From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christopher Allan Webber Subject: bug#28578: xorg not starting on x200 due to recent commit Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 08:06:09 -0500 Message-ID: <87k20lsj7i.fsf@dustycloud.org> References: <87a81k86jt.fsf@dustycloud.org> <87fubb1vnd.fsf@gmail.com> <20170925193354.GA12982@jasmine.lan> <87a81izbcd.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40794) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dwpZt-0005Fc-EW for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Sep 2017 09:07:15 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dwpZm-0008Jp-NL for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Sep 2017 09:07:09 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:51176) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dwpZm-0008Jd-I1 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Sep 2017 09:07:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dwpZm-0006mX-6J for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 26 Sep 2017 09:07:02 -0400 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-reply-to: <87a81izbcd.fsf@gmail.com> List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: Chris Marusich Cc: 28578@debbugs.gnu.org Chris Marusich writes: > Leo Famulari writes: > >> On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 05:15:02PM -0700, Chris Marusich wrote: >>> Christopher Allan Webber writes: >>> >>> > The following commit to guix makes it so that I can't start xorg: >>> > >>> > c68c201fdd429140da1c606861c9296b9cb01265 >>> > Author: Andy Wingo >>> > CommitDate: Wed Sep 20 15:40:31 2017 +0200 >>> > >>> > gnu: xorg-server: Prefer intel driver only for older GPUs. >>> > >>> > * gnu/packages/xorg.scm (xorg-server): Add patch to only prefer the intel >>> > driver for older Intel GPUs. >>> > >>> > The commit seems useful, but unfortunately I think I'm not the only x200 >>> > user, and this is breaking things for me! I wonder if there's a way to >>> > keep the commit's purpose/feature without breaking xorg on x200s? >>> >>> For what it's worth, I use an X200, I did a guix pull followed by a >>> system reconfigure just yesterday, and it boots fine for me. I wonder >>> what is different about my setup compared to yours? >> >> I don't know if it's relevant, but note that the X200 and X200s are >> different models. > > It might be relevant. I thought Chris was using the word "x200s" as in > "two or more x200 computers", but perhaps he meant the model "x200s". I > do not have an x200s; I have an x200. > > Also, yes, I use Libreboot, but I am not sure why that would matter for > something like xorg, which comes into action late in the boot process, > long after Libreboot hands off control to the operating system. I run an x200 as well. In case it is useful, here is the output of lspci cut down to video-relevant stuff. 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub (rev 07) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07) 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 07)