Thread: no desktop login, just console. xorg Matrox MGA driver fails to initialize

hey guys,

i've got fancy new servers, , came 10.04. upgraded 10.10 , still worked. upgraded 11.04 , terminal, no gui login screen. googled around, , looks lots of nvidia users had same problem. tried of proposed solutions (e.g., pass nomodeset kernel), nothing works.

dug bit deeper, , seems x not launching. i've pasted log below. (ee) lines seem indicate problem loading matrox mga driver, i'm not sure try next. please advise.

thanks,
brian

code:

[    13.293]   x.org x server 1.10.1  release date: 2011-04-15  [    13.293] x protocol version 11, revision 0  [    13.293] build operating system: linux 2.6.24-28-server x86_64 ubuntu  [    13.293] current operating system: linux london 2.6.38-11-server #48-ubuntu smp fri jul 29 19:20:32 utc 2011 x86_64  [    13.293] kernel command line: boot_image=/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-server root=uuid=968aa190-60b4-4529-a05b-8a8d6563ba73 ro quiet nomodeset  [    13.293] build date: 11 august 2011  03:43:05pm  [    13.293] xorg-server 2:1.10.1-1ubuntu1.2 (for technical support please see http://www.ubuntu.com/support)   [    13.293] current version of pixman: 0.20.2  [    13.293] 	before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org  	to make sure have latest version.  [    13.293] markers: (--) probed, (**) config file, (==) default setting,  	(++) command line, (!!) notice, (ii) informational,  	(ww) warning, (ee) error, (ni) not implemented, (??) unknown.  [    13.293] (==) log file: "/var/log/xorg.0.log", time: mon sep 12 15:30:30 2011  [    13.298] (==) using system config directory "/usr/share/x11/xorg.conf.d"  [    13.298] (==) no layout section.  using first screen section.  [    13.298] (==) no screen section available. using defaults.  [    13.298] (**) |-->screen "default screen section" (0)  [    13.298] (**) |   |-->monitor "<default monitor>"  [    13.298] (==) no monitor specified screen "default screen section".  	using default monitor configuration.  [    13.298] (==) automatically adding devices  [    13.298] (==) automatically enabling devices  [    13.321] (ww) directory "/usr/share/fonts/x11/cyrillic" not exist.  [    13.321] 	entry deleted font path.  [    13.321] (ww) directory "/usr/share/fonts/x11/100dpi/" not exist.  [    13.321] 	entry deleted font path.  [    13.321] (ww) directory "/usr/share/fonts/x11/75dpi/" not exist.  [    13.321] 	entry deleted font path.  [    13.321] (ww) directory "/usr/share/fonts/x11/100dpi" not exist.  [    13.321] 	entry deleted font path.  [    13.321] (ww) directory "/usr/share/fonts/x11/75dpi" not exist.  [    13.321] 	entry deleted font path.  [    13.331] (==) fontpath set to:  	/usr/share/fonts/x11/misc,  	/usr/share/fonts/x11/type1,  	/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/truetype,  	built-ins  [    13.331] (==) modulepath set "/usr/lib/xorg/extra-modules,/usr/lib/xorg/modules"  [    13.331] (ii) server relies on udev provide list of input devices.  	if no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable autoadddevices.  [    13.331] (ii) loader magic: 0x7e17e0  [    13.331] (ii) module abi versions:  [    13.331] 	x.org ansi c emulation: 0.4  [    13.331] 	x.org video driver: 10.0  [    13.331] 	x.org xinput driver : 12.3  [    13.331] 	x.org server extension : 5.0  [    13.332] (--) pci:*(0:7:4:0) 102b:0532:15d9:0100 rev 10, mem @ 0xf9000000/16777216, 0xfa200000/16384  [    13.332] (ii) open acpi successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)  [    13.332] (ii) loadmodule: "extmod"  [    13.338] (ii) loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so  [    13.339] (ii) module extmod: vendor="x.org foundation"  [    13.339] 	compiled 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0  [    13.339] 	module class: x.org server extension  [    13.339] 	abi class: x.org server extension, version 5.0  [    13.339] (ii) loading extension mit-screen-saver  [    13.339] (ii) loading extension xfree86-vidmodeextension  [    13.339] (ii) loading extension xfree86-dga  [    13.339] (ii) loading extension dpms  [    13.339] (ii) loading extension xvideo  [    13.339] (ii) loading extension xvideo-motioncompensation  [    13.339] (ii) loading extension x-resource  [    13.339] (ii) loadmodule: "dbe"  [    13.339] (ii) loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so  [    13.339] (ii) module dbe: vendor="x.org foundation"  [    13.339] 	compiled 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0  [    13.339] 	module class: x.org server extension  [    13.339] 	abi class: x.org server extension, version 5.0  [    13.339] (ii) loading extension double-buffer  [    13.339] (ii) loadmodule: "glx"  [    13.339] (ii) loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so  [    13.339] (ii) module glx: vendor="x.org foundation"  [    13.339] 	compiled 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0  [    13.339] 	abi class: x.org server extension, version 5.0  [    13.339] (==) aiglx enabled  [    13.339] (ii) loading extension glx  [    13.339] (ii) loadmodule: "record"  [    13.339] (ii) loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so  [    13.339] (ii) module record: vendor="x.org foundation"  [    13.339] 	compiled 1.10.1, module version = 1.13.0  [    13.339] 	module class: x.org server extension  [    13.339] 	abi class: x.org server extension, version 5.0  [    13.339] (ii) loading extension record  [    13.339] (ii) loadmodule: "dri"  [    13.339] (ii) loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so  [    13.339] (ii) module dri: vendor="x.org foundation"  [    13.339] 	compiled 1.10.1, module version = 1.0.0  [    13.339] 	abi class: x.org server extension, version 5.0  [    13.339] (ii) loading extension xfree86-dri  [    13.339] (ii) loadmodule: "dri2"  [    13.339] (ii) loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so  [    13.339] (ii) module dri2: vendor="x.org foundation"  [    13.339] 	compiled 1.10.1, module version = 1.2.0  [    13.339] 	abi class: x.org server extension, version 5.0  [    13.339] (ii) loading extension dri2  [    13.339] (==) matched mga autoconfigured driver 0  [    13.339] (==) matched vesa autoconfigured driver 1  [    13.339] (==) matched fbdev autoconfigured driver 2  [    13.339] (==) assigned driver xf86configlayout  [    13.339] (ii) loadmodule: "mga"  [    13.340] (ii) loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/mga_drv.so  [    13.340] (ii) module mga: vendor="x.org foundation"  [    13.340] 	compiled 1.10.0, module version = 1.4.13  [    13.340] 	module class: x.org video driver  [    13.340] 	abi class: x.org video driver, version 10.0  [    13.340] (ii) loadmodule: "vesa"  [    13.340] (ii) loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so  [    13.340] (ii) module vesa: vendor="x.org foundation"  [    13.340] 	compiled 1.10.0, module version = 2.3.0  [    13.340] 	module class: x.org video driver  [    13.340] 	abi class: x.org video driver, version 10.0  [    13.340] (ii) loadmodule: "fbdev"  [    13.340] (ii) loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so  [    13.340] (ii) module fbdev: vendor="x.org foundation"  [    13.340] 	compiled 1.10.0, module version = 0.4.2  [    13.340] 	abi class: x.org video driver, version 10.0  [    13.340] (ii) mga: driver matrox chipsets: mga2064w, mga1064sg, mga2164w,  	mga2164w agp, mgag100, mgag100 pci, mgag200, mgag200 pci,  	mgag200 se pci, mgag200 se b pci, mgag200 ev maxim,  	mgag200 er sh7757, mgag200 ew nuvoton, mgag200eh, mgag400, mgag550  [    13.340] (ii) vesa: driver vesa chipsets: vesa  [    13.340] (ii) fbdev: driver framebuffer: fbdev  [    13.340] (++) using vt number 7    [    13.340] (ii) loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/mga_drv.so  [    13.340] (ww) falling old probe method vesa  [    13.340] (ww) falling old probe method fbdev  [    13.340] (ii) loading sub module "fbdevhw"  [    13.340] (ii) loadmodule: "fbdevhw"  [    13.341] (ii) loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so  [    13.341] (ii) module fbdevhw: vendor="x.org foundation"  [    13.341] 	compiled 1.10.1, module version = 0.0.2  [    13.341] 	abi class: x.org video driver, version 10.0  [    13.341] (ii) loading sub module "vgahw"  [    13.341] (ii) loadmodule: "vgahw"  [    13.341] (ii) loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvgahw.so  [    13.341] (ii) module vgahw: vendor="x.org foundation"  [    13.341] 	compiled 1.10.1, module version = 0.1.0  [    13.341] 	abi class: x.org video driver, version 10.0  [    13.341] (--) mga(0): chipset: "mgag200 ew nuvoton"  [    13.341] (--) mga(0): linear framebuffer @ 0xf9000000  [    13.341] (--) mga(0): mmio registers @ 0xfa200000  [    13.341] (--) mga(0): pseudo-dma transfer window @ 0x0  [    13.343] (ii) mga(0): mapped framebuffer f9000000 800000 7fba6c14f000.  [    13.343] (ee) mga(0): unable map bar 2 (iload region).  no such file or directory (2)  [    13.343] (ii) mga(0): creating default display subsection in screen section  	"default screen section" depth/fbbpp 24/32  [    13.343] (==) mga(0): depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32  [    13.343] (==) mga(0): rgb weight 888  [    13.343] (**) mga(0): enabling kvm  [    13.343] (==) mga(0): using agp 1x mode  [    13.343] (==) mga(0): using hw cursor  [    13.343] (==) mga(0): using xaa acceleration  [    13.343] (--) mga(0): video bios info block @ offset 0x07d60  [    13.343] (ee) mga(0): unable detect video ram.  [    13.343] (ii) unloadmodule: "mga"  [    13.343] (ii) unloading mga  [    13.343] (ii) unloadmodule: "vgahw"  [    13.343] (ii) unloading vgahw  [    13.343] (ee) screen(s) found, none have usable configuration.  [    13.343]   fatal server error:  [    13.343] no screens found  [    13.343]   please consult the x.org foundation support   	 @ http://wiki.x.org   help.   [    13.343] please check log file @ "/var/log/xorg.0.log" additional information.  [    13.343]   [    13.549]  ddxsiggiveup: closing log

not solution, try passing xforcevesa kernel. should start x using vesa driver , access gui.

googled bit , not there of recent. read mga drivers no longer being maintained.

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