On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 1:36 PM, PJ<[email protected]> wrote: > PJ wrote: >> Adam K Kirchhoff wrote: >> >>> PJ wrote: >>> >>>> I do now and it still does not work... >>>> The xf86-input-keyboard & mouse drivers are installed; so is >>>> xf86-video-fbdev (was not being loaded) >>>> The screen goes black when testing with X & xorg.conf.new; >>>> startx causes screen syncing with streking on screeen. >>>> Neither permits me to opt out with ctl-alt-bkspace; have to reboot. >>>> Don't understand why keyboard & mouse not loaded... also no directories >>>> for fonts... could that be the problem? >>>> >>>> below is ...snip.. from "startx" log: >>>> >>>> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Jul 23 09:32:10 2009 >>>> (II) Loader magic: 0x35e0 >>>> (II) Module ABI versions: >>>> X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4 >>>> X.Org Video Driver: 5.0 >>>> X.Org XInput driver : 4.0 >>>> X.Org Server Extension : 2.0 >>>> (II) Loader running on freebsd >>>> (--) Using syscons driver with X support (version 2.0) >>>> (--) using VT number 9 >>>> >>>> (--) PCI:*(0...@1:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility X700 (PCIE) rev >>>> 0, Mem @ 0xc8000000/134217728, 0xc0100000/65536, I/O @ 0x00009000/256, >>>> BIOS @ 0x????????/65536 >>>> (==) Using default built-in configuration (30 lines) >>>> (==) --- Start of built-in configuration --- >>>> Section "Device" >>>> Identifier "Builtin Default ati Device 0" >>>> Driver "ati" >>>> EndSection >>>> Section "Screen" >>>> Identifier "Builtin Default ati Screen 0" >>>> Device "Builtin Default ati Device 0" >>>> EndSection >>>> Section "Device" >>>> Identifier "Builtin Default vesa Device 0" >>>> Driver "vesa" >>>> EndSection >>>> Section "Screen" >>>> Identifier "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0" >>>> Device "Builtin Default vesa Device 0" >>>> EndSection >>>> Section "Device" >>>> Identifier "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0" >>>> Driver "fbdev" >>>> EndSection >>>> Section "Screen" >>>> Identifier "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0" >>>> Device "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0" >>>> EndSection >>>> Section "ServerLayout" >>>> Identifier "Builtin Default Layout" >>>> Screen "Builtin Default ati Screen 0" >>>> Screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0" >>>> Screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0" >>>> EndSection >>>> (==) --- End of built-in configuration --- >>>> (==) ServerLayout "Builtin Default Layout" >>>> (**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default ati Screen 0" (0) >>>> (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>" >>>> (**) | |-->Device "Builtin Default ati Device 0" >>>> (==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default ati Screen 0". >>>> Using a default monitor configuration. >>>> (**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0" (1) >>>> (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>" >>>> (**) | |-->Device "Builtin Default vesa Device 0" >>>> (==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0". >>>> Using a default monitor configuration. >>>> (**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0" (2) >>>> (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>" >>>> (**) | |-->Device "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0" >>>> (==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0". >>>> Using a default monitor configuration. >>>> (==) Automatically adding devices >>>> (==) Automatically enabling devices >>>> (WW) The directory "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" does not exist. >>>> Entry deleted from font path. >>>> (WW) The directory "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/OTF" does not exist. >>>> Entry deleted from font path. >>>> (WW) The directory "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" does not exist. >>>> Entry deleted from font path. >>>> (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in >>>> "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/". >>>> Entry deleted from font path. >>>> (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"). >>>> (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in >>>> "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/". >>>> Entry deleted from font path. >>>> (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"). >>>> (==) FontPath set to: >>>> /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/, >>>> built-ins >>>> (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules" >>>> (II) Cannot locate a core pointer device. >>>> (II) Cannot locate a core keyboard device. >>>> (II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices. >>>> If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable >>>> AllowEmptyInput. >>>> I'll look for hal configuration-- but I don't know what that could >>>> do... >>>> And where do I "disable AllowEmptyInput" ? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> You would create an xorg.conf file and make sure you don't have that >>> option. Your xorg.conf.new file, from what the other log file shows, >>> clearly has it enabled. >>> >>> >>> Alternatively, you could try starting up hald and trying X again. Add >>> these lines to your /etc/rc.conf file: >>> >>> dbus_enable="YES" >>> hald_enable="YES" >>> >>> And then run (as root or with sudo): >>> >>> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/dbus start >>> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/hald start >>> >>> >>> Finally, do you actually have the fonts installed? >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> >>> >> The AllowEmptyInput is nowhere to be found within xorg.conf.new. >> I Enabled dbus & hald and also tried changing the mouse and keyboard >> drivers with absolutely no luck. >> The fonts are installed. >> I have a usb mouse attached and I even tried running X and startx >> without it. >> Nothing, nada. Same stuff... black screen with flickering streaks at top. >> Oddly, when shutting down from frozen X run, I get the mouse X in center >> of screen for about a second or less before shutting down. >> I don't understand what the problem is with the mouse and the keyboard >> errors... they are not being loaded and I get the impression that the >> video sync or the color depth are not right... >> something is really rotten in Denmark or is it FreeBSD & xorg ? >> Or is there something I am doing wrong? >> >> > I guess I was trying to simplify things and thus ended up complicating > it all. What a pita. > Solved by installing the entire kit & kaboodle of Xorg and startx worked > right away. Now, to simplify it all, I have to find and delete all the > unnecessary crap that is infesting the notebook. :'( > BTW, the xf86-video-ati driver was not enough - also needed the radeon > since the log shows it is being used... :-)
xf86-video-ati is the radeon driver. The name is historical. Alex _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
