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On Saturday 26 July 2003 23:11, Stephane Brossier wrote:
Hi,
I installed gentoo a while ago already.
The first part of the boot goes fine, and then when it switches to level 5, my screen becomes gray for at least one or two minutes before i can see the X login screen. It is working fine but it just takes forever.
Note that I am using 'kdm'. I tried to swicth to 'xdm' to see if this was related but it just does not work at all with xdm.
What can be the cause? The display manager? My X server? My XF86Config config file?
Check the logs luke ! (in /var/log/XFree86.0.log )
I am not really an export in X configuration file.
I have been looking around for a few tips and here what I got:
1. Looking at /var/log/kdm.log, I found the following: -----------------------------------------------------------------------
==========================================
Free86 Version 4.2.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
Release Date: 3 September 2002
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/)
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.8-26mdk i686 [ELF]
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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Apr 18 15:21:23 2003
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
Could not init font path element unix/:-1, removing from list!Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed'
When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the full server output, not just the last messages. This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". Please report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
XFree86 Version 4.2.1 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) Release Date: 3 September 2002 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/) Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.8-26mdk i686 [ELF] 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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Apr 18 15:21:34 2003 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" Could not init font path element unix/:-1, removing from list!
Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' ...
XFree86 Version 4.2.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
Release Date: 3 September 2002
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/)
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.8-26mdk i686 [ELF]
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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sun Jul 27 06:27:22 2003
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 7: /usr/kde/3.1/bin/kdmdesktop: No such file or directory
sessions: SessionTypes=Xsession,kde-3.1.1a,
Changing kdmrc in /usr/kde/3.1
Changing kdmrc in /usr
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: line 25: cd: /usr/share/config/kdm: No such file or directory
Changing kdmrc in /usr/kde/3.1
=======================================================
=> there are a couple of things which I don't understand and that may be related to the cause of my problem:
. I can see in this log file that it is using /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.
However there is no such file: Also it says that the 'Build Operating System' is Linux 2.4.8-26mdk
which is not the case. I think the confufion comes from the fact that
I have two disks. I have mandrake installed on hda, and gentoo on hdb.
My lilo.con is on hda and looks like the following:
boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b vga=normal default=linux-2.4.8 keytable=/boot/us.klt lba32 prompt timeout=50 message=/boot/message menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.8 label=linux-2.4.8 root=/dev/hda1 append=" devfs=mount quiet hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi" vga=788 read-only image=/boot/gentoo-2.4.20 label=gentoo-2.4.20 root=/dev/hdb3 append="devfs=mount quiet hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi" vga=788 read-only other=/dev/fd0 label=floppy unsafe
Note that this gray screen does not occur when I boot linux-2.4.8. Also I used as a starting point the XF86Config I had for mandrake to build the one for gentoo.
-> It seems there is a confusion here but I don't see what I did wrong?
. At the end of this kdm.log it is written Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config' which is not consistent with what was written previously?
2. Looking at /var/log/XFree86.0.log ------------------------------------
===============================================================
XFree86 Version 4.2.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
Release Date: 3 September 2002
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/)
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.8-26mdk i686 [ELF]
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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sun Jul 27 06:27:22 2003
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
(==) ServerLayout "Simple Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen 1" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "MonitorViewsonic"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA GeForce"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1"
(**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "logiinternet"
(**) XKB: model: "logiinternet"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
(**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr
/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75
dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(--) using VT number 7
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such file or directory)
(II) Module ABI versions:
XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.1
XFree86 Video Driver: 0.5
XFree86 XInput driver : 0.3
XFree86 Server Extension : 0.1
XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.3
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.3
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.1, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5
(II) PCI: Probing config type using method 1
(II) PCI: Config type is 1
(II) PCI: stages = 0x03, oldVal1 = 0x8001283c, mode1Res1 = 0x8000000
...==) NV(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(II) NV(0): MonitorViewsonic: Using hsync range of 31.50-64.30 kHz
(II) NV(0): MonitorViewsonic: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-70.00 Hz
(II) NV(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 350.00 MHz
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x350" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "320x175" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x400" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "320x200" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "720x400" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "360x200" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1152x864" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "576x432" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1280x960" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "832x624" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "416x312" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (hsync out of range)
(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (hsync out of range)
(--) NV(0): Virtual size is 1280x1024 (pitch 1280)
(**) NV(0): Default mode "1280x1024": 108.0 MHz, 64.0 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) NV(0): Modeline "1280x1024" 108.00 1280 1328 1440 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync
(**) NV(0): Default mode "1024x768": 75.0 MHz, 56.5 kHz, 70.1 Hz
(II) NV(0): Modeline "1024x768" 75.00 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync
(**) NV(0): Default mode "640x480": 25.2 MHz, 31.5 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) NV(0): Modeline "640x480" 25.20 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync
(--) NV(0): Display dimensions: (360, 290) mm
(--) NV(0): DPI set to (90, 89)
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a
(II) Module fb: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.2.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 ANSI C Emulation, version 0.1
(II) Loading sub module "xaa"
(II) LoadModule: "xaa"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libxaa.a
(II) Module xaa: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
================================================================
. It seems it is trying all the modelines. Can it be the reason why it is so slow, but ends up working fine?
How can I debug that?
Thanks,
S.
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