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From: deface <deface@×××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] problem starting X
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:38:12
Message-Id: 48548081.1000006@uberpenguin.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] problem starting X by Marc Blumentritt
1 Marc Blumentritt wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 >
4 > when I try to start X with startx, I get these messages:
5 >
6 > X Window System Version 1.3.0
7 > Release Date: 19 April 2007
8 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3
9 > Build Operating System: UNKNOWN
10 > Current Operating System: Linux mediamachine 2.6.24-gentoo-r8 #13
11 > PREEMPT Sat J
12 > un 14 21:23:42 CEST 2008 i686
13 > Build Date: 14 June 2008
14 > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
15 > to make sure that you have the latest version.
16 > Module Loader present
17 > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
18 > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
19 > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
20 > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Jun 14 20:20:30 2008
21 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
22 > (==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
23 > (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
24 > (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
25 > (**) | |-->Device "CardTV"
26 > (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
27 > (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
28 > (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist.
29 > Entry deleted from font path.
30 > (**) FontPath set to:
31 > /usr/share/fonts/misc/,
32 > /usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
33 > /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/,
34 > /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/
35 > (==) RgbPath set to "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
36 > (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
37 > (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
38 > (II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
39 > (II) Loader magic: 0x81ed5c0
40 > (II) Module ABI versions:
41 > X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.3
42 > X.Org Video Driver: 1.2
43 > X.Org XInput driver : 0.7
44 > X.Org Server Extension : 0.3
45 > X.Org Font Renderer : 0.5
46 > (II) Loader running on linux
47 > (II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
48 > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libpcidata.so
49 > (II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
50 > compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
51 > ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.2
52 > (--) using VT number 7
53 >
54 > (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_GETSTATE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
55 > (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
56 > (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for
57 > device
58 >
59 > Fatal server error:
60 > xf86OpenConsole: VT_GETMODE failed Inappropriate ioctl for device
61 >
62 > (WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
63 > (WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
64 >
65 >
66 > ---------
67 > Does anyone know, what could be wrong?
68 >
69 > As far as I know, this could be a problem with a wrong device file for
70 > tty7, but I think, it looks OK:
71 > mediamachine ~ # ls -l /dev/tty7
72 > crw--w---- 1 root root 4, 7 Jun 14 2008 /dev/tty7
73 >
74 >
75 > Any more ideas?
76 >
77 > Thanks in advance
78 > Marc
79 >
80 http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml - make sure you've followed
81 all of these steps. is this a new install ?
82 --
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