Philip Webb wrote:
090411 Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
Denis wrote:
I updated the xorg-server from 1.3.x to 1.5.3& my X wouldn't launch
until I commented 'freetype' or 'vga' in xorg.conf - why is that?
Basically, I am going the old keyboard and mouse route for now
and I rebuilt my nvidia drivers, mouse drivers and keyboard drivers,
but X still wouldn't launch because the loader complained
that it can't find freetype and vga modules.
Are these modules phased out of the new xorg-server
or am I needing to rebuild something else still?
They are not needed anymore.
My 'xorg.conf' still has the Freetype line (not Vga) without problems.
I'm now using 1.5.3 with Evdev.
I was getting error messages in /var/log/X.0.log until I removed
the modules from xorg.conf, but it didn't prevent X from starting.
BTW the Nvidia driver is still being used (acc to 'lshal'),
but its splash screen no longer appears: can anyone explain ?
lshal is telling you that your nvidia hardware is recognized, but
doesn't tell you that the hardware is being used by X. The best
way to tell is to check X.0.log for lines like these:
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
Otherwise you might see LoadModule "nv", which is the opensource
version of the driver. Does your xorg.conf say "nv" or "nvidia"?
