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ShanaXXII
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 Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:22 pm Post subject: [Solved] Xorg cannot detect screen |
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It feels like one error after another..
anyways, I followed the guide here https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Xorg/Configuration to install Xorg.
I have a ATI Rage IIc graphics card
I typed in my make.conf:
INPUT_DEVICES="evdev"
VIDEO_CARDS="radeon"
I #echo "x11-base/xorg-server udev" >> /etc/portage/package.use
Then I did # emerge --ask xorg-server
it said I needed to make some USE changes:
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= media-libs/mesa-10.0.4 gbm
So I went into package.use and wrote: media-libs/mesa gbm
Then I # emerge media-libs/mesa
Then # emerge --ask xorg-server
After it was done, I did $ startx and it said:
Fatal server error:
(EE) no screens found(EE)
It told me to check http://wiki.x.org
I check it out and found my error: http://www.x.org/wiki/FAQErrorMessages/#index8h2
It told me that it was probably because my xorg.conf doesn't contain the correct driver.
So I tried to use nano to edit xorg.conf, but it seems that I dont have a xorg.conf.
Then it said I can create one by # X -configure
but when I do that it says:
| Code: | List of video drivers:
ati
radeon
no devices to configure. Configuration failed
(EE) Server terminated with error (2). Closing log file |
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Ant P.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| You don't have the correct driver, that card is not a radeon. |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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ShanaXXII,
Please post the output of lspci so we can see your hardware.
I have a feeling you need the r128 driver. Add r128 to your VIDEO_CARDS in make.conf and | Code: | | emerge -1 xf86-video-r128 |
Rename your xorg.conf if you have one. As you are using open source drivers, no xorg.conf is required, at least, not to get started.
Unless you have given Xorg something to do, if the above works, you will get a plain black screen and your system will lock up.
Its always good to | Code: | | emerge -1 tmw xterm xclock |
to test Xorg. These are the defaults that Xorg tries to run if you have not told it to do something else.
Gentoo does not install them by default.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | Its always good to | Code: | | emerge -1 tmw xterm xclock |
to test Xorg. These are the defaults that Xorg tries to run if you have not told it to do something else.
Gentoo does not install them by default. |
Matter of opinion - personally, I don't recall ever needing those. |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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VoidMage,
You don't need them if your GUI login or your ~/.xinitrc works first time.
Also, VT switching used to be the norm, so it was easy to kill X to get control back.
Notice I said --oneshot, so the packages will be removed by the next --depclean.
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ShanaXXII
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | ShanaXXII,
Please post the output of lspci so we can see your hardware.
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# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Broakdale] Chipset Host Bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Broakdale] Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 12)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 12)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801BA IDE U100 Controller (rev 12)
00:1f.2 USB controller: Intel Copoation 82801BA/BAM USB Controller #1 (rev 12)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corpoation 82801BA/BAM SMBus Controller (rev 12)
00:1f.4 USB controller: Intel Copoation 82801BA/BAM USB Controller #1 (rev 12)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 12)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 300/305 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter (rev 90)
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
02:09.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] 3D Rage IIC PCI [Mach64 GT IIC] (rev 3a)
02:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (rev 10) |
I installed the r128 driver and made my VIDEO_CARDS="r128"
Then I rebooted and its still giving me the same error when I try $ startx |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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ShanaXXII,
| Code: | | 02:09.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] 3D Rage IIC PCI [Mach64 GT IIC] (rev 3a) |
That means you need | Code: | | x11-drivers/xf86-video-mach64 |
and match64 in VIDEO_CARDS.
You also have a | Code: | | 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 300/305 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter (rev 90) |
which is probably a better video card. However, if it shares main memory for the graphics buffer, it will slow down everything, so you may be better with the plug in card, that has its own graphics RAM..
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ShanaXXII
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | ShanaXXII,
| Code: | | 02:09.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] 3D Rage IIC PCI [Mach64 GT IIC] (rev 3a) |
That means you need | Code: | | x11-drivers/xf86-video-mach64 |
and match64 in VIDEO_CARDS.
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I unmerged the r128 driver, emerged the x11-drivers/xf86-video-mach64
I changed VIDEO_CARDS="match64"
reboot
$ startx
and it still gives me the same error
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ShanaXXII
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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I did a # X -configure
and it said it detected my monitor, and made a configuration file in /root/xorg.conf.new
and to try it out by typing X -config /root/xorg.conf.new
and now its just a black screen
I rebooted and tried $ startx and it gave me an error saying:
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Loading extension GLX
error setting MTRR (base = 0xde000000, size = 0x00400000, type = 1) Invalid argument (22)
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 63: exec: xterm: not found
xinit: connection to X server lost |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 11:09 am Post subject: |
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ShanaXXII,
Your error | Code: | | /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 63: exec: xterm: not found |
tells that Xorg started but has nothing to do. See my previous post about | Code: | | emerge -1 tmw xterm xclock |
You do not need a xorg.conf to get Xorg to start.
Its better that you don't have one until Xorg works.
| Code: | | error setting MTRR (base = 0xde000000, size = 0x00400000, type = 1) Invalid argument (22) |
may be a kernel issue.
It will not stop Xorg from running but it may mean that the performance can be improved, so thats something for later.
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ShanaXXII
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | | Code: | | /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 63: exec: xterm: not found |
tells that Xorg started but has nothing to do. See my previous post about | Code: | | emerge -1 tmw xterm xclock |
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If I wanted to login from command line, will I have to permanently install it, instead of just today? |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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ShanaXXII,
No, its just for testing, unless you like twm.
To log in from the command line then run startx, you need to install a window manager an edit ~/.xinitrc to start your window manager.
If ~/.xinitrc is missing, Xorg will start three xterms and xclock all it the twm Window Manger.
At least, it will try. Those programs are not installed unless you install them, so instead, you get a black screen with no easy way out.
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ShanaXXII
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | ShanaXXII,
No, its just for testing, unless you like twm.
To log in from the command line then run startx, you need to install a window manager an edit ~/.xinitrc to start your window manager.
If ~/.xinitrc is missing, Xorg will start three xterms and xclock all it the twm Window Manger.
At least, it will try. Those programs are not installed unless you install them, so instead, you get a black screen with no easy way out. |
Im sorry, but could u go over that again? 
So if I want to log in from command line, I can just type startx. Where is ~/.xinitrc? And how can I edit it?
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ShanaXXII
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Okay. I # emerge -l tmw and # emerge -l twm
Rebooted and $ startx
It gave me a GUI with 3 terminals and a clock. :$
I unmerged tmw after realizing it was some MMORPG game
Now what?
As in, how do I get a different desktop. (like the one you choose with # eselect profile set) |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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ShanaXXII,
Now Xorg works and you have a working, if somewhat primitive, window manager.
Sorry about the typo. I'm learning dvorak-uk and W and M are next door to one another.
The ~ means the currently logged in users home dir.
Thats /root/ for root and /home/<user_name>/ for everyone else.
The file .xinitrc does not exist until you make it. The file name really does start with a dot.
You edit the file with
What you need to put there depends on the window manager you want to use.
Only edit the file after your window manager of choice is installed.
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ShanaXXII
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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Okay. Thank you  |
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