[gentoo-user] xorg-server upgrading problem

[Roy Wright <roy@wright.org>]

Howdy,

I have a home server/htpc (~x86) that I'm finally updating after a few  
months and I hit an issue with xorg-server.  Here's the background:

Was at xorg-server-1.6.3 and current sync tried to upgrade to 1.7.1,  
which failed to compile.  In researching on b.g.o., discovered that  
nvidia has not released a driver yet that will work with 1.7.1, so  
followed the bug report directions and masked out several packages to  
prevent 1.7.1 upgrading.

So next attempt at upgrading was to 1.6.5.  That failed too, so back  
to b.g.o. where the first directions were to install nvidia- 
drivers-190.42.  But nvidia-drivers has a dependency to xorg- 
server-1.6.5, so had to mask >1.6.3 to get nvidia to emerge.  Then hit  
the bug with nvidia-settings with the work around of symbolically  
linking /usr/include/X11/extensions/xf86vmproto.h to /usr/include/X11/ 
extensions/xf86vmode.h.  Finally removed the >xorg-server-1.6.3 mask  
and successfully emerged.

So now it looks like I have xorg-server-1.6.5 and nvidia- 
drivers-190.42 installed.

But when starting the xorg server, it is unable to load glx, dri, and  
dri2 modules:

xbmc log # grep EE Xorg.0.log
Current Operating System: Linux xbmc 2.6.29-gentoo-r2 #7 SMP PREEMPT  
Sun Jun 21 10:15:29 CDT 2009 i686
	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(EE) Failed to load module "glx" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(EE) Failed to load module "dri" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "dri2" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Nov 08 13:48:35 NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the GLX module;  
please check in your X
(EE) Nov 08 13:48:35 NVIDIA(0):     log file that the GLX module has  
been loaded in your X
(EE) Nov 08 13:48:35 NVIDIA(0):     server, and that the module is the  
NVIDIA GLX module.  If
(EE) Nov 08 13:48:35 NVIDIA(0):     you continue to encounter  
problems, Please try
(EE) Nov 08 13:48:35 NVIDIA(0):     reinstalling the NVIDIA driver.
(EE) Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro: failed to initialize for relative  
axes.
(EE) Gyration Gyration RF Technology Receiver: failed to initialize  
for relative axes.

I've even rebooted and still see the same problem.

I'm not having any luck finding a hint on b.g.o. or with searching (I  
use startpage instead of google).

Here's my xorg.conf which works with xorg-server-1.6.3 (it's a little  
explicit because it is connected (DVI) to an A/V receiver (Yamaha RX- 
V861) which doesn't pass thru EDID):

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "X.org Configured"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection

Section "Files"
	ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
	FontPath     "built-ins"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "extmod"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        # Block type: 2:0 3:fc
        Identifier "FPD TV"
        VendorName "HTC"
        ModelName "FPD TV"
        # Block type: 2:0 3:fc
        # Block type: 2:0 3:fd
        HorizSync 15-70
        VertRefresh 59-61
        # Max dot clock (video bandwidth) 150 MHz
        # DPMS capabilities: Active off:no  Suspend:no  Standby:no

        Mode    "1920x1080"     # vfreq 60.000Hz, hfreq 67.500kHz
                 DotClock        148.500000
                 HTimings        1920 2008 2052 2200
                 VTimings        1080 1084 1089 1125
                 Flags   "+HSync" "+VSync"
        EndMode
        Mode    "1920x540"      # vfreq 60.053Hz, hfreq 33.750kHz
                 DotClock        74.250000
                 HTimings        1920 2008 2052 2200
                 VTimings        540 542 547 562
                 Flags   "Interlace" "+HSync" "+VSync"
        EndMode
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Card0"
	Driver      "nvidia"
	VendorName  "nVidia Corporation"
	Option      "RenderAccel" "true"
        Option "ModeValidation" "NoDFPNativeResolutionCheck,  
NoMaxSizeCheck"
        Option "NoLogo" "true"
        Option "ConnectedMonitor" "DFP"
        Option  "TVStandard"    "HD1080p"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Card0"
	Monitor    "FPD TV"
	
	# depth of 16 breaks xbmc
        DefaultDepth    24

        Option "renderAccel" "true"
        Option "ExactModeTimingsDVI" "true"
        Option "NoLogo" "true"
        Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
        Option "UseEvents" "true"
        Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "true"
        Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
        Option "FlatPanelProperties" "Scaling = Native"

	SubSection "Display"
                Depth	24
                Modes "1920x1080" "1080p" "1080i" "720p" "720i" "480p"  
"480i" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
	        Virtual 1920 1080
	EndSubSection
EndSection


Any ideas?

TIA,
Roy