I tried disabling r128 and building the raedon driver into the kernel. However, I am getting the message raedon module not found. It's not a module. It's built into the kernel. Xorg.0.log. I mistakenly typed raedom, but then fixed it to raedon, so if you see that in log, I corrected it and tried starting X again.
http://vpaste.net/K3N1v Here's my .config: http://vpaste.net/1MsRr With no xorg.conf, I get: beastlinux X11 # startx xauth: file /root/.serverauth.1891 does not exist X.Org X Server 1.12.2 Release Date: 2012-05-29 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 3.2.12-gentoo-laptop i686 Gentoo Current Operating System: Linux beastlinux 3.2.12-gentoo-laptop #2 Fri Jul 6 14:39:55 CDT 2012 i686 Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda3 Build Date: 05 July 2012 05:40:09AM Current version of pixman: 0.24.0 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 Jul 6 14:57:42 2012 (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" 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. Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file. Christopher Lemire <christopher.lem...@gmail.com> Ubuntu 64 bit Linux Raid Level 0 Gnu Privacy Guard Key Fingerprint = 3E1A 9103 EF3D 4885 6866 E9DE C69F 18B3 E13B 0909 Web: http://linuxinnovations.blogspot.com Jabber: recursivequicks...@jabber.org On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Friday 06 Jul 2012 05:09:08 Christopher Lemire wrote: > > **This is what my laptop's screen with a newly installed Gentoo system > > running twm to test X looks like (attached image). It's distorted with > > overlapping and mirrored image. I have a Dell Latitude C800 with the > video > > card. > > > > http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/qq4qz9jf/0705122206.jpg > > > > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] > nee > > ATI Rage Mobility M4 AGP [1002:4d46] > > Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:00a3] > > Kernel driver in use: aty128fb > > > > Yes, I have compiled the r128 driver directly into the kernel. Various > > people around the internet had posted xorg.conf that was supposed "ati" > as > > the driver. I do not have that driver. I substituted in the same > xorg.conf > > with r128, and I still had the same issue. I tried with no xorg.conf (the > > default), and I couldn't startx, errored and crashed. I had also tried X > > -configure and had the same distorted screen. I know it is possible to > get > > this working just fine. I had it working just fine in Arch Linux with > r128. > > I really don't want to go back to using Arch. I already used fdisk on it > to > > install this new Gentoo system. > > You should still be able to startx with no xorg.conf, as long as you have > KMS > built in the kernel, any firmware required for your card installed and > instructions followed closely here: > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml > > PS. 'ati' is the proprietary driver. Given the age of your card you > probably > need 'radeon' specified in your make.conf. The above link explains the > necessary. > > HTH. > -- > Regards, > Mick >
