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Date:      Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:05:56 -0500
From:      "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net>
To:        "P.U.Kruppa" <ulrich@pukruppa.net>
Cc:        freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: xorg-7.3 and gdm
Message-ID:  <op.tyv0j6j29aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <20070915232723.O10066@small>
References:  <20070915075634.T10066@small> <op.typc1e1x9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <20070915232723.O10066@small>

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On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:28:10 -0500, P.U.Kruppa <ulrich@pukruppa.net> wro=
te:

> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:02:45 -0500, P.U.Kruppa <ulrich@pukruppa.net> =
 =

>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>  after upgrading to xorg-7.3 some drivers don't seem to work anymore=
.  =

>>> A simple
>>> # startx
>>> will result in
>>> 	------------------------------
>>> [...]
>>> (EE) module ABI major version (1) doesn't match the server's version=
  =

>>> (2)
>>> (EE) Failed to load module "s3virge" (module requirement mismatch, 0=
)
>>> (EE) No drivers available.
>>> [...]
>>> 	------------------------------
>>>  On some gentoo mailing list I found I can start X by
>>> # startx -- -ignoreABI
>>> which of course only starts xorgs twm window manager.
>>>  How can I pass this to gdm?
>>> I tried to play around with /usr/local/etc/gdm/custom.conf
>>> but all I get are segmentation faults.
>>
>> I don't have xorg 7.3 yet, but I will need to use -ignoreABI too for =
 =

>> nvidia-driver when I update xorg to 7.3. I have went in gdmsetup and =
 =

>> poke around. I haven't test it yet. In the bottom of gdm/custom.conf =
 =

>> now looks like this:
>>
>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>> [server-Standard]
>> name=3DStandard server
>> command=3D/usr/local/bin/X -audit 0 -ignoreABI
>> chooser=3Dfalse
>> handled=3Dtrue
>> flexible=3Dtrue
>> priority=3D0
>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>
> That doesn't work for me :(

It works great for me with GNOME 2.20.0. Ummm, are you using composite b=
y  =

any chance? If you do, then you should try to disable it. I am not sure =
if  =

it matters for your video driver, but it does for nvidia. If you don't, =
 =

then I don't know.

Cheers,
Mezz

> Uli.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mezz
>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>  Uli.
>>>   Peter Ulrich Kruppa
>>> Wuppertal
>>> Germany


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