X Window won't start after updating xorg-x11-server-Xorg package

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Issue

  • X Window won't start after updating the xorg-x11-server-Xorg package
  • The /var/log/Xorg.0.log file contains this error:
[  1694.633] (EE) module ABI major version (6) doesn't match the server's version (10)
[  1694.636] (EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module requirement mismatch, 0)

or

it might be seen the following error after yum groupinstall "X window system":

Initializing built-in extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DGA
Initializing built-in extension XFree86-DRI
Initializing built-in extension DRI2
Loading extension GLX
(EE) module ABI major version (6) doesn't match the server's version (13)
(EE) module ABI major version (6) doesn't match the server's version (13)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1
  • xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.10.4-6.el6_2.3
  • xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.13.0-6.el6

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