[gentoo-user] New install - startx not starting

[gentoo-user] New install - startx not starting

[Greg Morin]

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The kernel seems good, I've added 'gpm', and 'xorg-x11'. startx fails
complaining about:
   (EE) Failed to load module "radeon" (module does not exist, 0)
   (EE) No drivers available.

My question - how do I get/build this module?

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The Morins of Plantsville

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Re: [gentoo-user] New install - startx not starting

[Mick]

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On Tuesday 07 November 2006 12:56, Greg Morin wrote:
> The kernel seems good, I've added 'gpm', and 'xorg-x11'. startx fails
> complaining about:
>    (EE) Failed to load module "radeon" (module does not exist, 0)
>    (EE) No drivers available.
>
> My question - how do I get/build this module?

Add radeon in your /etc/make.conf under VIDEO_CARDS="radeon"
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Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] New install - startx not starting

[Bo Ørsted Andresen]

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On Tuesday 07 November 2006 15:00, Mick wrote:
> > The kernel seems good, I've added 'gpm', and 'xorg-x11'. startx fails
> > complaining about:
> >    (EE) Failed to load module "radeon" (module does not exist, 0)
> >    (EE) No drivers available.
> >
> > My question - how do I get/build this module?
>
> Add radeon in your /etc/make.conf under VIDEO_CARDS="radeon"

And then run:

# emerge --newuse -va x11-base/xorg-server

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Re: [gentoo-user] New install - startx not starting

[Alan McKinnon]

On Tuesday 07 November 2006 16:06, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote:
> On Tuesday 07 November 2006 15:00, Mick wrote:
> > > The kernel seems good, I've added 'gpm', and 'xorg-x11'. startx
> > > fails complaining about:
> > >    (EE) Failed to load module "radeon" (module does not exist, 0)
> > >    (EE) No drivers available.
> > >
> > > My question - how do I get/build this module?
> >
> > Add radeon in your /etc/make.conf under VIDEO_CARDS="radeon"
>
> And then run:
>
> # emerge --newuse -va x11-base/xorg-server

Hang on a sec, if VIDEO_CARDS is empty or non-existent, doesn't the 
ebuild default to building all drivers, like 6.8 did? I never tried 
this myself, but I read it in a wiki HOWTO.

If true, surely Greg's problem would never have happened?

alan

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Re: [gentoo-user] New install - startx not starting

[Greg Morin]

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VIDEO_CARDS was/is set. The tweaking was in USE - 'png' was necessary before
'emerge cario'.

Gpm


On 11/7/06, Alan McKinnon <alan@linuxholdings.co.za> wrote:
>
> On Tuesday 07 November 2006 16:06, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote:
> > On Tuesday 07 November 2006 15:00, Mick wrote:
> > > > The kernel seems good, I've added 'gpm', and 'xorg-x11'. startx
> > > > fails complaining about:
> > > > (EE) Failed to load module "radeon" (module does not exist, 0)
> > > > (EE) No drivers available.
> > > >
> > > > My question - how do I get/build this module?
> > >
> > > Add radeon in your /etc/make.conf under VIDEO_CARDS="radeon"
> >
> > And then run:
> >
> > # emerge --newuse -va x11-base/xorg-server
>
> Hang on a sec, if VIDEO_CARDS is empty or non-existent, doesn't the
> ebuild default to building all drivers, like 6.8 did? I never tried
> this myself, but I read it in a wiki HOWTO.
>
> If true, surely Greg's problem would never have happened?
>
> alan
>
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>
>


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Re: [gentoo-user] New install - startx not starting

[Alan McKinnon]

On Wednesday 08 November 2006 12:42, Greg Morin wrote:
> VIDEO_CARDS was/is set. The tweaking was in USE - 'png' was necessary
> before 'emerge cario'.

Oh good, all's well that ends well.

But I'm curious to know how the lack of the png USE flag to cairo caused 
X to not load your video driver per the original error message. Or was 
cairo just the last of several somewhat related things that had to be 
remerged?

alan
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Re: [gentoo-user] New install - startx not starting

[Greg Morin]

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New system, so lots had to be merged. gnome build complained - giving me a
pointer to the use/cairo solution.

Gpm

On 11/8/06, Alan McKinnon <alan@linuxholdings.co.za> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 08 November 2006 12:42, Greg Morin wrote:
> > VIDEO_CARDS was/is set. The tweaking was in USE - 'png' was necessary
> > before 'emerge cario'.
>
> Oh good, all's well that ends well.
>
> But I'm curious to know how the lack of the png USE flag to cairo caused
> X to not load your video driver per the original error message. Or was
> cairo just the last of several somewhat related things that had to be
> remerged?
>
> alan
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>
>


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Re: [gentoo-user] New install - startx not starting

[Greg Morin]

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All - thanx for the pointers. I had to 'emerge ati-drivers', then 'emerge
cario', then emerge 'xorg-x11'. Also had to tweak /etc/make.conf a bit.

All is good now.

Gpm

On 11/7/06, Bo Ørsted Andresen <bo.andresen@zlin.dk> wrote:
>
> On Tuesday 07 November 2006 15:00, Mick wrote:
> > > The kernel seems good, I've added 'gpm', and 'xorg-x11'. startx fails
> > > complaining about:
> > > (EE) Failed to load module "radeon" (module does not exist, 0)
> > > (EE) No drivers available.
> > >
> > > My question - how do I get/build this module?
> >
> > Add radeon in your /etc/make.conf under VIDEO_CARDS="radeon"
>
> And then run:
>
> # emerge --newuse -va x11-base/xorg-server
>
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> Bo Andresen
>
>
>


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Re: [gentoo-user] New install - startx not starting

[Andrey]

On Tuesday 07 November 2006 12:56, Greg Morin wrote:
> The kernel seems good, I've added 'gpm', and 'xorg-x11'. startx fails
> complaining about:
>    (EE) Failed to load module "radeon" (module does not exist, 0)
>    (EE) No drivers available.
>
> My question - how do I get/build this module?

Try to add VIDEO_CARDS="radeon" into /etc/make.conf
But I consider it is better to use fglrx driver...
(x11-drivers/ati-drivers)
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