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Date:      Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:52:16 -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.typc1e1x9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <20070915075634.T10066@small>
References:  <20070915075634.T10066@small>

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

> 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 pok=
e  =

around. I haven't test it yet. In the bottom of gdm/custom.conf now look=
s  =

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

Cheers,
Mezz

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


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