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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:43 pm    Post subject: [solved]startx doesn't work Reply with quote

Hello,

I'm trying to install fluxbox
So first I have to install X I 'm following this https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Xorg/Guide
but I get some errors: https://bpaste.net/show/8258243f6de3

What's going wrong ?

my vga
Code:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter (rev 10) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
        Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter
        Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel, IRQ 16
        BIST result: 00
        Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
        Memory at b0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
        I/O ports at 9000 [size=128]
        Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [50] AGP version 3.0


dmesg https://bpaste.net/show/029911849382


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

skorefish,

You didn't build any video drivers for Xorg.
Xorg tried all the ones that work with your hardware, found none of them, then gave up.

You have done this successfully before so is that hint enough?
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:
[   757.634] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[   757.634] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/fbdev_drv.so
[   757.634] (II) Module fbdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   757.634]    compiled for 1.16.4, module version = 0.4.4
[   757.634]    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   757.634]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 18.0
[   757.634] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[   757.634] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa
[   757.634] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
[   757.634] (II) Unloading vesa
[   757.634] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
[   757.634] (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev
[   757.634] (--) using VT number 7

[   757.636] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
[   757.636] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
[   757.636] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
[   757.636] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   757.636]    compiled for 1.16.4, module version = 0.0.2
[   757.636]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 18.0
[   757.636] (EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
[   757.636] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for fbdev
[   757.636] (II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
[   757.636] (II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
[   757.636] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfbdevhw.so
[   757.636] (II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   757.636]    compiled for 1.16.4, module version = 0.0.2
[   757.636]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 18.0
[   757.636] (EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory

Actually, the fbdev seems to exist. There is no framebuffer enabled in the kernel, so it won't work.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Buffoon,

I was glossing over that in my attempt to teach skorefish to fish as its not the driver that should be used for that video card.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right, but I tried

Code:
 ~ $ emerge -pv xorg-drivers

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild   R    ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.17::gentoo  INPUT_DEVICES="evdev -acecad -aiptek -elographics -fpit -hyperpen -joystick -keyboard (-libinput) -mouse -mutouch -penmount -synaptics -tslib -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia -apm -ast -chips -cirrus -dummy -epson -fbdev -fglrx (-freedreno) (-geode) -glint -i128 (-i740) -intel -mach64 -mga -neomagic -nouveau -nv (-omap) (-omapfb) -qxl -r128 -radeon -radeonsi -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sisusb (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx (-tegra) -tga -trident -tseng -vesa -via -virtualbox -vmware (-voodoo)" 0 KiB


and it seems sis is not listed, fbdev may be the only viable option.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I see my posts are ignored ... splitting.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Buffoon,

Ouch. Its been a while since I had SiS graphics. I admit I didn't look.
Code:
[   757.633] (==) Matched sis as autoconfigured driver 0
[   757.633] (==) Matched sis as autoconfigured driver 1
[   757.633] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 2
[   757.633] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 3
[   757.633] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 4
is the order of preference.
I'm surprised to see fdev listed before vesa.

Poking about in the ebuilds shows that xorg-drivers-1.13 is that last one that supports sis.
On the face of it, the solution is to use xorg-1.13 or ask google if there is a patch for the Sis driver.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

NeddySeagoon

I had a T23 with s3, despite it is still supported I experienced all kind of troubles with it. It was patched so it did build. Yet, it had artifacts and sometimes half of screen turned green and X reload was needed. I tried vesa and fbdev and found fbdev did the job better.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

skorefish,

The Freedesktop page shows thet the driver is still being maintained but 0.10.7 is the latest release.
If you want to try it, you will need to fetch it from git.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i'm confused, do I have to change the kernel or is it a conf file. I 've never installed X-11 before :oops:

ok, so I have to figure out how to get the source code from the git, then compile it and install it as firmware in the kernel right ???
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

skorefish,

Sorry, I thought you had installed Xorg and made it work before.
The root of the problem is the age of your hardware.

The last version of Xorg to support the released sis video driver is Xorg 1.13.
One choice is to downgrade Xorg and use that driver.

The next choice is to add framebuffer support to your kernel. As Buffoon said, Xorg is set up for this but kernel support is missinge

Next choice is to use the vesa driver, this needs no special preparation.

The git sources will be the hardest to make work. Some of the recent patches are a bit scary.
As SiS video cards are getting rare, the git sources may not even be tested.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I tried the vesa -> https://bpaste.net/show/349bdd725a3c
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

skorefish wrote:
I tried the vesa -> https://bpaste.net/show/349bdd725a3c


No you didn't.

Code:
[   259.661] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)


What is your VIDEO_CARDS variable set to?
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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What is your VIDEO_CARDS variable set to?


I forgot to change my /etc/portage/make.conf

I am re- emerging now

https://bpaste.net/show/7b6f372a9fa5

VIDEO_CARDS="vesa" ok I did compile it in the kernel -> I 'll compile it as a module now
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

skorefish,

What do you want to do with Xorg on this system?
That will determine how much effort you should expend on making it better once it works.

Hmm. Its an AGP version 3.0 card. These came in two sorts. Built into the motherboard and in an AGP slot.
Some motherboards with built in SiS VGA also had an AGP slot.

Almost any other AGP card is better than a SiS. Graphics card upgrades have always been popular.
Lots of people will still have old AGP cards gathering dust. Ask around, you can probably get one in exchange for a beer or two.
Thats only useful if you have an AGP slot though.

Wild thought for the day. You only need an X-Server if you want to display the output of X org graphics on this system.
You can run X programs on this system and have them display the output on another system.
Xorg does that for free - its network transparent. Its also horribly insecure.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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What do you want to do with Xorg on this system?


I want to use it for surfing the web, writing , no fancy graphical stuff, ...
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

skorefish,

Lets see how it goes.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hi,

I don't know what to do with the vesa solution. I think I want to try the git.

ok I did
Code:

 git remote add sishub http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-sis/
 git pull sishub master

sh autogen.sh -> output: https://bpaste.net/show/def3f53b3a37

I can't find my card (771/761 pcie vga) but I found this tread https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-779306-start-0.html

I found the original debian so I can unpack it myself

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Xorg.conf
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=958967&page=87
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:

[   480.896] (II) LoadModule: "sis671"
[   480.896] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/sis671_drv.so
[   480.907] (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/sis671_drv.so: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/sis671_drv.so: [color=red]wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32[/color]
[   480.907] (II) UnloadModule: "sis671"
[   480.907] (II) Unloading sis671
[   480.907] (EE) Failed to load module "sis671" (loader failed, 7)
[   480.907] (EE) No drivers available.
[   480.907] (EE)



so the debian driver is for 32bit :evil:

emerge -1 xf86-video-vesa

now I get a black screen for a µ sec then X stops
my x-log https://bpaste.net/show/6daff9f39383
X -retro gives a screen with an X so it works 8) (google is my friend !!!)

Xterm starts up, lets say solved


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Vesa seems the way to go.

Is there an option to add a more recent gpu to that system by chance?

No idea if enabling those 32bit support in the kenrel with 32 bit userland in 64bit solves that elfcalls 32bit issue for you..
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