RE: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X - gentoo-user

From:	KIM WHALEN <dhkuhl@×××××××××.net>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	RE: [gentoo-user] Re: New Install Problems with X
Date:	Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:43:12
Message-Id:	`10740493.995363.1294238508571.JavaMail.dhkuhl@mail.srv.lgcyny1.cv.net`

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On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:56 AM, walt wrote:

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> On 01/04/2011 08:10 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:

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>> I'm trying to do a new install on an amd64 box and there are a lot of

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>> problems somewhere between X, Gnome, and the Graphics card. I'm using

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>> genkernel so there shouldn't be too much of a problem there.

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>>

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>> The graphics card as identified by the system is: nVidia Corporation

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>> NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]

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>>

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>> The base system and xorg-x11 seems to be set up alright. However,

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>> when I run startx as a regular

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>> user I get errors about drm, dri, and dri2 modules and the screen.

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>

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> Those drm and dri error messages are normal when using the nvidia

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> drivers, but the screen

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> error is not normal.  What does it say, exactly?  Did you generate

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> your xorg.conf by doing

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> Xorg -configure?  Are you using an xorg.conf file at all?

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>

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> The nouveau driver is not nearly ready for prime time yet, so I'd

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> stick with nivida-drivers

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> at least until you have everything else working.

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I am not using the xorg.conf file and hal is not in my USE variable in 

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make.conf.  The /var/log/genkernel.log file doesn't appear to have 

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anything unusually in it.  I've done a number of Gentoo installs over 

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the past five years and found that if you follow the instructions 

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everything works.  That's not the case this time.  I suspect there's 

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something missing from the install documentation that is new whether 

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it's an explanation or kernel setting . . . One thing that should be 

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mentioned is to make sure python 2.6 is eselect'ed.

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When I run Xorg -configure, it produces an xorg.conf.new file but I get 

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the following also.  I've tried using nvidia in VIDEO_CARDS also, but it 

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still doesn't work.

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# Xorg -configure

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X.Org X Server 1.9.2

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Release Date: 2010-10-30

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X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0

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Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 x86_64 Gentoo

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Current Operating System: Linux jenny 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 #1 SMP Sat Jan 1 

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05:34:24 EST 2011 x86_64

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Kernel command line: root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/hda3 init=/linuxrc 

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ramdisk=8192 video=uvesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,1024x768-32@85

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Build Date: 02 January 2011  09:10:37PM

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Current version of pixman: 0.20.0

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	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org

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	to make sure that you have the latest version.

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Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,

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	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,

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	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

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(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Jan  5 09:03:31 2011

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List of video drivers:

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	nouveau

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	nvidia

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FATAL: Error inserting nvidia 

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(/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/video/nvidia.ko): No such device

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# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log

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[  9669.643]

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X.Org X Server 1.9.2

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Release Date: 2010-10-30

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[  9669.644] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0

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[  9669.644] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 x86_64 

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Gentoo

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[  9669.644] Current Operating System: Linux jenny 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 #1 

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SMP Sat Jan 1 05:34:24 EST 2011 x86_64

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[  9669.644] Kernel command line: root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/hda3 

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init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 video=uvesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,1024x768-32@85

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[  9669.644] Build Date: 02 January 2011  09:10:37PM

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[  9669.644]

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[  9669.644] Current version of pixman: 0.20.0

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[  9669.644] 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org

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	to make sure that you have the latest version.

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[  9669.644] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default 

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setting,

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	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,

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	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

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[  9669.644] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Jan  5 

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09:03:31 2011

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[  9669.656] (II) Loader magic: 0x7c6120

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[  9669.656] (II) Module ABI versions:

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[  9669.656] 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4

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[  9669.656] 	X.Org Video Driver: 8.0

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[  9669.656] 	X.Org XInput driver : 11.0

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[  9669.656] 	X.Org Server Extension : 4.0

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[  9669.661] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0343:0000:0000 rev 161, Mem @ 

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0xfd000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072

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[  9669.674] List of video drivers:

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[  9669.674] 	nouveau

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[  9669.674] 	nvidia

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[  9669.674] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau"

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[  9669.687] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so

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[  9669.716] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"

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[  9669.716] 	compiled for 1.9.2, module version = 0.0.16

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[  9669.716] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver

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[  9669.716] 	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 8.0

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[  9669.717] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"

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[  9669.717] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so

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[  9669.765] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"

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[  9669.767] 	compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0

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[  9669.767] 	Module class: X.Org Video Driver

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[  9671.269] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. 

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Please check your

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[  9671.269] (EE) NVIDIA:     system's kernel log for additional error 

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messages.

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[  9671.269] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"

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[  9671.269] (II) Unloading 

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/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so

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[  9671.269] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 

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0)

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[  9671.270] (II) NOUVEAU driver

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[  9671.270] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :

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[  9671.270] 	RIVA TNT    (NV04)

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[  9671.270] 	RIVA TNT2   (NV05)

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[  9671.270] 	GeForce 256 (NV10)

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[  9671.270] 	GeForce 2   (NV11, NV15)

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[  9671.270] 	GeForce 4MX (NV17, NV18)

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[  9671.270] 	GeForce 3   (NV20)

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[  9671.270] 	GeForce 4Ti (NV25, NV28)

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[  9671.270] 	GeForce FX  (NV3x)

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[  9671.270] 	GeForce 6   (NV4x)

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[  9671.270] 	GeForce 7   (G7x)

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[  9671.270] 	GeForce 8   (G8x)

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[  9671.306] (++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"

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[  9671.306] (==) Using system config directory 

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"/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"

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[  9671.307] (==) ServerLayout "X.org Configured"

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[  9671.307] (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)

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[  9671.307] (**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"

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[  9671.307] (**) |   |-->Device "Card0"

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[  9671.307] (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"

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[  9671.307] (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"

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[  9671.307] (==) Automatically adding devices

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[  9671.307] (==) Automatically enabling devices

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[  9671.355] (**) FontPath set to:

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	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,

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	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,

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	/usr/share/fonts/OTF/,

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	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,

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	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,

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	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/,

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	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,

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	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,

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	/usr/share/fonts/OTF/,

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	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,

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	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,

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	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/

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[  9671.355] (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"

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[  9671.356] (WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 

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'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.

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[  9671.356] (WW) Disabling Mouse0

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[  9671.356] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0

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[  9671.356] (EE) [drm] No DRICreatePCIBusID symbol

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[  9671.356] Number of created screens does not match number of detected 

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devices.

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   Configuration failed.

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(EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your

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(EE) NVIDIA:     system's kernel log for additional error messages.

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(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)

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(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"

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(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"

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(EE) [drm] No DRICreatePCIBusID symbol

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Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices.

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   Configuration failed.

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Replies

1	On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:56 AM, walt wrote:
2
3	> On 01/04/2011 08:10 AM, KIM WHALEN wrote:
4	>> I'm trying to do a new install on an amd64 box and there are a lot of
5	>> problems somewhere between X, Gnome, and the Graphics card. I'm using
6	>> genkernel so there shouldn't be too much of a problem there.
7	>>
8	>> The graphics card as identified by the system is: nVidia Corporation
9	>> NV36 [GeForce FX 5700LE]
10	>>
11	>> The base system and xorg-x11 seems to be set up alright. However,
12	>> when I run startx as a regular
13	>> user I get errors about drm, dri, and dri2 modules and the screen.
14	>
15	> Those drm and dri error messages are normal when using the nvidia
16	> drivers, but the screen
17	> error is not normal. What does it say, exactly? Did you generate
18	> your xorg.conf by doing
19	> Xorg -configure? Are you using an xorg.conf file at all?
20	>
21	> The nouveau driver is not nearly ready for prime time yet, so I'd
22	> stick with nivida-drivers
23	> at least until you have everything else working.
24
25	I am not using the xorg.conf file and hal is not in my USE variable in
26	make.conf. The /var/log/genkernel.log file doesn't appear to have
27	anything unusually in it. I've done a number of Gentoo installs over
28	the past five years and found that if you follow the instructions
29	everything works. That's not the case this time. I suspect there's
30	something missing from the install documentation that is new whether
31	it's an explanation or kernel setting . . . One thing that should be
32	mentioned is to make sure python 2.6 is eselect'ed.
33
34	When I run Xorg -configure, it produces an xorg.conf.new file but I get
35	the following also. I've tried using nvidia in VIDEO_CARDS also, but it
36	still doesn't work.
37
38	# Xorg -configure
39	X.Org X Server 1.9.2
40	Release Date: 2010-10-30
41	X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
42	Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 x86_64 Gentoo
43	Current Operating System: Linux jenny 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 #1 SMP Sat Jan 1
44	05:34:24 EST 2011 x86_64
45	Kernel command line: root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/hda3 init=/linuxrc
46	ramdisk=8192 video=uvesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,1024x768-32@85
47	Build Date: 02 January 2011 09:10:37PM
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49	Current version of pixman: 0.20.0
50	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
51	to make sure that you have the latest version.
52	Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
53	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
54	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
55	(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Jan 5 09:03:31 2011
56	List of video drivers:
57	nouveau
58	nvidia
59	FATAL: Error inserting nvidia
60	(/lib/modules/2.6.36-gentoo-r5/video/nvidia.ko): No such device
61
62	# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log
63	[ 9669.643]
64	X.Org X Server 1.9.2
65	Release Date: 2010-10-30
66	[ 9669.644] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
67	[ 9669.644] Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 x86_64
68	Gentoo
69	[ 9669.644] Current Operating System: Linux jenny 2.6.36-gentoo-r5 #1
70	SMP Sat Jan 1 05:34:24 EST 2011 x86_64
71	[ 9669.644] Kernel command line: root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/hda3
72	init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 video=uvesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,1024x768-32@85
73	[ 9669.644] Build Date: 02 January 2011 09:10:37PM
74	[ 9669.644]
75	[ 9669.644] Current version of pixman: 0.20.0
76	[ 9669.644] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
77	to make sure that you have the latest version.
78	[ 9669.644] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default
79	setting,
80	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
81	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
82	[ 9669.644] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Jan 5
83	09:03:31 2011
84	[ 9669.656] (II) Loader magic: 0x7c6120
85	[ 9669.656] (II) Module ABI versions:
86	[ 9669.656] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
87	[ 9669.656] X.Org Video Driver: 8.0
88	[ 9669.656] X.Org XInput driver : 11.0
89	[ 9669.656] X.Org Server Extension : 4.0
90	[ 9669.661] (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 10de:0343:0000:0000 rev 161, Mem @
91	0xfd000000/16777216, 0xd0000000/268435456, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
92	[ 9669.674] List of video drivers:
93	[ 9669.674] nouveau
94	[ 9669.674] nvidia
95	[ 9669.674] (II) LoadModule: "nouveau"
96	[ 9669.687] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nouveau_drv.so
97	[ 9669.716] (II) Module nouveau: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
98	[ 9669.716] compiled for 1.9.2, module version = 0.0.16
99	[ 9669.716] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
100	[ 9669.716] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 8.0
101	[ 9669.717] (II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
102	[ 9669.717] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
103	[ 9669.765] (II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
104	[ 9669.767] compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
105	[ 9669.767] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
106	[ 9671.269] (EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module.
107	Please check your
108	[ 9671.269] (EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error
109	messages.
110	[ 9671.269] (II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
111	[ 9671.269] (II) Unloading
112	/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
113	[ 9671.269] (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error,
114	0)
115	[ 9671.270] (II) NOUVEAU driver
116	[ 9671.270] (II) NOUVEAU driver for NVIDIA chipset families :
117	[ 9671.270] RIVA TNT (NV04)
118	[ 9671.270] RIVA TNT2 (NV05)
119	[ 9671.270] GeForce 256 (NV10)
120	[ 9671.270] GeForce 2 (NV11, NV15)
121	[ 9671.270] GeForce 4MX (NV17, NV18)
122	[ 9671.270] GeForce 3 (NV20)
123	[ 9671.270] GeForce 4Ti (NV25, NV28)
124	[ 9671.270] GeForce FX (NV3x)
125	[ 9671.270] GeForce 6 (NV4x)
126	[ 9671.270] GeForce 7 (G7x)
127	[ 9671.270] GeForce 8 (G8x)
128	[ 9671.306] (++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
129	[ 9671.306] (==) Using system config directory
130	"/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
131	[ 9671.307] (==) ServerLayout "X.org Configured"
132	[ 9671.307] (**) \|-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
133	[ 9671.307] (**) \| \|-->Monitor "Monitor0"
134	[ 9671.307] (**) \| \|-->Device "Card0"
135	[ 9671.307] (**) \|-->Input Device "Mouse0"
136	[ 9671.307] (**) \|-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
137	[ 9671.307] (==) Automatically adding devices
138	[ 9671.307] (==) Automatically enabling devices
139	[ 9671.355] (**) FontPath set to:
140	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
141	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
142	/usr/share/fonts/OTF/,
143	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
144	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,
145	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/,
146	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
147	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
148	/usr/share/fonts/OTF/,
149	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
150	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,
151	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/
152	[ 9671.355] (**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
153	[ 9671.356] (WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd',
154	'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
155	[ 9671.356] (WW) Disabling Mouse0
156	[ 9671.356] (WW) Disabling Keyboard0
157	[ 9671.356] (EE) [drm] No DRICreatePCIBusID symbol
158	[ 9671.356] Number of created screens does not match number of detected
159	devices.
160	Configuration failed.
161
162	(EE) NVIDIA: Failed to load the NVIDIA kernel module. Please check your
163	(EE) NVIDIA: system's kernel log for additional error messages.
164	(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module-specific error, 0)
165	(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
166	(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
167	(EE) [drm] No DRICreatePCIBusID symbol
168	Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices.
169	Configuration failed.