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From: James Ausmus <james.ausmus@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] xorg won't start
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:24:34
Message-Id: b79f23070907081023mee65a02kcbdbce7d3b3a9ea8@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] xorg won't start by Kevin O'Gorman
1 On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <kogorman@×××××.com> wrote:
2
3 > In addition to other troubles, my X server won't start under any
4 > circumstances that I've been able to construct.
5 >
6 > My actual video is on the motherboard and is an ATI Rage XL chipset (I
7 > think that uses the drvier r128?)
8 >
9 > My current worry is that "startx" fails quickly, reporting no screens
10 > found. My guess is the missing extensions reported in the following
11 > typescript. The files named there are broken symbolic links to
12 > /usr/lib/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/<whatever> but that directory is
13 > empty.
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17 Please post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, as well as the output of "eselect
18 opengl list"
19
20 -James
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24 >
25 >
26 > If I change the driver to "fbdev", it fails and reports that /dev/fb0
27 > does not exist. I don't understand frambuffers, so I don't know what
28 > to make of that. It sure seems this system is missing a bunch of
29 > pieces.
30 >
31 > Here's a typescript below, the /var/log/Xlog.0.log is at
32 > http://www.heypasteit.com/clip/9SF:
33 >
34 > treat X11 # startx
35 > xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.7070
36 >
37 >
38 > X.Org X Server 1.5.3
39 > Release Date: 5 November 2008
40 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
41 > Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.28-gentoo-r5-kosmanor i686
42 > Current Operating System: Linux treat 2.6.28-gentoo-r5-kosmanor #6 SMP
43 > PREEMPT Sat May 23 19:17:22 PDT 2009 i686
44 > Build Date: 25 May 2009 08:41:29AM
45 >
46 > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
47 > to make sure that you have the latest version.
48 > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
49 > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
50 > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
51 > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Jul 8 09:46:04 2009
52 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
53 > dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so: cannot open
54 > shared object file: No such file or directory
55 > (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
56 > (EE) Failed to load module "glx" (loader failed, 7)
57 > dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so: cannot open
58 > shared object file: No such file or directory
59 > (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
60 > (EE) Failed to load module "dri" (loader failed, 7)
61 > (EE) No devices detected.
62 >
63 > Fatal server error:
64 > no screens found
65 > giving up.
66 > xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
67 > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
68 > treat X11 # exit
69 >
70 > Script done on Wed 08 Jul 2009 09:46:21 AM PDT
71 >
72 > --
73 > Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
74 >
75 >