[Request for Testing] X.Org X11 CVS rpms are now in rawhide

[Jim Cornette]

Mike Klinke wrote:
> On Sunday 15 August 2004 15:08, Jim Cornette wrote:
>  
> 
>>The problem with the i810 look pretty similar. I installed all the
>>xorg-x11 rpms from the FC3T1 disc. The output of lsmod and lspci
>>are w/ X running again. I assume your output is with X still
>>broken.
>>
>>I don't dare trying these rpms on the Dell I have at work. :-)
>>
>>Jim
> 
> 
> You're correct, the logs I showed are with X broken.  I haven't 
> downgraded the xorg stuff yet to get it working again though. I was 
> holding back to see if anyone more knowledgeable than I might see an 
> easy fix and besides, the lawn mower beckoned....
> 
> Regards Mike Klinke
> 
> 

To get back to the old X version. I copied all of the xorg-x11 files 
from the installation CD's into a directory on my harddrive. (Using mc 
to highlight the xorg-x11 rpms. There were parts on all 4 discs.

I then tried to change to the directory where all of the rpms were 
copied, then run rpm -Fvh *.rpm --oldpackage on the rpms. This did not 
work. I then tried to run 'rpm -Uvh *.rpm --oldpackage' within the 
directory where I transferred the rpms to. This installed all of the 
earlier versions of the xorg-x11 rpms and made X work again.

I then noticed that you had references to selinux in permissive mode. So 
I decided to disable selinux and reinstall the newer rpms with up2date. 
They are currently installed. I did not close down X yet to see if it 
will come back alive.

My theory is that something did not get installed properly because of 
selinux. I am just trying to determine if this is a real X or selinux 
not installing the needed files properly. This happened to me before 
when installing packages w/ selinux in permissive mode.

My guess is that X won't come up again and selinux is not the problem.

I'll know shortly. :-)


Jim