X isn't working anymore since the last system update.

Hi there,
I'm using Arch for a couple of months and didn't need a forums login until now. But currently I've broken somehow my system and can't get it working anymore. So I need some help of you.
The Problem:
Arch Linux is running on my computer at work as a virtual machine inside VMWare Player 6.0.2-1744117. Host ist Win 8.1. After the system-update xorg didn't start anymore. Neither with kdm nor with plain X. When I start the X-Server (X as user or systemctl start kdm), the cursor of the tty console appears in the upper left corner, but isn't blinking. That's all. Only a black screen. It seems, X itself isn't starting. There's no process in ps and no graphics mode switch. In journalctl there's no (error) message.
What I've done:
Last week I made a system update, xorg-server was a part of it:
yaourt -Qi xorg-server
Name : xorg-server
Version : 1.15.1-1
Description : Xorg X server
Installed on : Do 12 Jun 2014 11:16:46 CEST
I've also updated xf86-video-vmware. xf86-video-vesa was last updated on 23th of January.
What happens (xf86-video-vesa)
/var/log/Xorg.log looks normal:
[ 43.168] (II) VESA(0): initializing int10
[ 43.168] (II) VESA(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
[ 43.169] (II) VESA(0): VESA BIOS detected
[ 43.169] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Version 2.0
[ 43.169] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 32768 kB
[ 43.169] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM: V M ware, Inc. VBE support 2.0
[ 43.169] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 2.0
[ 43.169] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: VMware, Inc
[ 43.169] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: VMware virtual machine
[ 43.169] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 2.0
[ 43.169] (II) VESA(0): virtual address = 0x7fa613360000,
physical address = 0xe8000000, size = 33554432
[ 43.173] (II) VESA(0): Setting up VESA Mode 0x148 (1856x1392)
[ 43.179] (==) VESA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 43.184] (==) VESA(0): Backing store enabled
[ 43.185] (==) VESA(0): DPMS enabled
[ 43.185] (WW) VESA(0): Option "RenderAccel" is not used
[ 43.185] (==) RandR enabled
[ 43.889] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized swrast
What happens (xf86-video-vmware)
Starting X gives me:
VMware: No 3D enabled (0, Success).
(EE)
(EE) Backtrace:
(EE) 0: X (xorg_backtrace+0x48) [0x584b08]
(EE) 1: X (0x400000+0x1887f9) [0x5887f9]
(EE) 2: /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x7f6befdc8000+0xf4b0) [0x7f6befdd74b0]
(EE) 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so (0x7f6beb64e000+0x14848) [0x7f6beb662848]
(EE) 4: X (xf86DisableUnusedFunctions+0xa2) [0x4aa722]
(EE) 5: X (xf86SetDesiredModes+0x106) [0x4aae76]
(EE) 6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so (0x7f6beb64e000+0xe8c0) [0x7f6beb65c8c0]
(EE) 7: X (0x400000+0xa7b9e) [0x4a7b9e]
(EE) 8: X (0x400000+0x39966) [0x439966]
(EE) 9: /usr/lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf0) [0x7f6beea35000]
(EE) 10: X (0x400000+0x2507e) [0x42507e]
(EE)
(EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x8
(EE)
Fatal server error:
(EE) Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
(EE)
(EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
(EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
(EE)
Segmentation fault
I've tried a downgrade to xorg-server 1.5.0.5, but it didn't help.
I would prefer the vmware graphics driver, but temporary the vesa driver would do the job too. I can access the system via ssh from outside. Inside the VMWare after starting X I can't switch to the tty consoles anymore.
Any ideas?
Thanks so far.

I upgraded everything today including open-vm-tools-dkms and it still does not work.
MickeyKnox has the same problem: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=182971
This is his codebin, same errors I have: http://codebin.org/view/53bcafc9
Could this be related to this report: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/40781?
How could I install the version from the git?
[EDIT] I also tried downgrading mesa and mesa-libgl to Version 10.1.4-1 to no avail. (see bug report FS#40781 above)
[EDIT2] At least I can now use [ALT]+[F2] to log into the system without arch-chrooting from a live medium. So it hangs "less bad" ...
I also get the following error (as does MickeyKnox):
[ 42.709] (EE) Failed to convert pixmap to scanout.
[ 42.709] (EE)
[ 42.709] (EE) Backtrace:
[ 42.726] (EE) 0: /usr/bin/X (xorg_backtrace+0x48) [0x584b08]
[ 42.726] (EE) 1: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x1887f9) [0x5887f9]
[ 42.727] (EE) 2: /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x7f324d915000+0xf4b0) [0x7f324d9244b0]
[ 42.727] (EE) 3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so (0x7f324879b000+0x14848) [0x7f32487af848]
[ 42.727] (EE) 4: /usr/bin/X (xf86DisableUnusedFunctions+0xa2) [0x4aa722]
[ 42.727] (EE) 5: /usr/bin/X (xf86SetDesiredModes+0x106) [0x4aae76]
[ 42.727] (EE) 6: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vmware_drv.so (0x7f324879b000+0xe8c0) [0x7f32487a98c0]
[ 42.727] (EE) 7: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0xa7b9e) [0x4a7b9e]
[ 42.727] (EE) 8: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x39966) [0x439966]
[ 42.727] (EE) 9: /usr/lib/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf0) [0x7f324c582000]
[ 42.727] (EE) 10: /usr/bin/X (0x400000+0x2507e) [0x42507e]
[ 42.727] (EE)
[ 42.727] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x8
[ 42.727] (EE)
Fatal server error:
[ 42.727] (EE) Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
[ 42.727] (EE)
[ 42.727] (EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 42.727] (EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 42.727] (EE)
Last edited by garunkel (2014-06-17 17:37:07)

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