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#1 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] startx fails since upgrade to 4.9 kernel » 2018-01-11 17:16:59

stevewalsh

SUCCESS !!!!

Well, I have a nice gui on the very latest kernel using the instructions at Devuan stable and Skylake (and Kaby Lake?) integrated GPU https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=542

Alas, the wifi instructions there didn't work... time for a bit more research... (any ideas ?)

(I was almost ready to give up and start again with a.n.other distribution)

Thanks again everyone...

#2 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] startx fails since upgrade to 4.9 kernel » 2018-01-11 14:24:45

stevewalsh

ok, apologies for the delay in replying - weekends/work etc...

So here goes...

1 - xorg.conf with only monitor section

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "default monitor"
	VendorName   "Lenovo"
	ModelName    "Thinkpad LCD"
Modeline "1024x768_60.00"   63.50  1024 1072 1176 1328  768 771 775 798 -hsync +vsync
Modeline "0x0"   63.50  1024 1072 1176 1328  768 771 775 798 -hsync +vsync
EndSection

The Identifier, VendorName and ModelName were changed by me for a further test after seeing messages related to "no default monitor found"

Anyhow, with the defaults, I got the same result - no screens configured
Log here : https://pastebin.com/1hY5k1bk

2 - xorg.conf with chipset declaration

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "X.org Configured"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	Screen      1  "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
	ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
	FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
	FontPath     "built-ins"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "auto"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
	ModelName    "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Monitor1"
	VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
	ModelName    "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz",
        ### <percent>: "<f>%"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "NoAccel"            	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "AccelMethod"        	# <str>
        #Option     "Backlight"          	# <str>
        #Option     "DRI"                	# <str>
        #Option     "ColorKey"           	# <i>
        #Option     "VideoKey"           	# <i>
        #Option     "Tiling"             	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "LinearFramebuffer"  	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "SwapbuffersWait"    	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "TripleBuffer"       	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "XvPreferOverlay"    	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "HotPlug"            	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ReprobeOutputs"     	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "XvMC"               	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ZaphodHeads"        	# <str>
        #Option     "TearFree"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "PerCrtcPixmaps"     	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "FallbackDebug"      	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "DebugFlushBatches"  	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "DebugFlushCaches"   	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "DebugWait"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "BufferCache"        	# [<bool>]
	Identifier  "Card0"
	Driver      "intel"
	BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
	Chipset     "i915"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz",
        ### <percent>: "<f>%"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "SWcursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "HWcursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoAccel"            	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShadowFB"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "VideoKey"           	# <i>
        #Option     "WrappedFB"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "GLXVBlank"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ZaphodHeads"        	# <str>
        #Option     "PageFlip"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "SwapLimit"          	# <i>
        #Option     "AsyncUTSDFS"        	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "AccelMethod"        	# <str>
	Identifier  "Card1"
	Driver      "nouveau"
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Card0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     1
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     4
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     8
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     15
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen1"
	Device     "Card1"
	Monitor    "Monitor1"
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     1
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     4
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     8
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     15
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Again, no joy with startx

log here : https://pastebin.com/nK1vtTnJ

3 - I tried the linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 kernel but still no difference :-(

4 - I don't have nomodeset or vga= as kernel parameters

5 - doing the egrep command I get no output on 3.6 or 4.9 kernels

root@devuan:/home/user# egrep -R i915 /etc/modprobe.d
root@devuan:/home/user#

So what now ?
Do I give up and start again? (I'll be honest, it's beginning to feel like this - I need to start using this laptop and I've never had such problems with linux before - Ubuntu/Centos/Fedora...  albeit, none of those were on this latest laptop)

Thanks again, Steve

#3 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] startx fails since upgrade to 4.9 kernel » 2018-01-05 18:46:12

stevewalsh

If I blacklist the i915 kernel module, 4.9 fails to boot up completely - onscreen it appears to hang during it's failed attempts to load iwlwifi... However, the /var/log/messages log contains further entries...
Full excerpt here : https://pastebin.com/VeWHXrxp

For what it's worth, the module has dependencies of : 

root@devuan:/home/user# modinfo -F depends i915
drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c-core,video,button,i2c-algo-bit

Perhaps this will explain (to someone who knows) why the blacklisting fails...

Looking at PCI device 01:00.0, the outputs are :
3.16

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 13b0 (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 222e
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
	Region 0: Memory at d3000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
	Region 1: Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Region 3: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
	Region 5: I/O ports at 4000 [size=128]
	Expansion ROM at d4080000 [disabled] [size=512K]
	Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Capabilities: [68] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
		Address: 00000000fee003f8  Data: 0000
	Capabilities: [78] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 <64us
			ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
		DevCtl:	Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
			RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
			MaxPayload 256 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #0, Speed 8GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <4us
			ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
		LnkCtl:	ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk+
			ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range AB, TimeoutDis+, LTR+, OBFF Via message
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR+, OBFF Disabled
		LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 8GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
			 Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
			 Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
		LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB, EqualizationComplete+, EqualizationPhase1+
			 EqualizationPhase2+, EqualizationPhase3+, LinkEqualizationRequest-
	Capabilities: [100 v1] Virtual Channel
		Caps:	LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
		Arb:	Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
		Ctrl:	ArbSelect=Fixed
		Status:	InProgress-
		VC0:	Caps:	PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
			Arb:	Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
			Ctrl:	Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=ff
			Status:	NegoPending- InProgress-
	Capabilities: [250 v1] Latency Tolerance Reporting
		Max snoop latency: 71680ns
		Max no snoop latency: 71680ns
	Capabilities: [258 v1] L1 PM Substates
		L1SubCap: PCI-PM_L1.2+ PCI-PM_L1.1+ ASPM_L1.2+ ASPM_L1.1+ L1_PM_Substates+
			  PortCommonModeRestoreTime=255us PortTPowerOnTime=10us
	Capabilities: [128 v1] Power Budgeting <?>
	Capabilities: [600 v1] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=024 <?>
	Capabilities: [900 v1] #19

01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0fbc (rev a1)
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 17
	Region 0: Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Capabilities: [68] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
		Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
	Capabilities: [78] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 <64us
			ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
		DevCtl:	Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
			RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
			MaxPayload 256 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #0, Speed 8GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <4us
			ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
		LnkCtl:	ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk-
			ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range AB, TimeoutDis+, LTR+, OBFF Via message
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR-, OBFF Disabled
		LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1-
			 EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest-
	Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel

4.9

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 13b0 (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 222e
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 133
	Region 0: Memory at d3000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
	Region 1: Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Region 3: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
	Region 5: I/O ports at 4000 [size=128]
	Expansion ROM at d4000000 [disabled] [size=512K]
	Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Capabilities: [68] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
		Address: 00000000fee003b8  Data: 0000
	Capabilities: [78] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 <64us
			ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
		DevCtl:	Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
			RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
			MaxPayload 256 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #0, Speed 8GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <4us
			ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
		LnkCtl:	ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk+
			ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range AB, TimeoutDis+, LTR+, OBFF Via message
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR+, OBFF Disabled
		LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 8GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
			 Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
			 Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
		LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB, EqualizationComplete+, EqualizationPhase1+
			 EqualizationPhase2+, EqualizationPhase3+, LinkEqualizationRequest-
	Capabilities: [100 v1] Virtual Channel
		Caps:	LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
		Arb:	Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
		Ctrl:	ArbSelect=Fixed
		Status:	InProgress-
		VC0:	Caps:	PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
			Arb:	Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
			Ctrl:	Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=ff
			Status:	NegoPending- InProgress-
	Capabilities: [250 v1] Latency Tolerance Reporting
		Max snoop latency: 0ns
		Max no snoop latency: 0ns
	Capabilities: [258 v1] L1 PM Substates
		L1SubCap: PCI-PM_L1.2+ PCI-PM_L1.1+ ASPM_L1.2+ ASPM_L1.1+ L1_PM_Substates+
			  PortCommonModeRestoreTime=255us PortTPowerOnTime=10us
	Capabilities: [128 v1] Power Budgeting <?>
	Capabilities: [600 v1] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=024 <?>
	Capabilities: [900 v1] #19
	Kernel driver in use: nouveau

@Geoff, I don't see kernel 4.13 in the backports 

root@devuan:/home/user# apt-cache search linux-image
linux-headers-3.16.0-4-amd64 - Header files for Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64
linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64 - Linux 3.16 for 64-bit PCs
linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64-dbg - Debugging symbols for Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64
linux-image-amd64 - Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
linux-image-amd64-dbg - Debugging symbols for Linux amd64 configuration (meta-package)
nvidia-kernel-3.16.0-4-amd64 - NVIDIA binary kernel module for Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64
linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.4-amd64 - Linux 4.9 for 64-bit PCs
linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.4-amd64-dbg - Debug symbols for linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.4-amd64
linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.4-rt-amd64 - Linux 4.9 for 64-bit PCs, PREEMPT_RT
linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.4-rt-amd64-dbg - Debug symbols for linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.4-rt-amd64
linux-image-4.9.0-2-grsec-amd64 - Linux 4.9 for 64-bit PCs, Grsecurity protection
linux-image-grsec-amd64 - Linux image meta-package, grsec featureset
linux-image-rt-amd64 - Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package), PREEMPT_RT
linux-image-rt-amd64-dbg - Debugging symbols for Linux rt-amd64 configuration (meta-package)
linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.2-amd64 - Linux 4.9 for 64-bit PCs (signed)
linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.2-rt-amd64 - Linux 4.9 for 64-bit PCs, PREEMPT_RT (signed)

Again, thanks for the continued assistance and advice, at least the support for Devuan is keeping me going otherwise I might've thrown in the towel before now :-)
Cheers,
Steve

#4 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] startx fails since upgrade to 4.9 kernel » 2018-01-05 12:25:35

stevewalsh

Thanks for the advice...

Here's the lspci -vvv -s 2 output

3.16 kernel

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 191d (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 222e
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
	Region 0: Memory at d2000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
	Region 2: Memory at a0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=512M]
	Region 4: I/O ports at 5000 [size=64]
	Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
	Capabilities: [40] Vendor Specific Information: Len=0c <?>
	Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0
			ExtTag- RBE+
		DevCtl:	Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
			RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
			MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis-, LTR-, OBFF Not Supported
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR-, OBFF Disabled
	Capabilities: [ac] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
		Address: 00000000  Data: 0000
	Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Capabilities: [100 v1] #1b
	Capabilities: [200 v1] Address Translation Service (ATS)
		ATSCap:	Invalidate Queue Depth: 00
		ATSCtl:	Enable-, Smallest Translation Unit: 00
	Capabilities: [300 v1] #13

4.9 kernel

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 191d (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 222e
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 130
	Region 0: Memory at d2000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
	Region 2: Memory at a0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=512M]
	Region 4: I/O ports at 5000 [size=64]
	[virtual] Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
	Capabilities: [40] Vendor Specific Information: Len=0c <?>
	Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Root Complex Integrated Endpoint, MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0
			ExtTag- RBE+
		DevCtl:	Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
			RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
			MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis-, LTR-, OBFF Not Supported
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR-, OBFF Disabled
	Capabilities: [ac] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
		Address: fee00018  Data: 0000
	Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Capabilities: [100 v1] #1b
	Capabilities: [200 v1] Address Translation Service (ATS)
		ATSCap:	Invalidate Queue Depth: 00
		ATSCtl:	Enable-, Smallest Translation Unit: 00
	Capabilities: [300 v1] #13
	Kernel driver in use: i915

I created the blacklist file as advised and did the update-initramfs command 

root@devuan:/home/user# update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-0.bpo.4-amd64

Alas, when I reboot using the 4.9 kernel, the i915 module is still being used (checked with lscpi -k and -vvv -s 2 commands)

fyi - there are several other files in the /etc/modprobe.d dir

root@devuan:/home/user# ls -al /etc/modprobe.d
total 20
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root  180 Jan  5 12:20 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3314 Jan  5 12:16 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   15 Jan  5 12:11 blacklist
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  390 Apr  8  2017 fbdev-blacklist.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  154 Jul  9 01:33 intel-microcode-blacklist.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   16 Jun 14  2014 libpisock9.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   51 Jul 13  2015 modesetting.conf

I've checked and blacklist contains only the line you suggested - no new line after etc...

Again, thanks for everyones continued help with this...
Steve

#5 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] startx fails since upgrade to 4.9 kernel » 2018-01-05 09:49:01

stevewalsh

Thanks for the tip fungus...

I've compared lscpi -k on both kernels and there is a difference !

here's 3.16

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 191d (rev 06)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 222e

here's 4.9

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 191d (rev 06)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 222e
	Kernel driver in use: i915

So, no kernel driver "works" (kinda - see prvious post for error) and a kernel driver completely fails...

Next steps ?
modprobe -r <something i915> on the 4.9 kernel ?

Thanks in advance, Steve

#6 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] startx fails since upgrade to 4.9 kernel » 2018-01-04 16:07:43

stevewalsh

Thank you for the replies...

Here's the story so far...

I tried with nomodeset and got the same result...

Here's the output of lspci

root@devuan:/home/user# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Device 1918 (rev 07)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 1901 (rev 07)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 191d (rev 06)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Device a12f (rev 31)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Device a131 (rev 31)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Device a13a (rev 31)
00:16.3 Serial controller: Intel Corporation Device a13d (rev 31)
00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Device a102 (rev 31)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device a112 (rev f1)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device a114 (rev f1)
00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device a11c (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Device a150 (rev 31)
00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Device a121 (rev 31)
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Device a170 (rev 31)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Device a123 (rev 31)
00:1f.6 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (2) I219-LM (rev 31)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation Device 13b0 (rev a2)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0fbc (rev a1)
02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 (rev 3a)
06:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 525a (rev 01)

Given the prospect of install xserver-xorg-legacy from ascii, I took the other original option of installing a display manager... I chose SLiM.
I now get a nice login screen with the 3.16 kernel, but not with the 4.9 kernel so still stuck at the same point. (why isn't SLiM working with 4.9 ?)

The slim.log just says 

slim: waiting for X server to begin accepting connections.
Giving up.
slim: unable to connect to X server

slim: waiting for X server to begin accepting connections.

slim: waiting for X server to shut down.

(I should point out that with the 3.16 kernel, I do also get the "error" message box : no session for pid xxxx)

Any further help would be much appreciated.

On the wireless thing, I did try the advice on https://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi to start with, but it didn't work for my 8260 adapter, hence I'm here with the later kernel which "should" include firmware for this adapter (see original post).

Thanks again, Steve

#7 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] startx fails since upgrade to 4.9 kernel » 2018-01-04 11:13:36

stevewalsh

root@devuan:~# apt install xserver-xorg-legacy
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package xserver-xorg-legacy

#8 Re: Installation » [SOLVED] startx fails since upgrade to 4.9 kernel » 2018-01-03 19:19:03

stevewalsh

thank you for the reply.

is xserver-xorg-legacy available for jessie ?

root@devuan:/home/user# apt-get install xserver-xorg-legacy
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package xserver-xorg-legacy

here's the list of repo's I currently have enabled...

deb http://gb.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie main
deb-src http://gb.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie main

# jessie-security, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://gb.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie-security main non-free
deb-src http://gb.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie-security main non-free

# jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://gb.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie-updates main non-free
deb-src http://gb.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie-updates main non-free

# non-free intel 8260 wlan firmware
deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free

# backports
deb http://gb.mirror.devuan.org/merged/ jessie-backports main

# virtualbox
deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/ jessie contrib

#9 Installation » [SOLVED] startx fails since upgrade to 4.9 kernel » 2018-01-03 16:16:21

stevewalsh
Replies: 25

Hello,

New to Devuan (jessie) - I like the non-systemd idea...

All went well with the initial install (a few niggles aside with EFI boot manager and installing grub)
Alas, my wifi adapter doesn't work - UNCLAIMED is the issue there...
reading around the subject it turns out my wifi card (Intel 8260) isn't supported out of the box with the default jessie kernel (3.6)
I stumbled across this page https://askubuntu.com/questions/693109/ … ed-network and was tempted to follow the advice.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en … rking.html states that support exists in 4.1+ kernels hence I'm here having installed the 4.9 kernel from the jessie backports repo.

However, as per the subject, I now have no fancy gui (well, as fancy as LXDE gets)

I'm able to successfully "startx" when using the 3.6 kernel but with 4.9 my Xorg.0.log has the following errors :
[   648.776] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[   648.776] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[   648.776] (EE) no screens found(EE)

Here's the full log... https://pastebin.com/5SWp4WTG

Any advice gratefully received...

Thanks, Steve

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