[gentoo-user] problem starting X

[Marc Blumentritt <marc.blumentritt@arcor.de>]

Hi,

when I try to start X with startx, I get these messages:

X Window System Version 1.3.0
Release Date: 19 April 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3
Build Operating System: UNKNOWN
Current Operating System: Linux mediamachine 2.6.24-gentoo-r8 #13 
PREEMPT Sat J
un 14 21:23:42 CEST 2008 i686
Build Date: 14 June 2008
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
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: Sat Jun 14 20:20:30 2008
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Layout0"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) |   |-->Device "CardTV"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" does not exist.
	Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to:
	/usr/share/fonts/misc/,
	/usr/share/fonts/Type1/,
	/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/,
	/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(WW) Open ACPI failed (/var/run/acpid.socket) (No such file or directory)
(II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel
(II) Loader magic: 0x81ed5c0
(II) Module ABI versions:
	X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.3
	X.Org Video Driver: 1.2
	X.Org XInput driver : 0.7
	X.Org Server Extension : 0.3
	X.Org Font Renderer : 0.5
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libpcidata.so
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
	compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
	ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.2
(--) using VT number 7

(WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_GETSTATE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
(WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_ACTIVATE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
(WW) xf86OpenConsole: VT_WAITACTIVE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device

Fatal server error:
xf86OpenConsole: VT_GETMODE failed Inappropriate ioctl for device

(WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device
(WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device


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Does anyone know, what could be wrong?

As far as I know, this could be a problem with a wrong device file for 
tty7, but I think, it looks OK:
mediamachine ~ # ls -l /dev/tty7
crw--w---- 1 root root 4, 7 Jun 14  2008 /dev/tty7


Any more ideas?

Thanks in advance
Marc

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