Re: [gentoo-user] X won't start after xorg-server update

[hitachi303]

Am 12.03.20 um 09:26 schrieb Michael:
> On Thursday, 12 March 2020 00:13:53 GMT Jack wrote:
>> On 2020.03.11 19:00, hitachi303 wrote:
>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> so ever since using the amd64 17.1 profiles (which is not that long
>>> for this PC) I have one problem. After updating xorg-server X won't
>>> start.
>>>
>>> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20opengl.conf reads:
>>> Section "Files"
>>>
>>>          ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
>>>
>>> EndSection
>
> Did you edit this by hand for some reason?

I can't remember if I edited in the past but now I always add the 64.

>
> This is the contents on two systems here, both with radeon cards:
>
> $ cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20opengl.conf
> Section "Files"
> EndSection
>
> No "ModulePath" there.
>
>
>>> but the module is located at:
>>> /usr/lib64/xorg/modules
>
> Yes, this is the same here too.
>
>
>>> I rarely restart the PC but it annoying anyway. I would be thankful
>>> for any help.
>>>
>>> Is the module in the right place and the config file is wrong or is
>>> it the other way around?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Konstantin
>>
>> I suspect lib64 is the correct location.  I would check whether
>> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20opengl.conf is owned by any package or if it
>> might have been manually edited long ago.  I don't have that file
>> present, but that may well be a side effect of different graphics cards.
>>
>> Jack
>
> Checking on my PC:
>
> # qfile /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20opengl.conf

Doesn't show anything.

> #
> # equery b /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20opengl.conf
>   * Searching for /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20opengl.conf ...
> #
>
> Nothing seems to claim it.  Perhaps this is cruft left over from some older
> package.  Not sure.  :-/
>