fedora-xo 20090511 does not start X server

[Chris Ball]

Hi Mikus,

   > Using 'copy-nand', flashed ~cjb/rawhide-xo 20090511.img to nand.
   > Booted.  At the point where the X server would normally start up,
   > the text console repetitively went blank, "flashed" text, went
   > blank, "flashed" text, etc. -- eventually the "flashing" stopped
   > (text showing), and text console 1 just sat there.  Went to text
   > console 2 and logged in.

Since you seem to be able to beat the jffs2 race better than the rest
of us, it would be extremely helpful if you (or someone else) could
work out which X server RPM introduced the X crash.

The technique for doing so is:

* go to http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/packageinfo?packageID=63
* choose a build somewhere between 0415 and 0508
* click on it
* install the xorg-x11-server-Xorg.i586 download link, e.g.
rpm --force -Uvh http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/xorg-x11-server/1.6.1/6.fc11/i586/xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.6.1-6.fc11.i586.rpm http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/xorg-x11-server/1.6.1/6.fc11/i586/xorg-x11-server-common-1.6.1-6.fc11.i586.rpm
* try starting X, perhaps by switching between "init 3" and "init 5".
* if the earliest build tried works, attempt to bisect your way to the
  one that broke everything, and reply here with that RPM's version.

Thanks,

- Chris.
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Chris Ball   <cjb at laptop.org>