#718630 xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver does not even start

Package:
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Source:
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
Description:
X.Org X server -- Nouveau display driver
Submitter:
Jan Christoph Uhde
Date:
2013-09-02 18:18:04 UTC
Severity:
important
#718630#5
Date:
2013-08-03 10:28:37 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,
as the topic states the X does not start:(
#718630#10
Date:
2013-08-03 11:42:09 UTC
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Possibly because of this:

Using the blob's GLX with the Nouveau driver does not work, you need to
fix your setup (e.g. run "update-alternatives --config glx" and select
the /usr/lib/mesa-diverted alternative).

However, this might not fix the crash for you - see #712933.

Cheers,
       Sven
#718630#15
Date:
2013-09-02 18:05:28 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

When trying to start x I get "No screens found" message.
I needed to switch to vesa to make it running.
I am not sure if this is the same bug, but the summary
seems to fit.

   * What led up to the situation?

I did upgrade from wheezy to jessie

   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?

Tried to refresh configuration with Xorg -configure.
  The file I used for testing is a trimmed xorg.conf generated
  by -configure. If I change the driver to vesa, it works.
Tried dpkg-reconfigure with the package in question.

   * What was the outcome of this action?

Doesn't work still.

   * What outcome did you expect instead?

Possibility to start X using nouveau driver.
#718630#20
Date:
2013-09-02 18:16:09 UTC
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I bet it's not, you have very different hardware.

See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=700946.  Make sure
the nouveau kernel module is not blacklisted and retry.

Cheers,
       Sven