Upgrading FC1 to FC3 breaks X

[Stuart Sears]

On Sunday 20 February 2005 20:32, Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> > I booted into runlevel 3 and ran system-config-mouse.
> > It ran in text mode and I was able to make a
> > selection.  My mouse is active in text mode.  However,
> > that did not fix the problem with X hanging when I try
> > to get into graphical mode.
> >
> > I also ran system-config-display, which gave me the
> > following output:
> > =================================
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "/usr/share/system-config-display/xconf.py",
> > line 27, in ?
> >     import xf86config
> > ImportError: No module named xf86config
> > =================================
> >
> > I think that means I'm missing a python module called
> > xf86config?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jon
>
> I suppose so.  But I'm not a python wonk, so I'll have to pass the
> baton to someone else.
so, this was an upgrade, not a reinstall, correct?
the python "xf86config" module is provided by the
pyxf86config package. 
Try installing that (or at least looking for it on your system with rpm -q)
and then see how you get on with the config tools.
you could install it either directly from your CDs, or if this is a pain and 
you have functional internet, by typing
[root at behemoth ~]# yum install pyxf86config
and see how you get on.
once you can actually get system-config-display working, try running it as
[root at behemoth ~]# system-config-display --reconfig
to ignore your existing xorg.conf and start from scratch.
incidentally, what are the error lines in your xorg logs?
[root at behemoth ~]# grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log
they may shed some light on the issue you are currently having

A final option...
Based on the xorg.conf that you posted, it seems that your system is 
configured to use bog-standard SVGA (the Driver "vesa" line tells me this).
you may wish to change this to use "ati" for your ati card (if that is still 
the name of the driver. Can't see why they'd change it, mind you)

I have to say (justified or not) that I have not heard good things about 
upgrades between versions of Fedora Core - a clean reinstall usually seems to 
be the recommended approach. For this reason it makes sense to keep 
your /home directory as a separate filesystem (or make very regular backups)

Stuart
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