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andrew.miller57
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 Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:21 am Post subject: Need help installing X |
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Hello. I am new to gentoo but and pretty comfortable with other distros. I decided it was time for a challenge.
After 3 attempts, I finally got a gentoo box up and running and now I am trying to install gnome, starting with installing th x server.
I checked the kernel configurations against this how to (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml#using_startx) and they were all already enabled, so I precoded.
Here is a copy of my make.conf
| Code: | CFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -pipe"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
# WARNING: Changing your CHOST is not something that should be done lightly.
# Please consult http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/change-chost.xml before changing.
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
MAKEOPTS="-j3"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.us.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="alsa branding cdr dbus dvd gnome gtk mozilla X udev"
INPUT_DEVICES="evdev synaptics"
VIDEO_CARDS="nouveau"
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Once I get to this step
| Quote: | | # echo "x11-base/xorg-server udev" >> /etc/portage/package.use |
It says that that file doesn't exit. So I went ahead and just emerge xorg-server
After updating the enviroment, x will not start and I have no ideas 
So I am looking for any and all help... Thanks |
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andrew.miller57
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:41 am Post subject: |
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| after updating the environment, i attempted to start x and if failed. Hope that was clear. |
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dwbowyer
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:44 am Post subject: |
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| Jaglover is saying error messages aren't simply for show. What was the error? |
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andrew.miller57
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:54 am Post subject: |
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| dwbowyer wrote: | | Jaglover is saying error messages aren't simply for show. What was the error? |
it stated that the file /etc/portage/package.use did not exist...
I created the file and attempted the command again and it added hose variable to the file.
If I do:
| Code: | | emerge -pv xorg-drivers |
it states
| Quote: | | --- Invalid atom in /etc/portage/package.use: x11 |
And thats where I kind of am now... |
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dwbowyer
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 1:29 am Post subject: |
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| andrew.miller57 wrote: |
If I do:
| Code: | | emerge -pv xorg-drivers |
it states
| Quote: | | --- Invalid atom in /etc/portage/package.use: x11 |
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This suggests that when you edited the file, you put a space between x11 and -base, check for typo.
x11-base/xorg-server udev |
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andrew.miller57
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 1:52 am Post subject: |
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Ok thanks, that seemed to help a bit. Now once I do
| Code: | emerge xorg-server
env-update
source /etc/profile |
It seems to install xorg.
When i then do
It fails to start and I get the following:
| Quote: | (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log",
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(EE) Failed to load module "nouveau" (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
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
xinit: server error |
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andrew.miller57
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:05 am Post subject: |
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hmm... and when i look further into things, this is the contents of m /etc/X11
| Quote: | gentoo-box ~ # ls -al /etc/X11/
total 24
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Aug 25 18:26 .
drwxr-xr-x 38 root root 4096 Aug 25 20:45 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 25 18:26 Sessions
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1301 Aug 25 18:25 chooser.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 923 Aug 25 18:25 startDM.sh
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 25 18:26 xinit
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I don't think I have an xorg.conf...
Am I correct or am I missing somthing?? lol |
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dwbowyer
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:09 am Post subject: |
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Please run and post output "emerge --info". I suspect that you need to set
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VIDEO_CARDS="nouveau"
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Then, "emerge -uDN world" should update x11-drivers and other dependent packges. I am not sure that is all though... personally have mine set to "nvidia nv" to build propriety 3d and the open-source 2d drivers as a backup, so someone using nouveau may know about kernel options that I don't.
EDIT: about last question, most people don't need xorg.conf anymore... Although you are welcome to create one. I use one simply because I don't trust Xorg to figure it all out itself. |
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andrew.miller57
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:15 am Post subject: |
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| dwbowyer wrote: | | Please run and post output "emerge --info". I suspect that you need to set |
| Code: | gentoo-box / # emerge --info
Portage 2.1.10.3 (default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop/gnome, gcc-4.4.5, glibc-2.12.2-r0, 2.6.39-gentoo-r3 i686)
=================================================================
System uname: Linux-2.6.39-gentoo-r3-i686-Intel-R-_Core-TM-2_CPU_6300_@_1.86GHz-with-gentoo-2.0.3
Timestamp of tree: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:15:01 +0000
app-shells/bash: 4.1_p9
dev-lang/python: 2.7.1-r1, 3.1.3-r1
dev-util/pkgconfig: 0.26
sys-apps/baselayout: 2.0.3
sys-apps/openrc: 0.8.3-r1
sys-apps/sandbox: 2.4
sys-devel/autoconf: 2.68
sys-devel/automake: 1.11.1
sys-devel/binutils: 2.20.1-r1
sys-devel/gcc: 4.4.5
sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.4.1-r1
sys-devel/libtool: 2.4-r1
sys-devel/make: 3.82
sys-kernel/linux-headers: 2.6.36.1 (virtual/os-headers)
sys-libs/glibc: 2.12.2
Repositories: gentoo
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86"
ACCEPT_LICENSE="* -@EULA"
CBUILD="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -pipe"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/ca-certificates.conf /etc/env.d /etc/fonts/fonts.conf /etc/gconf /etc/gentoo-release /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/sandbox.d /etc/terminfo"
CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -pipe"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="assume-digests binpkg-logs distlocks ebuild-locks fixlafiles fixpackages news parallel-fetch protect-owned sandbox sfperms strict unknown-features-warn unmerge-logs unmerge-orphans userfetch"
FFLAGS=""
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.chem.wisc.edu/gentoo/"
LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 -Wl,--as-needed"
MAKEOPTS="-j3"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT="/"
PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --stats --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
PORTDIR_OVERLAY=""
SYNC="rsync://rsync.us.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="X a52 aac acl acpi alsa berkdb bluetooth branding bzip2 cairo cdda cdr cli consolekit cracklib crypt cups cxx dbus dri dts dvd dvdr eds emboss encode evo exif fam firefox flac fortran gdbm gdu gif gnome gnome-keyring gpm gstreamer gtk iconv ipv6 jpeg lcms ldap libnotify mad mng modules mozilla mp3 mp4 mpeg mudflap nautilus ncurses nls nptl nptlonly ogg opengl openmp pam pango pcre pdf perl png policykit ppds pppd python qt3support qt4 readline sdl session spell ssl startup-notification svg sysfs tcpd tiff truetype udev unicode usb vorbis x264 x86 xcb xml xorg xulrunner xv xvid zlib" ALSA_CARDS="ali5451 als4000 atiixp atiixp-modem bt87x ca0106 cmipci emu10k1 emu10k1x ens1370 ens1371 es1938 es1968 fm801 hda-intel intel8x0 intel8x0m maestro3 trident usb-audio via82xx via82xx-modem ymfpci" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mmap_emul mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" APACHE2_MODULES="actions alias auth_basic authn_alias authn_anon authn_dbm authn_default authn_file authz_dbm authz_default authz_groupfile authz_host authz_owner authz_user autoindex cache cgi cgid dav dav_fs dav_lock deflate dir disk_cache env expires ext_filter file_cache filter headers include info log_config logio mem_cache mime mime_magic negotiation rewrite setenvif speling status unique_id userdir usertrack vhost_alias" CALLIGRA_FEATURES="kexi words flow plan stage tables krita karbon braindump" CAMERAS="ptp2" COLLECTD_PLUGINS="df interface irq load memory rrdtool swap syslog" ELIBC="glibc" GPSD_PROTOCOLS="ashtech aivdm earthmate evermore fv18 garmin garmintxt gpsclock itrax mtk3301 nmea ntrip navcom oceanserver oldstyle oncore rtcm104v2 rtcm104v3 sirf superstar2 timing tsip tripmate tnt ubx" INPUT_DEVICES="evdev synaptics" KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" PHP_TARGETS="php5-3" RUBY_TARGETS="ruby18" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="nouveau" XTABLES_ADDONS="quota2 psd pknock lscan length2 ipv4options ipset ipp2p iface geoip fuzzy condition tee tarpit sysrq steal rawnat logmark ipmark dhcpmac delude chaos account"
Unset: CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LINGUAS, PORTAGE_BUNZIP2_COMMAND, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS
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andrew.miller57
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:15 am Post subject: |
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Ok thanks. Looks like I missed the staging drivers part. I have now set it in menuconfig. Is that all I have to do with menuconfig then or do I need to recompile the kernel again?
Since I already have installed xorg-server early on in this debacle, do I need to remove xorg-server and then reinstall it at this point or can I simply just
as I have been doing?
I still am getting the same output as before:
| Quote: | gentoo-box / # startx
hostname: Unknown host
xauth: file /root/.serverauth.2170 does not exist
X.Org X Server 1.10.2
Release Date: 2011-05-28
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.39-gentoo-r3 i686 Gentoo
Current Operating System: Linux gentoo-box 2.6.39-gentoo-r3 #1 SMP Tue Aug 23 10:01:28 EST 2011 i686
Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda3
Build Date: 25 August 2011 09:49:21PM
Current version of pixman: 0.22.0
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
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: Thu Aug 25 22:13:19 2011
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(EE) Failed to load module "nouveau" (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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dwbowyer
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:36 am Post subject: |
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You rebuild kernel and install, when you change modules options.
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make && make modules_install
mount /boot # assumes you have separate /boot partition
cp arch/x86/bzImage /boot/<your kernel name>
nano /boot/grub/grub.conf #edit to create new entry for kernel (better to test a new kernel build and keep an old one around if there are problems)
umount /boot
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Then reboot to use new properly configured kernel.
No need to reinstall xorg-server. Just "emerge -uDN world" after the above. That will handle x11-drivers/*. Then run "startx". |
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andrew.miller57
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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Ok thanks. I think I got my kernel configured properly but I still get the following:
| Quote: | gentoo-box linux # startx
hostname: Unknown host
xauth: file /root/.serverauth.15608 does not exist
X.Org X Server 1.10.2
Release Date: 2011-05-28
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.39-gentoo-r3 i686 Gentoo
Current Operating System: Linux gentoo-box 2.6.39-gentoo-r3 #3 SMP Fri Aug 26 10:25:26 EST 2011 i686
Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda3
Build Date: 26 August 2011 10:45:04AM
Current version of pixman: 0.22.0
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
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: Fri Aug 26 11:56:25 2011
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(EE) Failed to load module "nouveau" (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
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.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| andrew.miller57 wrote: | | Any other ideas? |
Yeah, I had the same problem with this. So learned a lesson to don't rely on Xorg auto-detection completely. At least in my case, it didn't work without a configuration file, no matter if that is the recommended method. I had to resort to create a xorg.conf file to get up running,
should give you an initial configuration file to start with. You may move it to /etc/X11 and rename it to xorg.conf. Other than that, udev handles things now, so this could be needed in the relevant sections:
| Code: | Section "InputClass"
Identifier "keyboard"
Driver "evdev"
MatchIsKeyboard "on"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*
EndSection
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "mouse"
Driver "evdev"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
MatchIsPointer "on"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
EndSection |
And in the ServerLayout section you don't need to specify these (mouse, keyboard), just something like:
| Code: | Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "MainMonitor" 0 0
EndSection |
But those errors (EE) indicate that you built support for nouveau, vesa and fbdev, and that they cannot be loaded. You shouldn't want to bother with the framebuffer: way too much hassle involved IMHO for too little gain. It could stir things up easily. But don't listen to me anyways if you need some 'blink-blink', I'm not going to interfere. Did you try modprobe nouveau ? Maybe you have to load the module first. Try lsmod to check out what modules are running. If you do this, you might not even need a xorg.conf, 'cause I suppose this could be your problem. On a second thought, here is the nouveau wiki guide in all its glory, may worth a read.
These were just hints of course, I'm not using a Gentoo system at the moment, but still had some helping intention.
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andrew.miller57
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply.
Based on what you said, when I run Xorg -configure, I get:
| Quote: | gentoo-box / # Xorg -configure
X.Org X Server 1.10.2
Release Date: 2011-05-28
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.39-gentoo-r3 i686 Gentoo
Current Operating System: Linux gentoo-box 2.6.39-gentoo-r3 #4 SMP Fri Aug 26 12:01:41 EST 2011 i686
Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda3
Build Date: 26 August 2011 12:55:02PM
Current version of pixman: 0.22.0
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
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: Fri Aug 26 13:28:26 2011
Missing output drivers. Configuration failed.
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After searching for a solution, I still haven't found one...
I did configure the kernel for nouvea, but I am not sure why they are not loading.
When doing modprobe nouveau, I get nothing:
| Quote: | gentoo-box / # modprobe nouveau
gentoo-box / #
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lsmod produces:
| Quote: | gentoo-box / # lsmod
Module Size Used by
gentoo-box / #
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and if it helps anyone, here is lspci
| Quote: | gentoo-box / # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82P965/G965 Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82P965/G965 PCI Express Root Port (rev 02)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev f2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HB/HR (ICH8/R) LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) 4 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT] (rev a1)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 12)
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andrew.miller57
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, may have made some progress, just don't know if it's good or bad. Following this guide:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-6655021.html
when I now startx, my screen gets several multicolored lines running horizontally across it and it locks up. At this point, I can do nothing. Keyboard doesn't work. Caps Lock and Num Lock don't even work when pressed. Only solution then is to reboot back into the CLI. |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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andrew.miller57,
Lets get Xorg up and running first, then play with better drivers once you can get a picture.
| Code: | | emerge -av xf86-video-vesa |
will get you a video driver that works with every video card made since about 1999.
Its not fast, there is no acceleration of anything but it will show that the rest of your Xorg is ok and set up properly.
Its also auto detected. Rename your xorg.conf to xorg.conf-broken, so you can get its back later.
Check that | Code: | | emerge -1 twm xterm xclock |
does not want to install anything. If it does, let it run.
Now try startx. If it fails, post your /var/log/Xorg.0.log so we can see what happened.
wgetpaste is your friend here.
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andrew.miller57
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Neddy,
Thank you much. Now startx brings up 2 xterm windows and the clock. However, I don't have keyboard or mouse support and am again forced to reboot.
Not sure where to go from here |
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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andrew.miller57,
Post your /var/log/Xorg.o.log file.
Do grep EVDEV /usr/src/linux/.config
If the output does not include CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y, use menuconfig to fix your kernel configuration, rebuild and reinstall your kernel.
After you reboot, run uname -a and check the time and date shown are withing a few minutes of your kernel build time.
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andrew.miller57
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | | grep EVDEV /usr/src/linux/.config |
produces
| Quote: | | CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y |
so that looks good.
My log file is long, here is the bulk of what it contained:
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[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Total Memory: 224 64KB banks (14336kB)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): <default monitor>: Using default hsync range of 31.50-48.00 kHz
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): <default monitor>: Using default vrefresh range of 50.00-70.00 Hz
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): <default monitor>: Using default maximum pixel clock of 65.00 MHz
[ 19.173] (WW) VESA(0): Unable to estimate virtual size
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1600x1200" (no mode of this name)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1280x1024" (no mode of this name)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1024x768" (no mode of this name)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "800x600" (no mode of this name)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x480" (no mode of this name)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x400" (no mode of this name)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x400" (no mode of this name)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x240" (no mode of this name)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x200" (no mode of this name)
[ 19.173] (WW) VESA(0): No valid modes left. Trying less strict filter...
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): <default monitor>: Using hsync range of 31.50-48.00 kHz
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): <default monitor>: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-70.00 Hz
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): <default monitor>: Using maximum pixel clock of 65.00 MHz
[ 19.173] (WW) VESA(0): Unable to estimate virtual size
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x400" (hsync out of range)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x400" (hsync out of range)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x240" (illegal horizontal timings)
[ 19.173] (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "320x200" (illegal horizontal timings)
[ 19.173] (--) VESA(0): Virtual size is 1024x768 (pitch 1024)
[ 19.173] (**) VESA(0): *Built-in mode "1024x768"
[ 19.174] (**) VESA(0): *Built-in mode "800x600"
[ 19.174] (**) VESA(0): *Built-in mode "640x480"
[ 19.174] (==) VESA(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[ 19.174] (II) VESA(0): Attempting to use 60Hz refresh for mode "1024x768" (118)
[ 19.175] (II) VESA(0): Attempting to use 60Hz refresh for mode "800x600" (115)
[ 19.176] (II) VESA(0): Attempting to use 60Hz refresh for mode "640x480" (112)
[ 19.178] (**) VESA(0): Using "Shadow Framebuffer"
[ 19.178] (II) Loading sub module "shadow"
[ 19.178] (II) LoadModule: "shadow"
[ 19.178] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libshadow.so
[ 19.178] (II) Module shadow: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 19.178] compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.1.0
[ 19.178] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 19.178] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 19.178] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 19.179] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libfb.so
[ 19.180] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 19.180] compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 19.180] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 19.180] (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
[ 19.180] (II) Loading sub module "int10"
[ 19.180] (II) LoadModule: "int10"
[ 19.180] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libint10.so
[ 19.180] (II) Module int10: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 19.180] compiled for 1.10.2, module version = 1.0.0
[ 19.180] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 10.0
[ 19.180] (II) VESA(0): initializing int10
[ 19.180] (II) VESA(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
[ 19.226] (II) VESA(0): VESA BIOS detected
[ 19.226] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Version 3.0
[ 19.226] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 14336 kB
[ 19.226] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM: NVIDIA
[ 19.226] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 98.148
[ 19.226] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
[ 19.226] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: G96 Board - 07290000
[ 19.226] (II) VESA(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: Chip Rev
[ 19.229] (II) VESA(0): virtual address = 0xb6348000,
physical address = 0xf5000000, size = 14680064
[ 19.246] (II) VESA(0): Setting up VESA Mode 0x118 (1024x768)
[ 19.401] (==) VESA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 19.403] (==) VESA(0): Backing store disabled
[ 19.403] (==) VESA(0): DPMS enabled
[ 19.403] (==) RandR enabled
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
[ 19.403] (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
[ 19.417] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI2 capable
[ 19.417] (II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
[ 19.554] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so
[ 19.554] (II) GLX: Initialized DRISWRAST GL provider for screen 0
[ 19.994] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event1)
[ 19.994] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 19.994] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[ 19.994] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module evdev
[ 19.994] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[ 19.994] (II) Unloading evdev
[ 19.994] (EE) Failed to load module "evdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 19.994] (EE) No input driver matching `evdev'
[ 19.998] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button (/dev/input/event0)
[ 19.998] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 19.998] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[ 19.999] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module evdev
[ 19.999] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[ 19.999] (II) Unloading evdev
[ 19.999] (EE) Failed to load module "evdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 19.999] (EE) No input driver matching `evdev'
[ 20.000] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM) (/dev/input/event3)
[ 20.000] (**) Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM): Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 20.000] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[ 20.000] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module evdev
[ 20.000] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[ 20.000] (II) Unloading evdev
[ 20.000] (EE) Failed to load module "evdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 20.000] (EE) No input driver matching `evdev'
[ 20.001] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft 3-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM) (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 20.001] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[ 20.004] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical® (/dev/input/event4)
[ 20.004] (**) Microsoft Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical®: Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 20.004] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[ 20.004] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module evdev
[ 20.004] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[ 20.004] (II) Unloading evdev
[ 20.004] (EE) Failed to load module "evdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 20.004] (EE) No input driver matching `evdev'
[ 20.005] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Microsoft Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical® (/dev/input/mouse1)
[ 20.005] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
[ 20.009] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (/dev/input/event2)
[ 20.009] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 20.009] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
[ 20.009] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module evdev
[ 20.009] (II) UnloadModule: "evdev"
[ 20.009] (II) Unloading evdev
[ 20.009] (EE) Failed to load module "evdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 20.009] (EE) No input driver matching `evdev'
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andrew.miller57,
| Code: | | [ 19.994] (EE) No input driver matching `evdev' |
Taken at face value, that error suggests that you installed Xorg then added INPUT_DEVICES to make.config later, so the input device drivers were not installed.
| Code: | | emerge -1 xf86-input-evdev xf86-input-synaptics |
will fix that.
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andrew.miller57
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| NeddySeagoon wrote: | andrew.miller57,
| Code: | | [ 19.994] (EE) No input driver matching `evdev' |
Taken at face value, that error suggests that you installed Xorg then added INPUT_DEVICES to make.config later, so the input device drivers were not installed.
| Code: | | emerge -1 xf86-input-evdev xf86-input-synaptics |
will fix that. |
OK, we have progress! I now have xterm windows that I can type in and move with the mouse! Thanks!
Am i ready at this point to move forward and install gnome or kde or do I have something else to do first? |
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andrew.miller57,
You have two or three things to do.
Choose the correct video driver for your hardware.
Set up your screen resolution, if its not auto detected
Install the Window Manager(s) and/or Integrated Desktop Environment(s) of your choice.
Order is not very important as long as you only do one thing at a time and see it through until it works.
The idea is to keep the problem space small for when things don't go quite right and to be able to back out changes easily if needed and still leave an operational system.
While the vesa driver works, its very slow on modern hardware, so you can start with upgrading the video driver.
If you want a bit of parallism, its safe to build KDE/GNOME/etc as long as you do not run your new desktop and video driver together at the same time for the first time. Then, if something fails you won't know what it is, neither will your helpers.
You have made Xorg work ... build on that and test additions as you go. That keeps it simple for you and your helpers.
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