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
8.36driver 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@omesc.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
>         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
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