Re: [gentoo-user] Problems starting X

[Dale]

Francisco Rivas wrote:
> Hi, a few months ago I had the same problem, then :
>
> emerge xf86-input-mouse
>             xf86-video-fbdev
>             xf86-video-vga [1]
>             xf86-video-vesa [1]
>             xf86-input-keyboard
>
> Note: Only if you want because when you install the ati driver you
> don't need neather of them.
>
> By other side and very important (my recomendation), download ati 8.36
> driver and install it, reconfigure your xorg.conf doing this
> aticonfig --initial. It's a good idea you do a backup of your xorg.conf.
>
> Please try that thing and please give us feedback :D
>
> I hope be helpfully for you have a nice day :D
>
> On 5/8/07, *Johannes Skov Frandsen* <joe@×××××.com
> <mailto:joe@×××××.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi
>
>     This is my first attempt on installing X so bare with me if my
>     question
>     is somewhat trivial.
>
>     So...I emerge gnome... tried to start x and got the following
>     error message:
>
>     joe@localhost ~ $ startx
>     xauth:  creating new authority file /home/joe/.serverauth.3857
>
>     X Window System Version 7.2.0
>     Release Date: 22 January 2007
>     X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.2
>     Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.20-gentoo-r7 i686
>     Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.20-gentoo-r7 #3 SMP Tue
>     May 8 19:5
>     0:52 GMT 2007 i686
>     Build Date: 05 May 2007
>             Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
>     <http://wiki.x.org>
>             to make sure that you have the latest version.
>     Module Loader present
>     Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
>             (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>             (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
>     (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue May  8 20:33:09 2007
>     (EE) Unable to locate/open config file
>
>     New driver is "ati"
>     (==) Using default built-in configuration (55 lines)
>     (EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)
>     (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
>     (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
>     (EE) Failed to load module "vga" (module does not exist, 0)
>     (EE) Failed to load module "mouse" (module does not exist, 0)
>     (EE) Failed to load module "kbd" (module does not exist, 0)
>     (EE) No drivers available.
>
>     Fatal server error:
>     no screens found
>     XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
>           after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
>     Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console
>     joe@localhost ~ $
>
>     Is there a config file I have mised or....
>     I have compiled my kernel with ATI support to the best of my
>     knowlege.(my shell is running nicly in 1920*1200 so i guess it
>     must be
>     using my graphiccard right).
>
>     If its any help, linux seems to think I'm using a CRT monitor when I
>     boot (says so when it boots) , but I'm not.
>
>     Any help appriciated.
>
>     Johannes Skov Frandsen
>     --
>     gentoo-user@g.o <mailto:gentoo-user@g.o> mailing list
>
>
>
>
> --
> Francisco Rivas
> Linux User (New) : #448324
> Linux Machine (New) : 355187

Do you have the following set in your make.conf file?

> INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse"

That may not help but it may.

Dale

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