On Tuesday 14 October 2008 15:33:54 Weifeng Liu wrote: > Hi, > I couldn't start my XWindow after doing a "emerge --update --deep --newuse > world" on my gentoo vm. It just complained "undefined symbol: > PictureScreenPrivateIndex" and it appeared my old xorg-server 1.4.x didn't > have such a problem. > > Here is the startx log. > > vm-gentoo ~ # startx > xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.11982 > > X.Org X Server 1.5.1 > Release Date: 23 September 2008 > > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.24-gentoo-r8 i686 > Current Operating System: Linux vm-gentoo 2.6.26-gentoo-r1 #1 SMP Wed Oct > 15 03:51:20 CST 2008 i686 > Build Date: 14 October 2008 07:52:53AM > > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org > to make sure that you have the latest version. > Module Loader present > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Oct 15 05:18:25 2008 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//vmware_drv.so: undefined symbol: > PictureScreenPrivateIndex > (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//vmware_drv.so > (EE) Failed to load module "vmware" (loader failed, 7)
did you forget to rebuild the vmware drivers after you rebuilt the X-Server? -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
