Johannes Skov Frandsen wrote:
Hi
This is my first attempt on installing X so bare with me if my question
is somewhat trivial.
So...I emerge gnome... tried to start x and got the following error
message:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ startx
xauth: creating new authority file /home/joe/.serverauth.3857
X Window System Version 7.2.0
Release Date: 22 January 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.2
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.20-gentoo-r7 i686
Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.20-gentoo-r7 #3 SMP Tue
May 8 19:5
0:52 GMT 2007 i686
Build Date: 05 May 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: Tue May 8 20:33:09 2007
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file
New driver is "ati"
(==) Using default built-in configuration (55 lines)
(EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "vga" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "mouse" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "kbd" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) No drivers available.
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.
Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $
Johannes, it might be worth taking a look at the following:
Info about setting up Xorg's open or ATI closed source drivers:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/ati-faq.xml
Setting up ATI closed source drivers:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_ATI_Drivers
Also, what model is your ATI card?
Cheers
Mark
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