Re: [gentoo-user] Problems starting X

[Dmitry <dias@techs.com.ua>]

Hello,

I've never tried to run X without config, but...... I see that your output shows:

(EE) Unable to locate/open config file

is your /etc/X11/xorg.conf okay ?



> Johannes Skov Frandsen 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 ~ $
>>
> 
> Johannes, it might be worth taking a look at the following:
> 
> Info about setting up Xorg's open or ATI closed source drivers:
> 
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/ati-faq.xml
> 
> Setting up ATI closed source drivers:
> 
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_ATI_Drivers
> 
> 
> Also, what model is your ATI card?
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Mark

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