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Wodolaz
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 Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:59 pm Post subject: [solved] problems with radeon2100 |
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Hi everybody!
first of all sorry for my poor English 
I'm new to Gentoo (to most Linux to be honest) so my first questions will be stupid (I warned).
May be it wasn't wise to start from Gentoo, but I'm all ready in so there's no way back.
After a week of red-eye nights i end up hire with the problem i didn't find a solution for on the web.
I have a built in RadeonHD 2100 and trying to install X, here's what i'm doing step by step:
I turn on fb support for ati radeon in kernel menuconfig
in make.conf i write:
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VIDEO_CARDS="radeonhd"
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then
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# emerge xorg-server
# env-update
# source /etc/profile
# /etc/init.d/hald start
# startx
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FAIL 
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(EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) No drivers available
Fatal server error:
no screens found
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so i try:
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# Xorg -configure
# X -config -retro /root/xorg.conf.new
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and that's it - just black screen and nither alt+ctrl+backspaсe nor alt+ctrl+del helps, only hard reset.
with "fglrx" i'm getting the same
So smart ppl, please help the newbie...
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Mike Hunt
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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You will probably get better results using VIDEO_CARDS="radeon"
and to emerge the correct package run: | Code: | | emerge -aDNuv world |
You also need to emerge some kind of window manager, i.e. TWM, Gnome, KDE, etc ...
And configure it to start somehow. See:- XSESSION= in /etc/rc.conf
- DISPLAYMANAGER= in /etc/conf.d/xdm
Or $HOME/.xinitrc if you use startx to start the X server.
Also add dbus to the default runlevel and start it: | Code: | eselect rc add dbus default
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Try starting X without an xorg.conf first, it should work.
And whenever you re-emerge xorg-server remember t rebuild all x11-drivers like this: | Code: | | emerge app-portage/portage-utils (if you don't have it already) |
and run: | Code: | | emerge -1av $(qlist -IC x11-drivers) |
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Wodolaz
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:45 pm Post subject: |
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I tried to start X without xorg.conf and got
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(EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) No drivers available
Fatal server error:
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so i emerge world, then rebuild drivers, then reemerge X?
if i want to remove X completely what command should i use?
about desktops: i want to check my X before installing the desktop (as it's recommended in the manual) since it takes a lot of time and if i fail it will be lost.
By the way, everything i want from this system is: routing/firewall, ftp, torrents and video/audio player, what desktop would you recommend? gnome and kde is too much for me i think, will XFCE be fine for thees tasks? |
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Mike Hunt
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:18 am Post subject: |
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The manual is a little out-of-date. With the new xorg-server, you need to emerge at least twm, xterm, and xclock to test the X server.
If you are using an xorg.conf file then change to this:
And check that you have the correct kernel options enabled, post the output of this command please: | Code: | | egrep '^[^#].*(AGP|DRM|RADEON|EVDEV)' /usr/src/linux/.config |
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Wodolaz
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:12 am Post subject: |
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thnx a lot
| Code: | | emerge -1av $(qlist -IC x11-drivers) |
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Mike Hunt
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:28 am Post subject: |
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| Always a pleasure. |
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