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mifritscher

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Registered: 2026-02-07

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Rolling live: startx does not start with a cirrus GPU because of conflict of kernel module and vesa

On 4.0, it is working fine.

But on rolling 5-in-1 (https://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/rolling/slitaz-rolling-core-5in1.iso) with a Pentium2 CPU and 164 MB RAM, I get a "ignoring device with a bound kernel driver", its trying the vesa driver.

I assume that this is due using the cirrus kernel module für drm, but not having the having the cirrus driver for X?

Btw, the cirrus GPU is quite common for emulators and older PCs.

The tested VM:

kvm -m 164M -cpu pentium2 -vga cirrus -cdrom slitaz-rolling-core-5in1.iso -hda slitaz-rolling.img -boot d

My end goal: A Libretto 100CT, which sports a Pentium MMX with 166 Mhz, 64 MB RAM, NeoMagic MagicGraph 128XD and a 8 GB CF Card, with a Xircom Ethernet PCMCIA card and a Orinoco Gold 11b/g or Prism WLAN card ;-)

mifritscher

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Registered: 2026-02-07

Posts: 32

Re: Rolling live: startx does not start with a cirrus GPU because of conflict of kernel module and vesa

Oh, X can't load the cirrus driver as well, because the kernel driver claims it...

mifritscher

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Registered: 2026-02-07

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Re: Rolling live: startx does not start with a cirrus GPU because of conflict of kernel module and vesa

Jep, killing the cirrus module (which is easy on an installed system) is sufficient.