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 1Ho1gw-00000Z-0S for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 15 May 2007 18:24:10 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l4FIMqEv025204; Tue, 15 May 2007 18:22:52 GMT Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com (wr-out-0506.google.com [64.233.184.235]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l4FIIQn3020237 for ; Tue, 15 May 2007 18:18:26 GMT Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 60so2105749wri for ; Tue, 15 May 2007 11:18:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=AUdqzq5iVlrNbHEr1+ir4AE6aIDC1qq3jq3kx9YZjKyj4cnPUrsnl/yJJdrMebkMTc+4nvIZX8VVW3XM0dk/Ya1OVELrfB5BY+3TtILT0t0aNHkOw3ISwbDapybllB/GGLuyV7EXIOwE5ABK1Xb2ag+TqdH/eY24fb8Jw8hx+rY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=GUlyFEGgzIx1o0VTnOMsyM/Zm9Xs1Q//a8ScLTpcPAMnQRXaUffIJWlLJvOeBizldvCnObs1WiNjjrXV4Cnfoexq6q3ebpQd76SaWe5EMXG+297vTL8Flu0amekJKzl5vZSrgGkDwtPpZ7kgTniu8WMCIH/3JtfxHjO948zkpQI= Received: by 10.115.91.2 with SMTP id t2mr1705643wal.1179253105105; Tue, 15 May 2007 11:18:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.38.8 with HTTP; Tue, 15 May 2007 11:18:25 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <2fcf3fa50705151118t7c522e7ckffac3128b9d34f5b@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 14:18:25 -0400 From: "Francisco Rivas" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Problems starting X In-Reply-To: <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: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_8434_25841146.1179253105045" References: <4644DF02.5080502@omesc.com> <02e101c7941d$9d36df90$1166e547@nebo> <2fcf3fa50705112241s3b1acfbbqaeeb277a11f4f680@mail.gmail.com> <4645B3BA.2070504@omesc.com> <2fcf3fa50705120834w72232eaaj8ffba7af8fe2b302@mail.gmail.com> <20070512212548.11b62606@brmbr.moo> <009d01c7970c$ae8a00f0$0b9e02d0$@com> X-Archives-Salt: e9e45709-c0c0-489a-9df5-cff8b31cab04 X-Archives-Hash: 88db115c7be81b823585a9d9de35df5f ------=_Part_8434_25841146.1179253105045 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Johannes my friend.. and all list.. If I live near to you I will go to your pc and try personaly but It's not possible, so please we try later, when fell good try, no matter how many time take this, really. I think the most imortant thing is try sometimes. But we do a better work, and this is the main idea of the list. Believe me a lot of people here can help you and I am so sure they will do. Thanks for let us help you :D.. Message to all list : We have a work to do: Help people!. The wrold need person like us, people help people to be better. Smile and have a nice very nice day. On 5/15/07, Johannes Skov Frandsen wrote: > > 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 > > -- Francisco Rivas Linux User (New) : #448324 Linux Machine (New) : 355187 ------=_Part_8434_25841146.1179253105045 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Johannes my friend.. and all list..

If I live near to you I will go to your pc and try personaly but It's not possible, so please we try later, when fell good try, no matter how many time take this, really. I think the most imortant thing is try sometimes. But we do a better work, and this is the main idea of the list. Believe me a lot of people here can help you and I am so sure they will do.

Thanks for let us help you :D..

Message to all list : We have a work to do: Help people!. The wrold need person like us, people help people to be better. Smile and have a nice very nice day.

On 5/15/07, Johannes Skov Frandsen <joe@omesc.com> wrote:
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" < taken2k4@gmail.com> 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.
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