From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1HnzpK-0003wy-Vj for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 15 May 2007 16:24:43 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l4FGNBrK005973; Tue, 15 May 2007 16:23:11 GMT Received: from pfepb.post.tele.dk (pfepb.post.tele.dk [195.41.46.236]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l4FGIQEG000695 for ; Tue, 15 May 2007 16:18:26 GMT Received: from localgod (x1-6-00-18-39-90-06-49.k235.webspeed.dk [80.162.44.44]) by pfepb.post.tele.dk (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9C90A5001C for ; Tue, 15 May 2007 18:18:16 +0200 (CEST) From: "Johannes Skov Frandsen" To: References: <4644DF02.5080502@omesc.com> <02e101c7941d$9d36df90$1166e547@nebo> <2fcf3fa50705112241s3b1acfbbqaeeb277a11f4f680@mail.gmail.com> <4645B3BA.2070504@omesc.com> <2fcf3fa50705120834w72232eaaj8ffba7af8fe2b302@mail.gmail.com> <20070512212548.11b62606@brmbr.moo> In-Reply-To: <20070512212548.11b62606@brmbr.moo> Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Problems starting X Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 18:18:23 +0200 Message-ID: <009d01c7970c$ae8a00f0$0b9e02d0$@com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AceUurQdposhc9sMQuykS/kyVKxxgwCTx0gA Content-Language: da X-Archives-Salt: ae4a94b4-156f-4bcf-9129-47315ae3b75a X-Archives-Hash: 12647ddc8ee1a1e88a2d6a5202016534 Hi everybody Tried and failed... again! Everything installs nicely... but 'ati-config --initial' won't work without a valid 'xorg.conf' file as input. The one that it do generates when I give it the one that works with the opensource driver don't allow me to run startx. It claims it can't find a monitor and the graphic card driver. I read on Slashdot that AMD plans to deliver future ati drivers as opensource. Let's hope that makes thinks easy for everybody. I want bother anymore with this graphic card. The opensource driver works decently, and I will start to look in to other things that are annoying me; like why I can't emerge vlc and why I can't get rhythmbox to play mp3. PS To Francisco... Sorry for bailing out... It has been a big boost to my moral when trying to solve this problem, having enthusiastic and dedicated people like yourself guiding and helping me. I will strive to be just as dedicated when my experience reaches a level where I can be of help for this list. Regards Johannes Skov Frandsen -----Original Message----- From: Aleksandar L. Dimitrov [mailto:aleks_d@gmx.de] Sent: 12. maj 2007 21:26 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Problems starting X On Sat, 12 May 2007 11:34:39 -0400 "Francisco Rivas" wrote: > Hi friends, Johannes bro.. I can't give up with that, I know we can > solve your problem, I feel it :D > Watch out, or you'll end up as a case for the Scary Devil Monastery. I've probably already reached this point. :) > The most important thing is try, one more try and it's enough.. > > Uninstall the xserver, unistall the ati drivers > check all configurations of your kernel.. > Install xserver 7.1 and 8.36.5 ati driver manually.. run aticonfig > --initial > The Xorg-Server version 1.3 is still in the testing branch, so you might do better with the following command: VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx" emerge -va =x11-base/xorg-server-1.2.0-r3 Then follow the already given instructions, i.e. install the version of the driver ATI recommends emerge -C ati-drivers && emerge -va =x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.28.8 and then remove your xorg.conf. Not remove of course, but just rename it to a backup file. Then go on with ati-config --initial. It could mourn about a missing X.conf, but I think it should really make one up, no matter if there's already one or not. Running ati-config --initial on any unclean xorg.conf could really make a mess out of it anyways (multiple Server/Device/Monitor entries... that can be quite a nuisance to get rid of!). If you need any OpenGL-stuff (quite a chance you do...) this can be discussed later on. Let's first get it to work at all :) Regards, Aleks PS: that's like the standard ritual for being accepted as someone familiar with the basics of Linux: going to xorg.conf hell... once you get used to it, it's easy. If you experience any trouble you could as well just post it here, so we can have a look at it. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list