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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: startx fails with backtrace and no errors
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:05:12
Message-Id: 200904111301.26409.volkerarmin@googlemail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: startx fails with backtrace and no errors by Daiajo Tibdixious
1 On Samstag 11 April 2009, Daiajo Tibdixious wrote:
2 > On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 11:00 PM, Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote:
3 > > Herbert Laubner <hlaubner@××××××.de> posted
4 > > D9566854-E7E5-428D-9D44-C1AA2E22DC88@××××××.de, excerpted below, on Fri,
5 > >
6 > > 10 Apr 2009 10:53:49 +0200:
7 > >> An emerge --info would also be good.
8 > >>
9 > >> Am 10.04.2009 um 08:55 schrieb Volker Armin Hemmann:
10 > >>> On Freitag 10 April 2009, Daiajo Tibdixious wrote:
11 > >>>> This is a new system, I've never manged to start X yet at all.
12 > >>>>
13 > >>>> Initially I had lots of (failed to load module) errors for various
14 > >>>> modules, & "module ABI major version (1) doesn't match the server's
15 > >>>> version (4)"
16 > >>>
17 > >>> how about posting this errors? like the whole Xorg.0.log?
18 > >
19 > > [Upside down posting, grumble grumble...]
20 > >
21 > > xorg.conf would be useful as well.
22 >
23 > My graphics card is a ATI Radeon HD4850.
24 >
25 > I haven't been able to get network connectivity between this machine
26 > (a windows machine on the same local network) & my gentoo system.
27 > Finally realised that USB key would be simple & finally got the files
28 > transferred.
29 >
30
31 lets make it 'better':
32
33 > -- xorg.conf --
34
35 Section "Module"
36 Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
37 EndSection
38
39 Section "InputDevice"
40
41 Identifier "Keyboard1"
42 Driver "kbd"
43
44 Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
45 Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
46 Option "XkbModel" "pc101"
47 Option "XkbLayout" "us"
48
49 EndSection
50
51 Section "InputDevice"
52
53 # Identifier and driver
54
55 Identifier "Mouse1"
56 Driver "mouse"
57 Option "Protocol" "Microsoft" # Microsoft compatible (2-buttonprotocol)
58 Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
59
60 Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
61
62 > Option "Emulate3Buttons"
63
64 do you really need that?
65
66 EndSection
67
68 Section "Monitor"
69
70 Identifier "digital pcxbv-yc"
71
72 Option "DPMS" "true"
73
74 EndSection
75
76
77 Section "Device"
78 Identifier "ati radeon hd4850"
79 Driver "radeon"
80
81 EndSection
82
83
84 Section "Screen"
85 Identifier "Screen 1"
86 Device "ati radeon hd4850"
87 Monitor "digital pcxbv-yc"
88 DefaultDepth 24
89
90 Section "DRI"
91 Mode 0666
92 EndSection
93
94 > ALSA_CARDS="ali5451 als4000 atiixp atiixp-modem bt87x ca0106 cmipci
95 > emu10k1x ens1370 ens1371 es1938 es1968 fm801 hda-intel intel8x0
96 > intel8x0m maestro3 trident usb-audio via82xx via82xx-modem ymfpci"
97
98 save yourself some time and remove all the cards you don't need.
99
100 > VIDEO_CARDS="radeon vesa fbdev"
101
102 >
103 > (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers//radeon_drv.so
104 > (II) Module radeon: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
105 > compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 6.12.1
106
107 re-emerge the radeon driver.

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