Hi everybody Tried and failed... again!
Everything installs nicely... but 'ati-config --initial' won't work without a valid 'xorg.conf' file as input. The one that it do generates when I give it the one that works with the opensource driver don't allow me to run startx. It claims it can't find a monitor and the graphic card driver. I read on Slashdot that AMD plans to deliver future ati drivers as opensource. Let's hope that makes thinks easy for everybody. I want bother anymore with this graphic card. The opensource driver works decently, and I will start to look in to other things that are annoying me; like why I can't emerge vlc and why I can't get rhythmbox to play mp3. PS To Francisco... Sorry for bailing out... It has been a big boost to my moral when trying to solve this problem, having enthusiastic and dedicated people like yourself guiding and helping me. I will strive to be just as dedicated when my experience reaches a level where I can be of help for this list. Regards Johannes Skov Frandsen -----Original Message----- From: Aleksandar L. Dimitrov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12. maj 2007 21:26 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Problems starting X On Sat, 12 May 2007 11:34:39 -0400 "Francisco Rivas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi friends, Johannes bro.. I can't give up with that, I know we can > solve your problem, I feel it :D > Watch out, or you'll end up as a case for the Scary Devil Monastery. I've probably already reached this point. :) > The most important thing is try, one more try and it's enough.. > > Uninstall the xserver, unistall the ati drivers > check all configurations of your kernel.. > Install xserver 7.1 and 8.36.5 ati driver manually.. run aticonfig > --initial > The Xorg-Server version 1.3 is still in the testing branch, so you might do better with the following command: VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx" emerge -va =x11-base/xorg-server-1.2.0-r3 Then follow the already given instructions, i.e. install the version of the driver ATI recommends emerge -C ati-drivers && emerge -va =x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.28.8 and then remove your xorg.conf. Not remove of course, but just rename it to a backup file. Then go on with ati-config --initial. It could mourn about a missing X.conf, but I think it should really make one up, no matter if there's already one or not. Running ati-config --initial on any unclean xorg.conf could really make a mess out of it anyways (multiple Server/Device/Monitor entries... that can be quite a nuisance to get rid of!). If you need any OpenGL-stuff (quite a chance you do...) this can be discussed later on. Let's first get it to work at all :) Regards, Aleks PS: that's like the standard ritual for being accepted as someone familiar with the basics of Linux: going to xorg.conf hell... once you get used to it, it's easy. If you experience any trouble you could as well just post it here, so we can have a look at it. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
