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This thread is quite long now, it might be worth starting a new one and summarise what you learnt from this thread and state where you are with solving the problem. -
The crash you're seeing on startup is because kde-config-touchpad, which provides the synaptiks utility (yes, spelled with a "k") is an older version. It expects certain functions that are no longer provided by the Xorg driver.Originally posted by steve7233 View Post
Based on the displayed version of the Xorg driver for touchpads, I see that you're using Xorg-Edgers. You can eliminate the crash by downgrading only this particular package. It won't break Xorg-Edgers. I'm already doing exactly this to avoid the same problem.
First, install the older version of the Xorg driver:
Next, place a hold on the package so that it won't get replaced during an upgrade:Code:sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics=1.6.2-1ubuntu5
Code:sudo apt-mark hold xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
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Before I do this, the reason I use Xorg-Edgers is because I use the Intel GMA 45 GPU and 3D graphics wouldn't work right for example Star Trek Online would be a mostly black screen until I started using Xorg-Edgers. Now STO displays correctly. If I downgrade it won't I get the display problems back again?Originally posted by SteveRiley View Post
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I'm having you downgrade only the driver for the touchpad. The remainder of Xorg-Edgers will remain in place. I've been operating in this mode for many months now, and can confirm that it won't cause a problem.Comment
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Ok I will do that, re boot and post the results.Originally posted by SteveRiley View PostJust to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.
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Originally posted by steve7233 View PostIs this a problem?Code:steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics=1.6.2-1ubuntu5 [sudo] password for steve7233: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: libdrm-intel1 : Breaks: libdrm-intel1:i386 (!= 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal) but 2.4.40+git20130104.baf0a7da-0ubuntu0ricotz~quantal is to be installed libdrm-intel1:i386 : Breaks: libdrm-intel1 (!= 2.4.40+git20130104.baf0a7da-0ubuntu0ricotz~quantal) but 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal is to be installed libdrm-nouveau2 : Breaks: libdrm-nouveau2:i386 (!= 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal) but 2.4.40+git20130104.baf0a7da-0ubuntu0ricotz~quantal is to be installed libdrm-nouveau2:i386 : Breaks: libdrm-nouveau2 (!= 2.4.40+git20130104.baf0a7da-0ubuntu0ricotz~quantal) but 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal is to be installed libdrm-radeon1 : Breaks: libdrm-radeon1:i386 (!= 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal) but 2.4.40+git20130104.baf0a7da-0ubuntu0ricotz~quantal is to be installed libdrm-radeon1:i386 : Breaks: libdrm-radeon1 (!= 2.4.40+git20130104.baf0a7da-0ubuntu0ricotz~quantal) but 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal is to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$
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Well, yes, but it's a different problem. You appear to have both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of these packages installed, and their versions are mismatched. Please show the output of the following three commands:
Code:uname -a apt-cache policy libdrm-intel1:amd64 libdrm-intel1:i386 tail -n +1 /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*
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Originally posted by SteveRiley View PostCode:steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ uname -a Linux steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC 3.7.0-7-generic #15-Ubuntu SMP Sat Dec 15 16:34:25 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ apt-cache policy libdrm-intel1:amd64 libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-intel1: Installed: 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal Candidate: 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal Version table: *** 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal 0 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages libdrm-intel1:i386: Installed: 2.4.40+git20130104.baf0a7da-0ubuntu0ricotz~quantal Candidate: 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal Version table: 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal 0 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages *** 2.4.40+git20130104.baf0a7da-0ubuntu0ricotz~quantal 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ tail -n +1 /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ajackson-bcs-ppa-precise.list <== ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ajackson-bcs-ppa-precise.list.distUpgrade <== deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ajackson-bcs/ppa/ubuntu precise main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ajackson-bcs/ppa/ubuntu precise main ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ajackson-bcs-ppa-precise.list.save <== # deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ajackson-bcs/ppa/ubuntu quantal main # disabled on upgrade to quantal ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ajackson-bcs-ppa-quantal.list <== # deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ajackson-bcs/ppa/ubuntu quantal main # deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ajackson-bcs/ppa/ubuntu quantal main ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ajackson-bcs-ppa-quantal.list.save <== # deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ajackson-bcs/ppa/ubuntu quantal main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ajackson-bcs/ppa/ubuntu quantal main ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list <== ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list.save <== # deb http://deb.playonlinux.com/ precise main ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-wine-ppa-precise.list <== ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-wine-ppa-precise.list.distUpgrade <== deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu precise main #Beta deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu precise main ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-wine-ppa-precise.list.save <== # deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu quantal main # disabled on upgrade to quantal ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-wine-ppa-quantal.list <== deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu quantal main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu quantal main ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-wine-ppa-quantal.list.save <== deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu quantal main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu quantal main ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-x-swat-x-updates-precise.list <== ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-x-swat-x-updates-precise.list.distUpgrade <== deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu precise main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu precise main ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-x-swat-x-updates-precise.list.save <== # deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates/ubuntu quantal main # disabled on upgrade to quantal ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-quantal.list <== deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu quantal main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu quantal main ==> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xorg-edgers-ppa-quantal.list.save <== deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu quantal main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu quantal main steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.
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Yup, as I suspected, a version clash. Easy to fix, but follow exactly.
First, remove the older i386 packages. This command and its format force the package resolver to ignore dependencies, so you'll see some warnings. That's OK.
Next, install the current versions:Code:sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau2:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386
Now proceed with the earlier steps.Code:sudo apt-get clean sudo apt-get install libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau2:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386
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Originally posted by SteveRiley View PostNow to reboot ...Code:steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau2:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386 [sudo] password for steve7233: dpkg: libdrm-radeon1:i386: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested: libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 depends on libdrm-radeon1 (>= 2.4.31); however: Package libdrm-radeon1:i386 is to be removed. (Reading database ... 171943 files and directories currently installed.) Removing libdrm-radeon1:i386 ... Purging configuration files for libdrm-radeon1:i386 ... dpkg: libdrm-intel1:i386: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested: libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 depends on libdrm-intel1 (>= 2.4.38). Removing libdrm-intel1:i386 ... Purging configuration files for libdrm-intel1:i386 ... dpkg: libdrm-nouveau2:i386: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested: libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 depends on libdrm-nouveau2 (>= 2.4.34); however: Package libdrm-nouveau2:i386 is to be removed. Removing libdrm-nouveau2:i386 ... Purging configuration files for libdrm-nouveau2:i386 ... Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo apt-get clean steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo apt-get install libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau2:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libllvm3.1 libllvm3.1:i386 Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following NEW packages will be installed: libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau2:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386 0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. 4 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 126 kB of archives. After this operation, 392 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu/ quantal/main libdrm-intel1 i386 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal [70.8 kB] Get:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu/ quantal/main libdrm-nouveau2 i386 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal [23.5 kB] Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/xorg-edgers/ppa/ubuntu/ quantal/main libdrm-radeon1 i386 2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal [31.6 kB] Fetched 126 kB in 1s (79.8 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package libdrm-intel1:i386. (Reading database ... 171938 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libdrm-intel1:i386 (from .../libdrm-intel1_2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libdrm-nouveau2:i386. Unpacking libdrm-nouveau2:i386 (from .../libdrm-nouveau2_2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libdrm-radeon1:i386. Unpacking libdrm-radeon1:i386 (from .../libdrm-radeon1_2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal_i386.deb) ... Setting up libdrm-intel1:amd64 (2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal) ... Setting up libdrm-intel1:i386 (2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal) ... Setting up libdrm-nouveau2:amd64 (2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal) ... Setting up libdrm-nouveau2:i386 (2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal) ... Setting up libdrm-radeon1:amd64 (2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal) ... Setting up libdrm-radeon1:i386 (2.4.41+git20130122.303ca37e-0ubuntu0sarvatt2~quantal) ... Setting up xserver-xorg-video-intel (2:2.20.19+git20130122.2d92d8ec-0ubuntu0sarvatt~quantal) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics=1.6.2-1ubuntu5 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libllvm3.1 libllvm3.1:i386 Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. Suggested packages: gpointing-device-settings touchfreeze The following packages will be DOWNGRADED: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Need to get 71.9 kB of archives. After this operation, 33.8 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main xserver-xorg-input-synaptics amd64 1.6.2-1ubuntu5 [71.9 kB] Fetched 71.9 kB in 0s (126 kB/s) dpkg: warning: downgrading xserver-xorg-input-synaptics from 1.6.99+git20130104.ce7565ea-0ubuntu0sarvatt~quantal to 1.6.2-1ubuntu5 (Reading database ... 171944 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace xserver-xorg-input-synaptics 1.6.99+git20130104.ce7565ea-0ubuntu0sarvatt~quantal (using .../xserver-xorg-input-synaptics_1.6.2-1ubuntu5_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement xserver-xorg-input-synaptics ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (1.6.2-1ubuntu5) ... steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo apt-mark hold xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-synaptics set on hold. steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$
Still crashing during desktop initialization: /usr/bin/synaptikscfg
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The package repair worked fine.
Perhaps something in your Synaptiks configuration is causing the problem. What's the output of
Also, please run the following two commands. Tell me what you see.Code:diff ~/.config/synaptiks/touchpad-defaults.json ~/.config/synaptiks/touchpad-config.json
More broadly, all this diagnostic work we've had you perform appears to unearth yet other problems with your installation. Like the mismatched versions of 32-bit and 64-lit libraries from Xorg-Edgers, for instance. I think you've tried so many different things on your computer that it's in something of an unstable condition. You might be better off reinstalling everything from scratch.Code:synaptikscfg load synaptikscfg init
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steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ diff ~/.config/synaptiks/touchpad-defaults.json ~/.config/synaptiks/touchpad-config.jsonOriginally posted by SteveRiley View Post
5c5
< "circular_scrolling_distance": 5.72958,
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> "circular_scrolling_distance": 5.73,
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< "f2_tap_action": 3,
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> "f2_tap_action": 0,
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< "acceleration_factor": 0.03981,
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> "acceleration_factor": 0.0398,
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< "f1_tap_action": 1,
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> "f1_tap_action": 0,
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< "lb_tap_action": 0,
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> "lb_tap_action": 1,
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I have little confidence this will help, but let's replace your existing config with the default one:
Also, did you run those other two commands I mentioned?Code:cp ~/.config/synaptiks/touchpad-defaults.json ~/.config/synaptiks/touchpad-config.json
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steve7233@steve7233-HP-Pavilion-dv6-Notebook-PC:~$ diff ~/.config/synaptiks/touchpad-defaults.json ~/.config/synaptiks/touchpad-config.jsonOriginally posted by SteveRiley View Post
5c5
< "circular_scrolling_distance": 5.72958,
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> "circular_scrolling_distance": 5.73,
12c12
< "f2_tap_action": 3,
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> "f2_tap_action": 0,
14c14
< "acceleration_factor": 0.03981,
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> "acceleration_factor": 0.0398,
22c22
< "f1_tap_action": 1,
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> "f1_tap_action": 0,
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< "lb_tap_action": 0,
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> "lb_tap_action": 1,
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I missed those last two commands. After running the last two commands I rebooted and so far no crash.Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.
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I forgot to add that when I ran those last two commands nothing was output!Just to remind users and devs that Ubuntu and its flavors have a long way to go to be as usr friendly as they should be.
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