: Switching VT failed
[   147.223] (EE)
[   147.223] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
	 at http://wiki.x.org
  for help.
[   147.224] (EE) Please also check the log file at 
"/home/homeboy/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[   147.224] (EE)




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