Re: [gentoo-user] Botched Gentoo Install

[Michael Crute <mcrute@gmail.com>]

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Bob,

I2C is not a prerequisite of running X he just needs to configure the X 
server and it should work. I have run into this before and solved it without 
building I2C into the kernel (or as a module). All I forgot to do was 
configure X.

-Mike

On 8/3/05, Bob Sanders <rmsand@concentric.net> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 21:02:32 -0400
> "C.Beamer" <cbeamer@interlynx.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Welcome to the fun.
> 
> > After attempting to connect to the xserver, I got my shell prompt back
> > again with the following printed on the screen:
> >
> > New driver is "i810"
> > (==)Using default built in configuration
> > (EE) open /dev/fb0: No such device --> I have no idea what this means
> > (EE) GARTinit: Unable to open /dev/agpgart (no such file or directory)
> > (EE)I810(0) AGPGART support is not available. Make sure your kernel has
> > agpgart support or that the agpgart kernel module is loaded
> > (EE)Screens found, but non have useable configuration
> > Fatal server error:
> > no screens found
> > i
> 
> /dev/fb0 is the framebuffer. No need to worry about that if using X. But 
> if
> running a splash screen, then it needs to be defined in the kernel. There 
> is
> a how-to on gentoo-wiki.org <http://gentoo-wiki.org> explaining how to 
> setup the system and kernel.
> 
> The other, you'll need to re-config your kernel to include -
> 
> Device Drivers -->
> I2C Support -->
> <M> I2C support
> <*> I2C device interface
> I2C Hardware Bus Support -->
> <M > Intel 810/815
> 
> And -
> 
> Device Drivers -->
> Character Devices -->
> Intel 440LX/BX/GX, I8xx and E7x05 chipset support
> 
> The above should get you graphics, or at least closer. I don't have your 
> setup, so
> I'm doing a best guess on the above.
> 
> Bob
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> 
> 


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