Kmail web links broken after pacman -Syu

Hello -
I use Kontact/Kmail for my email. After a recent upgrade, web links no longer work in my emails. When I click on any type of link in an email, an "infinite loop" of processes is generated. No windows appear, just process after process is started and stopped. This problem only seems to happen within Kmail.
Shutting down Kontact does stop the problem, so I end up rebooting. I can't seem to find any one process to kill to stop the madness either. I sent myself an email with a link to the Arch home page - here is a partial output from the process list:
rose 2854 0.0 1.4 25652 6724 ? S 10:40 0:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kontactxMJUTb.slave-socket
rose 2855 0.0 1.4 25652 6720 ? S 10:40 0:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kontactUXZ6Ua.slave-socket
rose 2856 0.0 1.4 25652 6720 ? S 10:40 0:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kontactfyRita.slave-socket
rose 2857 0.0 1.4 25652 6720 ? S 10:40 0:00 kio_file [kdeinit] file /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kontactj1ZuTb.slave-socket
rose 2858 0.1 1.9 55680 8804 ? S 10:40 0:00 kio_pop3 [kdeinit] pop3 /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kontactuJbXuc.slave-socket
rose 2869 0.1 1.9 55840 8948 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_smtp [kdeinit] smtp /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kontactk68Tuc.slave-socket
rose 2880 1.3 2.7 27920 12532 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_uiserver [kdeinit]
rose 2881 0.1 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kontactKVmAqb.slave-socket
rose 2886 0.1 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientAfu79a.slave-socket
rose 2891 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclient84Rrmc.slave-socket
rose 2896 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientmACv9b.slave-socket
rose 2901 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientpIUrcc.slave-socket
rose 2906 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientQgvh8b.slave-socket
rose 2911 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientIugmGb.slave-socket
rose 2916 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientL2bHqc.slave-socket
rose 2921 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientgDqPYa.slave-socket
rose 2926 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientcIDB9b.slave-socket
rose 2931 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientJcRm6b.slave-socket
rose 2936 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientgKuUDa.slave-socket
rose 2941 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientwSk3Sa.slave-socket
rose 2946 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientaYgZIb.slave-socket
rose 2951 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientH43Wda.slave-socket
rose 2956 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclient9Tuflb.slave-socket
rose 2961 0.2 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclienttQc1Va.slave-socket
rose 2966 0.3 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientPJO9Sb.slave-socket
rose 2971 0.3 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientzhELkc.slave-socket
root 2975 0.0 0.1 3444 872 pts/1 S 10:41 0:00 su
rose 2977 0.3 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:41 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientRBZ7Qa.slave-socket
rose 2982 0.4 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclient59jYpa.slave-socket
rose 2987 0.3 1.8 53512 8360 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientxagbwa.slave-socket
rose 2992 0.4 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientJyaMZb.slave-socket
rose 2997 0.5 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientlZRqlc.slave-socket
rose 3002 0.4 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientA2VPTa.slave-socket
rose 3007 0.4 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientGCQxna.slave-socket
rose 3012 0.4 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientCSEkia.slave-socket
rose 3017 0.6 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclient30F3aa.slave-socket
rose 3022 0.5 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclient8tYZjb.slave-socket
rose 3027 0.5 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientQ86u0a.slave-socket
rose 3032 0.5 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientB7yaAb.slave-socket
rose 3037 0.5 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientGdIGNb.slave-socket
rose 3042 0.7 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclient8t1pFa.slave-socket
rose 3047 0.6 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmcliento8IQia.slave-socket
root 3051 0.1 0.3 4156 1684 pts/1 S 10:42 0:00 bash
rose 3053 0.7 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclienteVlvna.slave-socket
rose 3058 0.7 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientflIHRa.slave-socket
rose 3063 1.1 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientzJ17ga.slave-socket
rose 3068 1.1 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientteVzib.slave-socket
rose 3073 0.8 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientgJZnha.slave-socket
rose 3078 1.0 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclienty9BXGa.slave-socket
rose 3083 1.1 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientFFNKza.slave-socket
rose 3088 1.4 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientj9LJgb.slave-socket
rose 3093 1.7 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclient7RpVab.slave-socket
rose 3098 2.0 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientXM7Jca.slave-socket
rose 3103 2.3 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientWkNWOb.slave-socket
rose 3108 4.0 1.8 53512 8372 ? S 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientrJmmXb.slave-socket
rose 3112 6.5 2.3 26512 10424 ? S 10:42 0:00 kfmclient [kdeinit] openURL http://www.archlinux.org text/html
rose 3113 4.0 1.8 53512 8368 ? Sl 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclientLVMc9a.slave-socket
rose 3117 13.0 2.3 26512 10420 ? S 10:42 0:00 kfmclient [kdeinit] openURL http://www.archlinux.org text/html
rose 3118 8.0 1.8 53512 8368 ? Sl 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclient6FYg9a.slave-socket
rose 3122 13.0 2.3 26512 10420 ? S 10:42 0:00 kfmclient [kdeinit] openURL http://www.archlinux.org text/html
rose 3123 0.0 1.8 53512 8368 ? Sl 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclient6KhFec.slave-socket
rose 3127 0.0 2.2 26516 10076 ? S 10:42 0:00 kfmclient [kdeinit] openURL http://www.archlinux.org text/html
rose 3128 0.0 1.8 53508 8300 ? Rl 10:42 0:00 kio_http [kdeinit] http /tmp/ksocket-rose/klauncherTvG7Qb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-rose/kfmclienteyGCcc.slave-socket
Sorry - the lines are really long - I hope this comes our readable.
Thanks a bunch -
RoseAnne

sounds like another kio problem...
'll look at home if i experience the same problem as you do.
try to put those lines from your output (process list) into code tags, that helps for having them readable.
// STi

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gcc -v output:
Using built-in specs.
COLLECT_GCC=gcc
COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.6.2/lto-wrapper
Target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
Configured with: /build/src/gcc-4.6-20111223/configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --with-bugurl=https://bugs.archlinux.org/ --enable-languages=c,c++,ada,fortran,go,lto,objc,obj-c++ --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-linker-build-id --with-ppl --enable-cloog-backend=isl --enable-lto --enable-gold --enable-ld=default --enable-plugin --with-plugin-ld=ld.gold --enable-multilib --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --enable-checking=release --with-fpmath=sse
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.6.2 20111223 (prerelease) (GCC)
and ls /usr/lib/*cloog* output:
/usr/lib/libcloog-isl.a /usr/lib/libcloog-isl.so /usr/lib/libcloog-isl.so.3 /usr/lib/libcloog-isl.so.3.0.0
uname -a:
Linux willem-arch 3.2.4-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Feb 4 10:53:01 CET 2012 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
How can I fix this? I already tried installen cloog with pacman but that doesn't help.
edit:
I solved the problem. There was an issue with my pacman.conf. Multilib wasn't properly enabled after the pacman4 transition.
Last edited by pientertje (2012-02-08 09:47:25)

I'm using multilib.
@Allan
more fully than pacman -Syu? Or is my mirror not up to date?
edit:
I solved the problem. There was an issue with my pacman.conf. Multilib wasn't properly enabled after the pacman4 transition.
Last edited by pientertje (2012-02-08 09:46:40)

KDE never finish to start after pacman -Syu [SOLVED]

Hi to All.
I have upgraded my system with pacman -Syu (I have to upgrade first broadcom-wl).
after upgrading to new kernel, I reinstalled pacman and nvidia and nvidia-utils
started kde and it begins to start session, but 4 processs get full cpu and never ends the session init
the processes are kbuildsyscoca (2 processes), kded4 and kconf_update
If I start twm instead of kde it works
I readed the forums and althoug not seen something similar, decide to downgrade kernel, and recompile (reinstall broadcom-wl, and nvidia drivers)
then tested again and the same results.
last test was to move my .kde and .kde4 folders to a backup and start kde again (starting from startx and not kdm)
this time it launched a lot (more than 100 kconf_update trying to update some stuff of kopete)
then deinstalled kopete and all kde-meta packages that are not needed now, but still have the same problem,
the 4 processes keep running and the desktop never comes up. (black screen with cursor I can move)
anyone with similar sympthoms?
any thing I can try?
as a summary x seems to work fine (twm starts)
wireless works fine
nvidia works fine
only kde get stuck ant the init
any help appreciated.
Thanks
Last edited by clmates (2009-11-03 18:32:51)

Hi.
I will post here by parts as the post is too long
test with other user in my system and with root all fails with the same sympthoms
I attach here the logs of the following test done with another user (charo)
steps.
/etc/rc.d/kdm stop
rm /var/log/kdm.log
rm /var/log/xorg.o.mslog
rm /home/charo/.xsession-errors
rm -r /home/charo/.kde
rm -r /home/charo/.kde4
rm -r /tmp/kde-charo
rm -r /tmp/ksocket-charo
rm -r /var/tmp/kdecache-charo
so If I not forhet none, all stuff regarding kde for user charo is non existant
then started kdm
/etc/rc.d/kdm start
then login with user charo in a standard kde4 session
the splash screen comes up and only the 2 fisrt icons come up (between the first and the second almost 2 minutes passes), then the screen goes blue (default background), and a powerdevil error is shown, we can move the mouse, and clicking in the error it dissapear, but eh screen keeps blue without any data (icons, applets, panels, etc), no element is shown
here are the logs
/var/log/Xorg.0.log
This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
X.Org X Server 1.6.3.901 (1.6.4 RC 1)
Release Date: 2009-8-25
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-ARCH x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux aragorn 2.6.30-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Sep 9 14:16:44 CEST 2009 x86_64
Build Date: 04 September 2009 05:45:43PM
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Oct 21 20:57:24 2009
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "Device0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) |-->Input Device "SynapticsTouchpad"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/TTF,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1,
built-ins
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(**) Extension "Composite" is disabled
(II) Cannot locate a core pointer device.
(II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable AllowEmptyInput.
(WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0
(II) Loader magic: 0x1d40
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(II) Loader running on linux
(++) using VT number 7
(--) PCI: (0:0:10:3) 10de:0271:103c:30b7 nVidia Corporation MCP51 PMU rev 163, Mem @ 0xc0040000/262144
(--) PCI:*(0:5:0:0) 10de:01d6:103c:30b7 nVidia Corporation G72M [GeForce Go 7200] rev 161, Mem @ 0xc7000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xc6000000/16777216
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) System resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[5] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[6] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[7] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[8] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[9] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[10] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[11] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[12] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[13] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[14] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[15] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[16] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[17] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
[18] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[21] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
[22] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[23] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
(II) "extmod" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dbe" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "glx" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "record" will be loaded by default.
(II) "dri" will be loaded. This was enabled by default and also specified in the config file.
(II) "dri2" will be loaded by default.
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module freetype
(II) UnloadModule: "freetype"
(EE) Failed to load module "freetype" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
(II) NVIDIA GLX Module 190.40 Thu Oct 15 16:12:47 PDT 2009
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//synaptics_drv.so
(II) Module synaptics: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3, module version = 1.1.3
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri2.so
(II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DRI2
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "synaptics"
(II) Reloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//synaptics_drv.so
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 190.40 Thu Oct 15 15:08:33 PDT 2009
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 05@00:00:0
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libfb.so
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "wfb"
(II) LoadModule: "wfb"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libwfb.so
(II) Module wfb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
(II) resource ranges after probing:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[5] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[6] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[7] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[8] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[9] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[10] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[11] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[12] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[13] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[14] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[15] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[16] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[17] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
[18] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[21] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
[22] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[23] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "HWcursor"
(**) Oct 21 20:57:24 NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce Go 7200 (G72) at PCI:5:0:0 (GPU-0)
(--) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): Memory: 262144 kBytes
(--) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 05.72.22.41.c9
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
(--) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
(--) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce Go 7200 at PCI:5:0:0:
(--) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): LPL (DFP-0)
(--) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): LPL (DFP-0): 330.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
(--) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): LPL (DFP-0): Internal Dual Link LVDS
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: DFP-0
(WW) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "1280x768"; removing.
(WW) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "1280x720"; removing.
(WW) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "1280x600"; removing.
(WW) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "1024x600"; removing.
(WW) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): No valid modes for "768x576"; removing.
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): "1280x800"
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): "1024x768"
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): "800x600"
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1280 x 800
(--) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (98, 96); computed from "UseEdidDpi" X config
(--) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): option
(==) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): Disabling 32-bit ARGB GLX visuals.
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[4] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[5] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[6] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[7] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[8] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[9] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[10] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[11] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[12] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[b]
[13] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
[14] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
[15] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
[16] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[17] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
[18] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[21] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
[22] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
[23] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[b]
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): Initialized GPU GART.
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): ACPI display change hotkey events enabled: the X server is new
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): enough to receive ACPI display change hotkey events.
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x800"
(II) Loading extension NV-GLX
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): Initialized OpenGL Acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
(II) Oct 21 20:57:25 NVIDIA(0): Initialized X Rendering Acceleration
(==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
(II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
(II) Loading extension XINERAMA
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Option "CalcAlgorithm" is not used
(WW) NVIDIA(0): Option "PreferredMode" is not used
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
(II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
(II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
(II) Initializing extension GLX
(II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 1.1.3
(--) SynapticsTouchpad auto-dev sets device to /dev/input/event8
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event8"
(II) SynapticsTouchpad: x-axis range 1472 - 5472
(II) SynapticsTouchpad: y-axis range 1408 - 4448
(II) SynapticsTouchpad: pressure range 0 - 255
(II) SynapticsTouchpad: finger width range 0 - 0
(II) SynapticsTouchpad: buttons: left right middle double triple
(**) Option "SHMConfig" "true"
(**) Option "LeftEdge" "1700"
(**) Option "RightEdge" "5300"
(**) Option "TopEdge" "1700"
(**) Option "BottomEdge" "4200"
(**) Option "FingerLow" "25"
(**) Option "FingerHigh" "30"
(**) Option "MaxTapTime" "180"
(**) Option "VertScrollDelta" "100"
(**) Option "HorizScrollDelta" "100"
(**) Option "VertEdgeScroll" "true"
(**) Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "true"
(**) Option "CornerCoasting" "true"
(**) Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "true"
(**) Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "true"
(**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
(**) Option "TapButton2" "2"
(**) Option "TapButton3" "3"
(**) Option "MinSpeed" "0.40"
(**) Option "MaxSpeed" "0.80"
(**) Option "AccelFactor" "0.0020"
(**) Option "CoastingSpeed" "0.30"
(--) SynapticsTouchpad: touchpad found
(**) Option "AlwaysCore" "true"
(**) Option "SendCoreEvents"
(**) SynapticsTouchpad: always reports core events
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SynapticsTouchpad" (type: TOUCHPAD)
(**) SynapticsTouchpad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) SynapticsTouchpad: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) SynapticsTouchpad: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) SynapticsTouchpad: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(--) SynapticsTouchpad: touchpad found
(II) config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
(II) LoadModule: "evdev"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input//evdev_drv.so
(II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 1.6.3, module version = 2.2.5
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 4.0
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
(**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "es"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Macintosh mouse button emulation
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: always reports core events
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Found x and y relative axes
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Configuring as mouse
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Macintosh mouse button emulation" (type: MOUSE)
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) Macintosh mouse button emulation: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: initialized for relative axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
(II) Synaptics touchpad driver version 1.1.3
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event8"
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: x-axis range 1472 - 5472
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: y-axis range 1408 - 4448
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: pressure range 0 - 255
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: finger width range 0 - 0
(II) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: buttons: left right middle double triple
(**) Option "TapButton1" "1"
(**) Option "TapButton2" "2"
(**) Option "TapButton3" "3"
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: always reports core events
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" (type: TOUCHPAD)
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(WW) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad can't grab event device, errno=16
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) config/hal: Adding input device USB 2.0 Camera
(**) USB 2.0 Camera: always reports core events
(**) USB 2.0 Camera: Device: "/dev/input/event7"
(II) USB 2.0 Camera: Found keys
(II) USB 2.0 Camera: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "USB 2.0 Camera" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "es"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Sleep Button
(**) Sleep Button: always reports core events
(**) Sleep Button: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
(II) Sleep Button: Found keys
(II) Sleep Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Sleep Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "es"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "es"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Video Bus
(**) Video Bus: always reports core events
(**) Video Bus: Device: "/dev/input/event9"
(II) Video Bus: Found keys
(II) Video Bus: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Video Bus" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "es"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button" (type: KEYBOARD)
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "es"
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Oct 21 20:59:19 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x800"
(II) Oct 21 20:59:19 NVIDIA(0): ACPI display change hotkey events enabled: the X server is new
(II) Oct 21 20:59:19 NVIDIA(0): enough to receive ACPI display change hotkey events.
(--) SynapticsTouchpad: touchpad found
(WW) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad can't grab event device, errno=16
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) USB 2.0 Camera: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Sleep Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Video Bus: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Oct 21 20:59:36 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x800"
(II) Oct 21 20:59:36 NVIDIA(0): ACPI display change hotkey events enabled: the X server is new
(II) Oct 21 20:59:36 NVIDIA(0): enough to receive ACPI display change hotkey events.
(--) SynapticsTouchpad: touchpad found
(WW) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad can't grab event device, errno=16
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) USB 2.0 Camera: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Sleep Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Video Bus: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Oct 21 21:00:27 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x800"
(II) Oct 21 21:00:27 NVIDIA(0): ACPI display change hotkey events enabled: the X server is new
(II) Oct 21 21:00:27 NVIDIA(0): enough to receive ACPI display change hotkey events.
(--) SynapticsTouchpad: touchpad found
(WW) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad can't grab event device, errno=16
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) USB 2.0 Camera: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Sleep Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Video Bus: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Oct 21 21:01:50 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x800"
(II) Oct 21 21:01:50 NVIDIA(0): ACPI display change hotkey events enabled: the X server is new
(II) Oct 21 21:01:50 NVIDIA(0): enough to receive ACPI display change hotkey events.
(--) SynapticsTouchpad: touchpad found
(WW) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad can't grab event device, errno=16
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) USB 2.0 Camera: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Sleep Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Video Bus: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Oct 21 21:02:32 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x800"
(II) Oct 21 21:02:32 NVIDIA(0): ACPI display change hotkey events enabled: the X server is new
(II) Oct 21 21:02:32 NVIDIA(0): enough to receive ACPI display change hotkey events.
(--) SynapticsTouchpad: touchpad found
(WW) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad can't grab event device, errno=16
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) USB 2.0 Camera: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Sleep Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Video Bus: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Oct 21 21:03:17 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x800"
(II) Oct 21 21:03:17 NVIDIA(0): ACPI display change hotkey events enabled: the X server is new
(II) Oct 21 21:03:17 NVIDIA(0): enough to receive ACPI display change hotkey events.
(--) SynapticsTouchpad: touchpad found
(WW) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad can't grab event device, errno=16
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) USB 2.0 Camera: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Sleep Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Video Bus: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Oct 21 21:04:25 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x800"
(II) Oct 21 21:04:25 NVIDIA(0): ACPI display change hotkey events enabled: the X server is new
(II) Oct 21 21:04:25 NVIDIA(0): enough to receive ACPI display change hotkey events.
(--) SynapticsTouchpad: touchpad found
(WW) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad can't grab event device, errno=16
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) USB 2.0 Camera: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Sleep Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Video Bus: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Oct 21 21:15:04 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x800"
(II) Oct 21 21:15:04 NVIDIA(0): ACPI display change hotkey events enabled: the X server is new
(II) Oct 21 21:15:04 NVIDIA(0): enough to receive ACPI display change hotkey events.
(--) SynapticsTouchpad: touchpad found
(WW) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad can't grab event device, errno=16
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) USB 2.0 Camera: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Sleep Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Video Bus: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Oct 21 21:17:09 NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "1280x800"
(II) Oct 21 21:17:10 NVIDIA(0): ACPI display change hotkey events enabled: the X server is new
(II) Oct 21 21:17:10 NVIDIA(0): enough to receive ACPI display change hotkey events.
(--) SynapticsTouchpad: touchpad found
(WW) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad can't grab event device, errno=16
(--) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad: touchpad found
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) USB 2.0 Camera: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Sleep Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Video Bus: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Device reopened after 1 attempts.
(II) Power Button: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) Video Bus: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) Power Button: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) Sleep Button: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) USB 2.0 Camera: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
(II) Macintosh mouse button emulation: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Close
(II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
(II) UnloadModule: "synaptics"
look at times, I started at 20:57, then the server gets to a "final" status at 20:59 t

Computer freezes after pacman -Syu

Did a pacman -Syu and then rebooted after some programs did not work. When rebooting I get
************FILESYSTEM CHECK FAILED****************
* Please repair manually and reboot. Note that the root *
* file system is currently mounted read-only. To remount *
* it read-write: mount -n -o remount,rw / *
* When you exit the maintenance shell the will *
* reboot automatically. *
checked drives with fsck and get
/dev/sda3 : Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while reading block 1545
/dev/sda3 : Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read reading journal superblock
/dev/sda3 : Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while checking ext3 journal for /dev/sda3
sda is my second drive for backups and documents/music/photos
sdb is the root/boot/swap drive
I commented out /dev/sda3 in fstab and arch booted up but got to the last line which is starting kde??(don't know for sure cause it scrolls by so fast) and then I get a black screen with a steady cursor. I cannot ctl+alt+ anything to get to a tty or out of that screen. So I cannot check any logs or files and I don't know what to do now when the only thing I have been able to do is restart the computer and the same thing happens all over.
I guess I need to get a bootable cd (live cd) to get arch up and try to get a terminal to find problems. But reading the instructions for live cd it appears that I have to be in arch first. I am borrowing a windows computer to get on the internet and research. How can I burn a live arch cd in a windows system?
Or is there something else to try??

I'll bet that skottish will kindly ask you to not cross post and direct people to your other post: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=65113

[SOLVED] X fails after pacman -Syu

After a year or so without upgrading (not recommended) I did a pacman -Syu; it took like ages 'cause I was on kernel 2.26, and now my arch is a complete mess: user modules don't load at boot, dhcpcd is not working so I don't have internet access and the X server is erratic too. Now I have to repair it step by step, and I think I should start with X.
Here is the startx/ xinit output:
[root@HAL-9000 ~]# startx
xauth: (argv):1: bad display name "HAL-9000:0" in "list" command
xauth: (stdin):1: bad display name "HAL-9000:0" in "add" command
X.Org X Server 1.11.2
Release Date: 2011-11-04
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.1.1-1-ARCH i686
Current Operating System: Linux HAL-9000 3.1.1-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Nov 11 22:05:37 UTC 2011 i686
Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/67fb73d6-b981-47d1-a07c-223b5b730551 ro vga=0x0318
Build Date: 16 November 2011 11:26:40AM
Current version of pixman: 0.24.0
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Nov 20 19:02:40 2011
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(EE) synaptics: Touchpad: Synaptics driver unable to detect protocol
(EE) PreInit returned 11 for "Touchpad"
gnome-session: error while loading shared libraries: libdevkit-power-gobject.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file
or directory
xinit: connection to X server lost
waiting for X server to shut down Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.
I guess the gnome-session error with libdevkit-powe-gobject.so.1 is what causes the x server to close. And this is the complete X log:
http://pastebin.com/UBficJVi
*note: I have a Nvdia card which already worked perfectly with the privative driver, and supposedly I still have gnome 2 (that was the only packages group I didn't upgrade)
Last edited by isacdaavid (2011-11-21 06:27:07)

isacdaavid wrote:
knopwob wrote:
isacdaavid wrote:*note: I have a Nvdia card which already worked perfectly with the privative driver, and supposedly I still have gnome 2 (that was the only packages group I didn't upgrade)
So you updated everything except gnome-stuff? Update the gnome-stuff.
But I'm all for gnome 2 , and X should work despite of the gnome version or the desktop environment. Shouldn't it?
No, not if you're using gdm or autoboot into gnome or something similar.
gnome-session: error while loading shared libraries: libdevkit-power-gobject.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file
or directory
This sounds like one of gnome-sessions dependencies have been updated and isn't compatible with gnome-session anymore.
Before you continue trying to repair your system, you should read this

Boot fails after pacman -Syu

Hi, I did pacman -Syu and after this the system did not boot anymore.
I noticed 2.6.18 kernel files
First I got problem with master boot block
then I got: Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
- As proposed in another topics I tried already:
in /etc/fstab
/dev/discs/disc1/part3 / ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/discs/disc1/part1 /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
/dev/discs/disc1/part2 swap swap defaults 0 0
changed to
/dev/hdd3 / ext3 defaults 0 1
/dev/hdd1 /boot ext2 defaults 0 1
/dev/hdd2 swap swap defaults 0 0
in /boot/grub/menu.lst
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux [/boot/vmlinuz26]
root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/discs/disc1/part3 ro
changed to
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux [/boot/vmlinuz26]
root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/hdd3 ro
initrd /boot/kernel26.img
and now I got:
Booting 'Arch Linux [/boot/vmlinuz26]'
root (hd1,0)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/hdd3 ro
[Linux-bzImage, setup=0x1400, size=0x2917b71]
initrd /boot/kernel26.img
Error 15: File not found
=============================
- I tried first to change disks/disk1/part3 to change to hdb3 but this failed. then I noticed that a Live boot disk mounted hdd1 hdd2 and hdd3
My bios configuration:
primary IDE controller CD-1
CD-2
secondary IDE controller hd-0 Win
hd-1 Arch
and now I get lost....thanks
fdiks -l tells:
Disk /dev/hdd: 10.2 GB, 10262568960 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19885 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdd1 * 1 66 33263+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdd2 67 587 262584 82 Linux swap
/dev/hdd3 588 19885 9726192 83 Linux

# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux [/boot/vmlinuz26]
root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/hdb3 ro
initrd /boot/kernel26.img
changed to
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux [/boot/vmlinuz26]
root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/hdd3 ro
initrd /boot/kernel26.img
and now I got:
::Initramfs completed - control passing to kinit
md: Autodetecting RAID arrays
md: autorun ...
md: .. autorun DONE.
this error is gone
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init !
and continues with:
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> Archlinux v0.7.2 (Gimmick)
:: Starting UDev Daemon
:: Loading Modules
FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.10-ARCH/modules.dep: No such file or directory
shouldn't it be 2.6.18 ?
So it seems that CD on the primary IDE and disks on the Secondary IDE
seems to be a problem for upgrading from v0.7.0 to v0.7.2
Shouldn't I swap the IDE flatcables ?
If I should do this is the kernel26.img right for this new hw configuration ?

My 2G USB stick crash after Pacman -Syu

I want my 2G usb stick install a archlinux.
It is very difficult to install a workable GUI interface with just 2G bytes.
Finally, I succeed by choosing minimal package set carefully.
I only left a few M bytes space.
When I 'pacman -Syu', my file system full.
My question is:
1. How to prevent out of space when upgrade system?
2. How can I recover it?

In fact, I've two USB stick, the cache directory has already moved to another USB stick.
But, /usr/bin still full.
And I found some pacman information seems missing after the disk full.
I don't know how to recover my OS. Some package seems out of work.

Lost sound in Freevo after "pacman - Syu"

Hi!
I've been using freevo all day but after doing a "pacman -Syu" I've lost the sound. No files will play and just skips to the next. The terminal output from freevo is this:
failed to load plugin alsamixer2
start 'freevo plugins -l' to get a list of plugins
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/build/community/multimedia/freevo/pkg/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/freevo/plugin.py", line 555, in __load_plugin__
exec('import %s' % module)
File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
File "/build/community/multimedia/freevo/pkg/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/freevo/plugins/alsamixer2.py", line 35, in <module>
ImportError: No module named alsaaudio
I checked the pacman log and the files that got updated was:
[2008-07-18 16:35] synchronizing package lists
[2008-07-18 16:35] starting full system upgrade
[2008-07-18 16:36] upgraded x264 (20071202-1 -> 20080625-1)
[2008-07-18 16:36] upgraded ffmpeg (20071204-1 -> 20080625-1)
[2008-07-18 16:36] upgraded flex (2.5.33-4 -> 2.5.35-1)
[2008-07-18 16:36] upgraded pcmanfm (0.4.5-1 -> 0.5-1)
[2008-07-18 16:36] upgraded python-pysqlite (2.3.5-1 -> 2.4.1-1)
[2008-07-18 17:32] synchronizing package lists
[2008-07-18 17:32] starting full system upgrade
Does anyone know what's happened to the alsamixer2 plugin here? Did the upgrade of python-pysqlite do this? Looks like something happened when I did the last update...

I'm really not sure how to downgrade...
Where do I get the old version of the files? Like python-pysqlite-2.3.5-1...
Thanks for the help!
Nvm, I found them in the cache.
No I didn't I can't find the old versions. At least not python-pysqlite-2.3.5-1.
Last edited by Perre (2008-07-18 19:05:19)

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