From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K7i8C-0005Rj-89 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:38:12 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0903BE07AF; Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:38:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from alpha.m2ithosting.com (alpha.m2ithosting.com [75.126.60.66]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9CA8E07AF for ; Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:38:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from c-68-62-198-181.hsd1.fl.comcast.net ([68.62.198.181] helo=[10.0.0.105]) by alpha.m2ithosting.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1K7i84-0000FV-0s for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:38:04 -0500 Message-ID: <48548081.1000006@uberpenguin.net> Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:37:53 -0500 From: deface User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080421) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] problem starting X References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-M2ITHosting-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-ID: 1K7i84-0000FV-0s X-M2ITHosting-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-M2ITHosting-MailScanner-SpamCheck: X-M2ITHosting-MailScanner-From: deface@uberpenguin.net X-Spam-Status: No X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - alpha.m2ithosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.gentoo.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - uberpenguin.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Archives-Salt: 9394fc11-8e42-495a-abac-e805ae9024a9 X-Archives-Hash: a153f91e6055cf06c020c239d3642203 Marc Blumentritt wrote: > Hi, > > when I try to start X with startx, I get these messages: > > X Window System Version 1.3.0 > Release Date: 19 April 2007 > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3 > Build Operating System: UNKNOWN > Current Operating System: Linux mediamachine 2.6.24-gentoo-r8 #13 > PREEMPT Sat J > un 14 21:23:42 CEST 2008 i686 > Build Date: 14 June 2008 > 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: Sat Jun 14 20:20:30 2008 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" > (==) ServerLayout "Layout0" > (**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0) > (**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0" > (**) | |-->Device "CardTV" > (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0" > (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0" > (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist. > Entry deleted from font path. > (**) FontPath set to: > /usr/share/fonts/misc/, > /usr/share/fonts/Type1/, > /usr/share/fonts/75dpi/, > /usr/share/fonts/100dpi/ > (==) RgbPath set to "/usr/share/X11/rgb" > (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules" > (WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory) > (II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel > (II) Loader magic: 0x81ed5c0 > (II) Module ABI versions: > X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.3 > X.Org Video Driver: 1.2 > X.Org XInput driver : 0.7 > X.Org Server Extension : 0.3 > X.Org Font Renderer : 0.5 > (II) Loader running on linux > (II) LoadModule: "pcidata" > (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libpcidata.so > (II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0 > ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.2 > (--) using VT number 7 > > (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_GETSTATE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > (WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for > device > > Fatal server error: > xf86OpenConsole: VT_GETMODE failed Inappropriate ioctl for device > > (WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > (WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device > > > --------- > Does anyone know, what could be wrong? > > As far as I know, this could be a problem with a wrong device file for > tty7, but I think, it looks OK: > mediamachine ~ # ls -l /dev/tty7 > crw--w---- 1 root root 4, 7 Jun 14 2008 /dev/tty7 > > > Any more ideas? > > Thanks in advance > Marc > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml - make sure you've followed all of these steps. is this a new install ? -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list