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From: Johannes Skov Frandsen <joe@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Problems starting X
Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 18:49:57
Message-Id: 4640C49D.5080409@omesc.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: cdrtools incomplete? by Alexander Skwar
1 Hi
2
3 This is my first attempt on installing X so bare with me if my question
4 is somewhat trivial.
5
6 So...I emerge gnome... tried to start x and got the following error message:
7
8 joe@localhost ~ $ startx
9 xauth: creating new authority file /home/joe/.serverauth.3857
10
11 X Window System Version 7.2.0
12 Release Date: 22 January 2007
13 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.2
14 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.20-gentoo-r7 i686
15 Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.20-gentoo-r7 #3 SMP Tue
16 May 8 19:5
17 0:52 GMT 2007 i686
18 Build Date: 05 May 2007
19 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
20 to make sure that you have the latest version.
21 Module Loader present
22 Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
23 (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
24 (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
25 (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue May 8 20:33:09 2007
26 (EE) Unable to locate/open config file
27
28 New driver is "ati"
29 (==) Using default built-in configuration (55 lines)
30 (EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)
31 (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
32 (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
33 (EE) Failed to load module "vga" (module does not exist, 0)
34 (EE) Failed to load module "mouse" (module does not exist, 0)
35 (EE) Failed to load module "kbd" (module does not exist, 0)
36 (EE) No drivers available.
37
38 Fatal server error:
39 no screens found
40 XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
41 after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
42 Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console
43 joe@localhost ~ $
44
45 Is there a config file I have mised or....
46 I have compiled my kernel with ATI support to the best of my
47 knowlege.(my shell is running nicly in 1920*1200 so i guess it must be
48 using my graphiccard right).
49
50 If its any help, linux seems to think I'm using a CRT monitor when I
51 boot (says so when it boots) , but I'm not.
52
53 Any help appriciated.
54
55 Johannes Skov Frandsen
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Re: [gentoo-user] Problems starting X Francisco Rivas <taken2k4@×××××.com>