Re: [gentoo-user] X11 start breaks

[Joshua Murphy <poisonbl@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday 14 December 2009 20:25:25 GerhardosG wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> My graphics-card is a GeForce 7600 GT
>>
>>
>> tux ~ # lsmod
>>
>> Module                  Size  Used by
>> test_nx                 1824  0
>> psmouse               1980  0
>> nvidia               9574140  0
>>
>>
>>
>> X11 start breaks with this messages in /var/log/Xorg.0.log :
>>
>> X.Org X Server 1.6.5
>> Release Date: 2009-10-11
>> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
>> Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 i686
>> Current Operating System: Linux tux 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 #1 Fri Dec 11
>> 15:05:30 GMT 2009 i686
>> Build Date: 12 December 2009  07:57:34PM
>>
>>         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: Mon Dec 14 10:19:46 2009
>> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
>> (==) ServerLayout "Main Layout"
>> (**) |-->Screen "Screen MGA1" (0)
>> (**) |   |-->Monitor "Generic Monitor"
>> (==) No device specified for screen "Screen MGA1".
>>         Using the first device section listed.
>> (**) |   |-->Device "nVidia GeForce"
>> (**) |-->Screen "Screen MGA2" (1)
>> (**) |   |-->Monitor "Generic Monitor"
>> (==) No device specified for screen "Screen MGA2".
>>         Using the first device section listed.
>> (**) |   |-->Device "nVidia GeForce"
>> (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1"
>> (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse2"
>> (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1"
>> (**) Option "BlankTime" "10"
>> (**) Option "StandbyTime" "20"
>> (**) Option "SuspendTime" "30"
>> (**) Option "OffTime" "60"
>> (==) Automatically adding devices
>> (==) Automatically enabling devices
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/local" does not exist.
>>         Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc" does not exist.
>>         Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
>>         Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
>>         Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi" does not exist.
>>         Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi" does not exist.
>>         Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/misc/" does not exist.
>>         Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist.
>>         Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" does not exist.
>>         Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
>>         Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/" does not exist.
>>         Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/" does not exist.
>>         Entry deleted from font path.
>> (**) FontPath set to:
>>
>> (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
>> (WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or
>> 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
>> (WW) Disabling Mouse1
>> (WW) Disabling Mouse2
>> (WW) Disabling Keyboard1
>
> Ah, yes.
>
> What we have here boys and girls is the old "I tell Xorg I don't have a
> keyboard or a pointing device and yet I still expect Xorg to function
> correctly" trick ....
>
> Please post xorg.conf
>
>
>
> --
> alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

Actually, I believe all those "disabling" messages are just X shutting
down... he gave the error messages he gets at the terminal in another
mail here, which show that he's failing to start any clients (gmail
didn't thread that one in with this line here for me, and likely
missed it on your end too).

-- 
Poison [BLX]
Joshua M. Murphy