[gentoo-user] X fails after new install

[gentoo-user] X fails after new install

[dhk]

A couple of months ago when the new X came out I did an upgrade on my
x86 box and all went well.  Recently I reinstalled Gentoo on the same
box because I wanted to repartition my hard disk, now I can't get X working.

I'm using xfce4 and when I run startx or startxfce4 I get errors saying
no ati, vesa, fbdev modules and then no windows.  My make.conf has
INPUT_DEVICES="evdev" and VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx".  There isn't and
xorg.conf file, but I don't think I need one anymore; also X -configure
fails.

It should work since everything worked after the upgrade, but the clean
install fails.  Any ideas?

Thanks,

dhk

Re: [gentoo-user] X fails after new install

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:14:52 -0500, dhk wrote:

> I'm using xfce4 and when I run startx or startxfce4 I get errors saying
> no ati, vesa, fbdev modules and then no windows.

Please post the actual error messages.


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Re: [gentoo-user] X fails after new install

[dhk]

Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:14:52 -0500, dhk wrote:
> 
>> I'm using xfce4 and when I run startx or startxfce4 I get errors saying
>> no ati, vesa, fbdev modules and then no windows.
> 
> Please post the actual error messages.
> 
> 

The following is from the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file after running startx.

This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.

X.Org X Server 1.6.3.901 (1.6.4 RC 1)
Release Date: 2009-8-25
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-gentoo-r8 i686
Current Operating System: Linux yodels 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 #1 SMP Wed Dec 2
13:05:42 EST 2009 i686
Build Date: 20 November 2009  03:26:50PM

	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
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: Fri Dec  4 14:13:55 2009
(II) Loader magic: 0x3aa0
(II) Module ABI versions:
	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
	X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
	X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
	X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(II) Loader running on linux
(--) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 1002:7187:1028:0402 ATI Technologies Inc RV516
[Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] rev 0, Mem @ 0xc0000000/268435456,
0xdfde0000/65536, I/O @ 0x0000dc00/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
(--) PCI: (0:1:0:1) 1002:71a7:1028:0403 ATI Technologies Inc RV516
[Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] (Secondary) rev 0, Mem @ 0xdfdf0000/65536
(==) Using default built-in configuration (30 lines)
(==) --- Start of built-in configuration ---
	Section "Device"
		Identifier	"Builtin Default ati Device 0"
		Driver	"ati"
	EndSection
	Section "Screen"
		Identifier	"Builtin Default ati Screen 0"
		Device	"Builtin Default ati Device 0"
	EndSection
	Section "Device"
		Identifier	"Builtin Default vesa Device 0"
		Driver	"vesa"
	EndSection
	Section "Screen"
		Identifier	"Builtin Default vesa Screen 0"
		Device	"Builtin Default vesa Device 0"
	EndSection
	Section "Device"
		Identifier	"Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
		Driver	"fbdev"
	EndSection
	Section "Screen"
		Identifier	"Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0"
		Device	"Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
	EndSection
	Section "ServerLayout"
		Identifier	"Builtin Default Layout"
		Screen	"Builtin Default ati Screen 0"
		Screen	"Builtin Default vesa Screen 0"
		Screen	"Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0"
	EndSection
(==) --- End of built-in configuration ---
(==) ServerLayout "Builtin Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default ati Screen 0" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
(**) |   |-->Device "Builtin Default ati Device 0"
(==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default ati Screen 0".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
(**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0" (1)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
(**) |   |-->Device "Builtin Default vesa Device 0"
(==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
(**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0" (2)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
(**) |   |-->Device "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
(==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0".
	Using a default monitor configuration.
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(==) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
	/usr/share/fonts/TTF/,
	/usr/share/fonts/OTF,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) Cannot locate a core pointer device.
(II) Cannot locate a core keyboard device.
(II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices.
	If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable AllowEmptyInput.
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
(II) System resource ranges:
	[0] -1	0	0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
	[1] -1	0	0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
	[2] -1	0	0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
	[3] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
	[4] -1	0	0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
	[5] -1	0	0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.0.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
	compiled for 7.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//librecord.so
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.6.3.901, module version = 1.13.0
	Module class: X.Org Server Extension
	ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 2.0
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 7.4.0, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) Loading sub module "fglrxdrm"
(II) LoadModule: "fglrxdrm"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux//libfglrxdrm.so
(II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
	compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.65.4
(II) LoadModule: "dri2"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module dri2
(II) UnloadModule: "dri2"
(EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "ati"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module ati
(II) UnloadModule: "ati"
(EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "vesa"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
(II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
(EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
(II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
(EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) No drivers available.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
	 at http://wiki.x.org
 for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional
information.

I also ran "set opengl set ati" but that didn't make a difference, now I
 don't know how to reverse that cammand.

Thanks,

dhk

[gentoo-user] Re: X fails after new install

[walt]

On 12/04/2009 11:39 AM, dhk wrote:
>...
> I also ran "set opengl set ati" but that didn't make a difference, now I
>   don't know how to reverse that cammand.

I think you mean "eselect opengl set ati", don't you?

What does "eselect opengl list" say?

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: X fails after new install

[dhk]

walt wrote:
> On 12/04/2009 11:39 AM, dhk wrote:
>> ...
>> I also ran "set opengl set ati" but that didn't make a difference, now I
>>   don't know how to reverse that cammand.
> 
> I think you mean "eselect opengl set ati", don't you?
> 
> What does "eselect opengl list" say?
> 
> 
> 
Yes I meant eselect.

> eselect opengl list

outputs:
Available OpenGL implementations:
  [1]   ati *
  [2]   xorg-x11

Re: [gentoo-user] X fails after new install

[Marcus Wanner]

On 12/4/2009 2:39 PM, dhk wrote:
> Neil Bothwick wrote:
>   
>> On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:14:52 -0500, dhk wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> I'm using xfce4 and when I run startx or startxfce4 I get errors saying
>>> no ati, vesa, fbdev modules and then no windows.
>>>       
>> Please post the actual error messages.
>>
>>
>>     
>
> The following is from the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file after running startx.
>
> This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
> It is not supported in any way.
> Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
> Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
> Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
> latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
> See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
>
> X.Org X Server 1.6.3.901 (1.6.4 RC 1)
> Release Date: 2009-8-25
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-gentoo-r8 i686
> Current Operating System: Linux yodels 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 #1 SMP Wed Dec 2
> 13:05:42 EST 2009 i686
> Build Date: 20 November 2009  03:26:50PM
>
> 	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
> 	to make sure that you have the latest version.
> 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: Fri Dec  4 14:13:55 2009
> (II) Loader magic: 0x3aa0
> (II) Module ABI versions:
> 	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
> 	X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
> 	X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
> 	X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
> (II) Loader running on linux
> (--) using VT number 7
>
> (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 1002:7187:1028:0402 ATI Technologies Inc RV516
> [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] rev 0, Mem @ 0xc0000000/268435456,
> 0xdfde0000/65536, I/O @ 0x0000dc00/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
> <snip>
> (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux//libfglrxdrm.so
> (II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
> 	compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.65.4
> (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module dri2
> (II) UnloadModule: "dri2"
> (EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, 0)
> (II) LoadModule: "ati"
> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module ati
> (II) UnloadModule: "ati"
> (EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)
> (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
> (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
> (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
> (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
> (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
> (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
> (EE) No drivers available.
>
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>   
Try recompiling all your drivers, if the eselect doesn't fix it.

Marcus

Re: [gentoo-user] X fails after new install

[dhk]

Marcus Wanner wrote:
> On 12/4/2009 2:39 PM, dhk wrote:
>> Neil Bothwick wrote:
>>  
>>> On Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:14:52 -0500, dhk wrote:
>>>
>>>    
>>>> I'm using xfce4 and when I run startx or startxfce4 I get errors saying
>>>> no ati, vesa, fbdev modules and then no windows.
>>>>       
>>> Please post the actual error messages.
>>>
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> The following is from the /var/log/Xorg.0.log file after running startx.
>>
>> This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
>> It is not supported in any way.
>> Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
>> Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
>> Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
>> latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
>> See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.
>>
>> X.Org X Server 1.6.3.901 (1.6.4 RC 1)
>> Release Date: 2009-8-25
>> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
>> Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.30-gentoo-r8 i686
>> Current Operating System: Linux yodels 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 #1 SMP Wed Dec 2
>> 13:05:42 EST 2009 i686
>> Build Date: 20 November 2009  03:26:50PM
>>
>>     Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
>>     to make sure that you have the latest version.
>> 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: Fri Dec  4 14:13:55 2009
>> (II) Loader magic: 0x3aa0
>> (II) Module ABI versions:
>>     X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
>>     X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
>>     X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
>>     X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
>> (II) Loader running on linux
>> (--) using VT number 7
>>
>> (--) PCI:*(0:1:0:0) 1002:7187:1028:0402 ATI Technologies Inc RV516
>> [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] rev 0, Mem @ 0xc0000000/268435456,
>> 0xdfde0000/65536, I/O @ 0x0000dc00/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
>> <snip>
>> (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/linux//libfglrxdrm.so
>> (II) Module fglrxdrm: vendor="FireGL - ATI Technologies Inc."
>>     compiled for 1.4.99.906, module version = 8.65.4
>> (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
>> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module dri2
>> (II) UnloadModule: "dri2"
>> (EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, 0)
>> (II) LoadModule: "ati"
>> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module ati
>> (II) UnloadModule: "ati"
>> (EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)
>> (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
>> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
>> (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
>> (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
>> (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
>> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
>> (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
>> (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
>> (EE) No drivers available.
>>
>> Fatal server error:
>> no screens found
>>   
> Try recompiling all your drivers, if the eselect doesn't fix it.
> 
> Marcus
> 
> 
I hate to ask . . . how do I recompile all drivers?

Re: [gentoo-user] X fails after new install

[David]

dhk wrote:

> I hate to ask . . . how do I recompile all drivers?
> 
> 

This should do it;
emerge $(qlist -C -I x11-drivers/) -1av

also make sure hald is running;
rc-update show

do you have support for evdev included in the kernel?
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.5-upgrade-guide.xml

Try starting X with a blank or minimal xorg.conf
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/pr/releases/10.0/faq.xml#xorg-server

HTH

-- 
David Abbott (dabbott)

Re: [gentoo-user] X fails after new install

[dhk]

David wrote:
> dhk wrote:
> 
>> I hate to ask . . . how do I recompile all drivers?
>>
>>
> 
> This should do it;
> emerge $(qlist -C -I x11-drivers/) -1av
> 
> also make sure hald is running;
> rc-update show
> 
> do you have support for evdev included in the kernel?
> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.5-upgrade-guide.xml
> 
> 
> Try starting X with a blank or minimal xorg.conf
> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/pr/releases/10.0/faq.xml#xorg-server
> 
> HTH
> 
I started hald and rebuilt the drivers:  startx still fails.

Re: [gentoo-user] X fails after new install

[David]

dhk wrote:

>>
> I started hald and rebuilt the drivers:  startx still fails.
> 
> 

Please paste the log;
emerge wgetpaste
cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log |wgetpaste -
-- 
David Abbott (dabbott)
Gentoo PR | Trustees

Re: [gentoo-user] X fails after new install

[Walter Dnes]

On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 06:36:25PM -0500, dhk wrote

> I started hald and rebuilt the drivers:  startx still fails.

  I've hard-masked hal and dbus (and pam) in /etc/portage/package.mask
and X runs OK.

  From your messages, I assume you've got some ATI card.  What exactly
is it?  As root, can you run...  "lspci -v > xyz.txt", and find the
section in xyz.txt relating to your video card?  If your system doesn't
have lspci, "emerge pciutils".  It's been my experience with ATI that
you may find 2 "cards" listed, so look carefully.  Here's what my Dell
D530 shows...

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: Dell Device 020d
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
        Memory at fdf00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
        I/O ports at ff00 [size=8]
        Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        Memory at fdc00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
        Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Count=1/1 Enable-
        Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2

-- 
Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>

Re: [gentoo-user] X fails after new install

[dhk]

Walter Dnes wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 06:36:25PM -0500, dhk wrote
> 
>> I started hald and rebuilt the drivers:  startx still fails.
> 
>   I've hard-masked hal and dbus (and pam) in /etc/portage/package.mask
> and X runs OK.
> 
>   From your messages, I assume you've got some ATI card.  What exactly
> is it?  As root, can you run...  "lspci -v > xyz.txt", and find the
> section in xyz.txt relating to your video card?  If your system doesn't
> have lspci, "emerge pciutils".  It's been my experience with ATI that
> you may find 2 "cards" listed, so look carefully.  Here's what my Dell
> D530 shows...
> 
> 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
>         Subsystem: Dell Device 020d
>         Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
>         Memory at fdf00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
>         I/O ports at ff00 [size=8]
>         Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
>         Memory at fdc00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
>         Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Count=1/1 Enable-
>         Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
> 

Problem Solved.  I needed another driver.  Below are the three drivers I
now have installed.  Before, when startx failed, I only had the first
two.  An "emerge x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev" fixed the problem.

x11-drivers/ati-drivers-9.9-r2
x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev-2.2.5
x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev-0.4.1

This should probably be added to the installation documentation.  I've
followed the documentation many times before the new Xorg came out and
didn't have this problem.

Thanks all,

dhk