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

[Marcus Wanner <marcusw@cox.net>]

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