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From: dhk <dhkuhl@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] X fails after new install
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:49:15
Message-Id: 4B1991DB.3030802@optonline.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] X fails after new install by Marcus Wanner
1 Marcus Wanner wrote:
2 > On 12/4/2009 2:39 PM, dhk wrote:
3 >> Neil Bothwick wrote:
4 >>
5 >>> On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:14:52 -0500, dhk wrote:
6 >>>
7 >>>
8 >>>> I'm using xfce4 and when I run startx or startxfce4 I get errors saying
9 >>>> no ati, vesa, fbdev modules and then no windows.
10 >>>>
11 >>> Please post the actual error messages.
12 >>>
13 >>>
14 >>>
15 >>
16 >> The following is from the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file after running startx.
17 >>
18 >> This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
19 >> It is not supported in any way.
20 >> Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
21 >> Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
22 >> Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
23 >> latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
24 >> See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
25 >>
26 >> X.Org X Server 1.6.3.901 (1.6.4 RC 1)
27 >> Release Date: 2009-8-25
28 >> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
29 >> Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-gentoo-r8 i686
30 >> Current Operating System: Linux yodels 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 #1 SMP Wed Dec 2
31 >> 13:05:42 EST 2009 i686
32 >> Build Date: 20 November 2009 03:26:50PM
33 >>
34 >> Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
35 >> to make sure that you have the latest version.
36 >> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
37 >> (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
38 >> (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
39 >> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Dec 4 14:13:55 2009
40 >> (II) Loader magic: 0x3aa0
41 >> (II) Module ABI versions:
42 >> X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
43 >> X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
44 >> X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
45 >> X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
46 >> (II) Loader running on linux
47 >> (--) using VT number 7
48 >>
49 >> (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 1002:7187:1028:0402 ATI Technologies Inc RV516
50 >> [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] rev 0, Mem @ 0xc0000000/268435456,
51 >> 0xdfde0000/65536, I/O @ 0x0000dc00/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
52 >> <snip>
53 >> (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux//libfglrxdrm.so
54 >> (II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
55 >> compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.65.4
56 >> (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
57 >> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module dri2
58 >> (II) UnloadModule: "dri2"
59 >> (EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, 0)
60 >> (II) LoadModule: "ati"
61 >> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module ati
62 >> (II) UnloadModule: "ati"
63 >> (EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)
64 >> (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
65 >> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
66 >> (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
67 >> (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
68 >> (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
69 >> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
70 >> (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
71 >> (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
72 >> (EE) No drivers available.
73 >>
74 >> Fatal server error:
75 >> no screens found
76 >>
77 > Try recompiling all your drivers, if the eselect doesn't fix it.
78 >
79 > Marcus
80 >
81 >
82 I hate to ask . . . how do I recompile all drivers?

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