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First time xorg.conf configure[SOLVED]

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First time xorg.conf configure[SOLVED]

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Post by pinkcameloy » Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:50 am

hello dear users

after having a lot of problems when trying to configure xorg.conf automatically, i have configured it manually.


# /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "type1"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "SyncMaster"
VendorName "Samsung"
ModelName "795DF"
HorizSync "30-70"
VertRefresh "50-160"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. ATI Default Card"
Driver "fglrx"
BusID "PCI:1:0:1"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "ATI Technologies, Inc. ATI Default Card"
Monitor "SyncMaster"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "Disable"
EndSection


However, after typing startx i get the following error and i don t know where it comes from.does anybody have an idea of what i could do?

localhost / # startx
xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.5466


X Window System Version 7.1.1
Release Date: 12 May 2006
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1
Build Operating System: UNKNOWN
Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.19-gentoo-r5 #1 SMP Thu Mar 8 13:21:42 EET 2007 x86_64
Build Date: 09 March 2007
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: Fri Mar 9 12:37:05 2007
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:1:0:0) found
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
no screens found
XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
localhost / #
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Post by mjrosenb » Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:19 am

what's the output of lspci?
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Post by pinkcameloy » Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:22 am

localhost / # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation PCI Express Root Port (rev 02)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation PCI Express Port 5 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 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 LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation SATA Controller 1 IDE (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation SMBus Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation SATA Controller 2 IDE (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 7249
01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 7269
02:00.0 SATA controller: JMicron Technologies, Inc. JMicron 20360/20363 AHCI Controller (rev 02)
02:00.1 IDE interface: JMicron Technologies, Inc. JMicron 20360/20363 AHCI Controller (rev 02)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Unknown device 8168 (rev 01)
localhost / #
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Post by Kind_of_blue » Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:28 am

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(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:1:0:0) found 
it seems that u configured a not-installed driver ... or installed the wrong driver for your device
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Post by Interimo » Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:46 am

Try using either 'radeon', 'ati', or '3dfx' for your display driver.
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Post by Kind_of_blue » Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:50 am

... or try tu use a simplier identifier for your ATI in device section

I don't know if there are rules about identifiers, but your is huge
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Post by pinkcameloy » Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:02 pm

I have solved it guys

i only had to choose the correct busid and then disable aiglx in xorg.conf
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