startx error: Cannot run in framebuffer mode.

billbar · n00b Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 9 Location: Austin, TX

Read several posts about framebuffers and other starting problems but still don't have an answer.
Compiled kde with no apparent problems, reviewed my settings. Bound to be missing something.

Here's my response to 'startx':

Script started on Sat Feb 5 10:37:53 2005
[01;32mbillb@billb [01;34mbillb $ [00mstartx

X Window System Version 6.8.0
Release Date: 8 September 2004
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.10-gentoo-r6 i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux billb 2.6.10-gentoo-r6 #1 Tue Feb 1 08:44:30 CST 2005 i686
Build Date: 05 February 2005
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 Feb 5 10:37:57 2005
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file
Using vt 7
xf86AutoConfig: Primary PCI is 1:0:0
Running "/usr/X11R6/bin/getconfig -X 60800000 -I /etc/X11,/usr/X11R6/etc/X11,/usr/lib/modules,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/getconfig -v 0x1002 -d 0x474d -r 0x65 -s 0x1002 -b 0x0008 -c 0x0300"
getconfig.pl: Version 1.0.
getconfig.pl: Xorg Version: 6.8.0.0.
getconfig.pl: 23 built-in rules.
getconfig.pl: rules file '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/getconfig/xorg.cfg' has version 1.0.
getconfig.pl: 1 rule added from file '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/getconfig/xorg.cfg'.
getconfig.pl: Evaluated 24 rules with 0 errors.
getconfig.pl: Weight of result is 500.
New driver is "ati"
(==) Using default built-in configuration (53 lines)

Fatal server error:
Cannot run in framebuffer mode. Please specify busIDs for all framebuffer devices

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"

after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console
[01;32mbillb@billb [01;34mbillb $ [00mexit

Script done on Sat Feb 5 10:38:05 2005

Appreciate your help or pointers to appropriate discussion.

Bill Barnes

Edit: Stuck, and changed title from "'startx' fails [SOLVED]". --Maedhros
Edit2: Unstuck. --Maedhros

TheRAt · Veteran Joined: 03 Jun 2002 Posts: 1580

Check your xorg configuration file, usually /etc/X11/xorg.conf

The error message states it cannot find or open this file.
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bet1m · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:34 pm Post subject:

X -configure
xorgconfig
xorgconf

....
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Sith_Happens · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:57 pm Post subject:

Did you configure ever configure xorg? Xorg uses the configuration file xorg.conf located in /etc/X11/. You can create your own configuration file using xorg.conf.example as a template, located in the same directory, or you can use one of the utilities bet1m suggested. They need to be run as root and are located in /usr/X11R6/bin/, which may or may not be in root's path, so if bash says command not found, add that location before the name of the command. Personally I use xorgconfig to create a template, and edit the file by hand when the need arises. xorgconfig asks you a series of questions about your hardware, so knowing the specs on your monitor and video card will help. X -configure configures xorg automatically, but I can never get it to work properly with my ATI card. I have used it on a system with a different card however with no problems. For future reference this post would be better placed in the Desktop Environments forum.
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum.php?f=13
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kallamej · Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 11:47 pm Post subject:

Moved from Installing Gentoo, not a non-GUI initial install support request.
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Sith_Happens · Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:20 am Post subject:

What did I say.

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billbar · n00b Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 9 Location: Austin, TX

Bingo! Hurrah! At last!
Thanks for the help.

Cheated a little bit, however. After difficulties in getting the xorg-conf settings right, I copied the XF86config-4 from my MEPIS installation to xorg-conf. This from a posting on the MEPIS forums about installing Xorg to that system.
Well, whatever works!

BTW, I never did find X-configure on my Gentoo installation.

I am extremely pleased because this is the 3rd or 4th serious attempt to get Gentoo up and running. Now, I'll probably be back for some other inadequate reading of the documentation, which is really good.

Bill Barnes

Sith_Happens · Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:11 pm Post subject:

Append [SOLVED] to the topic of your first post. Glad I could help.

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billbar · n00b Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 9 Location: Austin, TX

I agree. Tried that in a later post. Now it seems that I have accomplished it.

Bill Barnes

Maedhros · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 12:59 pm Post subject:

You can also find guides here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/index.xml?catid=desktop.
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Sith_Happens · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 2:33 pm Post subject:

Maedhros · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject:

Sith_Happens · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 6:16 pm Post subject:

Ah, well then I hope that this will be the cure to all xorg configuration stupidity (yeah right :roll:

). So just to provide a more specific link than Maedhros, here is the Gentoo Linux X server configuration how-to.
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Maedhros · Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 6:27 pm Post subject:

mamac · l33t Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Posts: 890

Hi,

We are few years later and please tell me if I should open a new thread.

Now that we can skip using xorg.conf I try to upgrade to kernel 2.6.29-r5 but Xorg tells me:

mamac · l33t Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Posts: 890

By the way, if I let X -configure create xorg.conf, startx gives the graphical interface but only at 800x600 and with vesa driver.

Still investigating what's wrong...
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mamac · l33t Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Posts: 890

Back to 2.6.27-r10 where it worked before but now I also get "Cannot run in framebuffer mode".

So now I have no X interface, which quite anying, specially since it's my mother's computer... :-)

Xorg log file here: http://mybsd.free.fr/linux/Xorg.0.log

Any help still appriciated!

Thanks
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mamac · l33t Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Posts: 890

I unmerged f86-video-vesa and xf86-video-fbdev and X starts again, even though I got errors and warnings in X log at least I have a descent GUI. Fixed for me.
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