Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Adam Carter adam.car...@optus.com.au wrote: For me, libdri.so is a symlink to /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libdri.so libglx.so is a symlink to /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so (since you havent run the eselect to repoint it yet, it will be set to /usr/lib64/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libglx.so). Can you tell me what package owns those files? I'm not having any luck looking them up on my system. Sorry Kevin, I wasn't paying attention and thought you were using ati-drivers/flgrx package, which is where /usr/lib64/opengl/ati comes from. Since you're not using flgrx I would expect you would use /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so and /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so. Do those files exist? The two filenames you give appear identical. The directory contains two broken symlinks and some files: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 17836 2009-05-25 09:04 libdbe.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 47 2009-05-25 09:15 libdri.so - //usr//lib/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libdri.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 125416 2009-05-25 09:04 libextmod.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 47 2009-05-25 09:15 libglx.so - //usr//lib/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libglx.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 26024 2009-05-25 09:04 librecord.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 36428 2009-05-25 09:04 libxtrap.so drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 2009-05-25 11:10 tmp drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2009-05-25 11:10 var The directory those symlinks point to is empty. -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Kevin O'Gorman kogor...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Adam Carter adam.car...@optus.com.au wrote: DRI requires kernel support - Device Drivers - Graphics - Direct Rendering Manager, and you'll want to select the correct ATI support under that. That's always been there, as modules. If I modprobe for r128, it gets loaded along with module drm. It makes no difference to the startx behavior. Do the /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so and libdri.so files exist? That directory has: treat extensions # ls -l total 220 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 17836 2009-05-25 09:04 libdbe.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 47 2009-05-25 09:15 libdri.so - //usr//lib/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libdri.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 125416 2009-05-25 09:04 libextmod.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 47 2009-05-25 09:15 libglx.so - //usr//lib/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libglx.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 26024 2009-05-25 09:04 librecord.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 36428 2009-05-25 09:04 libxtrap.so drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 2009-05-25 11:10 tmp drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2009-05-25 11:10 var but /usr/lib/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions has NOTHING in it. For me, libdri.so is a symlink to /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libdri.so libglx.so is a symlink to /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so (since you havent run the eselect to repoint it yet, it will be set to /usr/lib64/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libglx.so). Can you tell me what package owns those files? I'm not having any luck looking them up on my system. -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
RE: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
For me, libdri.so is a symlink to /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libdri.so libglx.so is a symlink to /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so (since you havent run the eselect to repoint it yet, it will be set to /usr/lib64/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libglx.so). Can you tell me what package owns those files? I'm not having any luck looking them up on my system. Sorry Kevin, I wasn't paying attention and thought you were using ati-drivers/flgrx package, which is where /usr/lib64/opengl/ati comes from. Since you're not using flgrx I would expect you would use /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so and /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so. Do those files exist?
RE: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
Sorry Kevin, I wasn't paying attention and thought you were using ati-drivers/flgrx package, which is where /usr/lib64/opengl/ati comes from. Since you're not using flgrx I would expect you would use /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so and That was supposed to be /usr/lib/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libglx.so
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 2:50 AM, Nikos Chantziaras rea...@arcor.de wrote: Kevin O'Gorman wrote: Re: glx, what happens if you run 'eselect opengl list'? there are two listed, ati and xorg-x11. xorg-x11 is selected. That means you have not removed ati-drivers. It might be they interfere with X. First, unload them: modprobe -r fglrx Then uninstall them: eselect opengl set xorg-x11 emerge -C ati-drivers And then remove what's left of them: rm -r /etc/ati rm /lib/modules/YOUR_RUNNING_KERNEL/video/fglrx.ko I hope you have done an emerge -auDN world after you changed the VIDEO_CARDS settings in make.conf? Actually, I unmerged ait-drivers a few days ago. It's not loaded and does not exist. I think xorg-server was recompiled too, but in any event emerge -aDNvu world doesn't want to emerge anything. But still there's this remnant of ati. I was wondering why. ++ kevin -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Adam Carter adam.car...@optus.com.au wrote: DRI requires kernel support - Device Drivers - Graphics - Direct Rendering Manager, and you'll want to select the correct ATI support under that. That's always been there, as modules. If I modprobe for r128, it gets loaded along with module drm. It makes no difference to the startx behavior. Do the /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so and libdri.so files exist? That directory has: treat extensions # ls -l total 220 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 17836 2009-05-25 09:04 libdbe.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 47 2009-05-25 09:15 libdri.so - //usr//lib/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libdri.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 125416 2009-05-25 09:04 libextmod.so lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 47 2009-05-25 09:15 libglx.so - //usr//lib/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libglx.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 26024 2009-05-25 09:04 librecord.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 36428 2009-05-25 09:04 libxtrap.so drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 2009-05-25 11:10 tmp drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 2009-05-25 11:10 var but /usr/lib/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions has NOTHING in it. For me, libdri.so is a symlink to /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libdri.so libglx.so is a symlink to /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so (since you havent run the eselect to repoint it yet, it will be set to /usr/lib64/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libglx.so). Re: glx, what happens if you run 'eselect opengl list'? there are two listed, ati and xorg-x11. xorg-x11 is selected. If you're using flgrx you want 'eselect opengl set ati', but again I thought 2D would work fine without this. Actually, I think fglrx is from ati-driver, which is for a different card. Anyway, I would expect X to start somehow. -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
RE: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
RESULTS: fglrx loads, but does not see the adapter. There's also a problem with the mouse driver -- some undefined symbol. Have you rebuilt your kernel after emergeing xf86-input-mouse? If so you probably need to re-emerge xf86-input-mouse.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Adam Carter adam.car...@optus.com.au wrote: RESULTS: fglrx loads, but does not see the adapter. There's also a problem with the mouse driver -- some undefined symbol. Have you rebuilt your kernel after emergeing xf86-input-mouse? If so you probably need to re-emerge xf86-input-mouse. Hmm. These have been helpful. In make.config, I changed to VIDEO_CARDS=r128 vga fbdev vesa and recompiled xorg-server. I noticed that it had output that I tracked down to some ewarns in the ebuild. But oddly, this package did not create an elog file in /var/log/portage. I wonder why? Anyway, I've made a permanent note of the qlist -I -C x11-drivers command for finding installed drivers. I recompiled all drivers, namely x11-drivers/xf86-input-evdev x11-drivers/xf86-input-joystick x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse x11-drivers/xf86-video-fbdev x11-drivers/xf86-video-r128 x11-drivers/xf86-video-vesa Now when I try startx it still has problems, but I appear to be closer. On screen I see xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.14631 X.Org X Server 1.5.3 Release Date: 5 November 2008 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.28-gentoo-r5-kosmanor i686 Current Operating System: Linux treat 2.6.28-gentoo-r5-kosmanor #6 SMP PREEMPT Sat May 23 19:17:22 PDT 2009 i686 Build Date: 25 May 2009 08:41:29AM 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: Mon May 25 11:13:36 2009 (EE) Unable to locate/open config file New driver is ati (==) Using default built-in configuration (30 lines) dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so (EE) Failed to load module glx (loader failed, 7) dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so (EE) Failed to load module dri (loader failed, 7) (EE) Failed to load module ati (module does not exist, 0) (EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. Fatal server error: no screens found giving up. xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. treat xorg-server # Three things it cannot find: libglx, libdri, and module ati. I don't know about libglx, but according to equery, libdri is owned by xorg-server; so why is it asking for this module if it didn't build with it? And I likewise do not know why it's trying to load glx or ati. equery could not tell me what owns libglx. I could not remember how to use portageq, and the --help message did not help much. Nevertheless, it looks like I'm closer because it now sees a screen. Any more clues out there? -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
On Monday 25 May 2009, Kevin O'Gorman wrote: In make.config, I changed to VIDEO_CARDS=r128 vga fbdev vesa and recompiled xorg-server. [snip...] Now when I try startx it still has problems, but I appear to be closer. On screen I see [snip...] (EE) Failed to load module ati (module does not exist, 0) You probably have tried it already, but what gives when you remove your /etc/X11/xorg.conf completely? You can create/modify your .fdi file as per the upgrade guide. Also, check that you only have xf86-video-r128 emerged and not xf86-video-ati and that you don't have any duplicate entries for radeon, ati, fglrx and what have you in your VIDEO_CARDS within /etc/make.conf. HTH. -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Nikos Chantziaras rea...@arcor.de wrote: Kevin O'Gorman wrote: On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Adam Carter adam.car...@optus.com.au wrote: RESULTS: fglrx loads, but does not see the adapter. There's also a problem with the mouse driver -- some undefined symbol. Have you rebuilt your kernel after emergeing xf86-input-mouse? If so you probably need to re-emerge xf86-input-mouse. Hmm. These have been helpful. In make.config, I changed to VIDEO_CARDS=r128 vga fbdev vesa and recompiled xorg-server. Make sure you also have ATI Rage support enabled in the kernel (built-in or module; in case of module make sure it's loaded). I'm not sure what you mean. I have ATI selected under the AGP drivers (as a module) which provides something for Radeon chipsets, but there's nothing specific for Rage. Also, try this xorg.conf: [...snip...] This seems a step backwards. No screens found, and still 3 things that would not load. Results follow: === startx run begins xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.21944 X.Org X Server 1.5.3 Release Date: 5 November 2008 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.28-gentoo-r5-kosmanor i686 Current Operating System: Linux treat 2.6.28-gentoo-r5-kosmanor #6 SMP PREEMPT Sat May 23 19:17:22 PDT 2009 i686 Build Date: 25 May 2009 08:41:29AM 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: Mon May 25 17:38:53 2009 (==) Using config file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so (EE) Failed to load module glx (loader failed, 7) dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so (EE) Failed to load module dri (loader failed, 7) (EE) No devices detected. Fatal server error: no screens found giving up. xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. == startx run ends -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
RE: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
This seems a step backwards. No screens found, and still 3 things that would not load. Results follow: === startx run begins xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.21944 X.Org X Server 1.5.3 Release Date: 5 November 2008 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.28-gentoo-r5-kosmanor i686 Current Operating System: Linux treat 2.6.28-gentoo-r5-kosmanor #6 SMP PREEMPT Sat May 23 19:17:22 PDT 2009 i686 Build Date: 25 May 2009 08:41:29AM 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: Mon May 25 17:38:53 2009 (==) Using config file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so (EE) Failed to load module glx (loader failed, 7) dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so (EE) Failed to load module dri (loader failed, 7) (EE) No devices detected. Fatal server error: no screens found I didn't think glx or dri were essential... But since its EE and not WW maybe they are. DRI requires kernel support - Device Drivers - Graphics - Direct Rendering Manager, and you'll want to select the correct ATI support under that. Re: glx, what happens if you run 'eselect opengl list'?
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Adam Carter adam.car...@optus.com.au wrote: This seems a step backwards. No screens found, and still 3 things that would not load. Results follow: === startx run begins xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.21944 X.Org X Server 1.5.3 Release Date: 5 November 2008 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.28-gentoo-r5-kosmanor i686 Current Operating System: Linux treat 2.6.28-gentoo-r5-kosmanor #6 SMP PREEMPT Sat May 23 19:17:22 PDT 2009 i686 Build Date: 25 May 2009 08:41:29AM 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: Mon May 25 17:38:53 2009 (==) Using config file: /etc/X11/xorg.conf dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so (EE) Failed to load module glx (loader failed, 7) dlopen: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdri.so (EE) Failed to load module dri (loader failed, 7) (EE) No devices detected. Fatal server error: no screens found I didn't think glx or dri were essential... But since its EE and not WW maybe they are. DRI requires kernel support - Device Drivers - Graphics - Direct Rendering Manager, and you'll want to select the correct ATI support under that. That's always been there, as modules. If I modprobe for r128, it gets loaded along with module drm. It makes no difference to the startx behavior. Re: glx, what happens if you run 'eselect opengl list'? there are two listed, ati and xorg-x11. xorg-x11 is selected. -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
RE: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
DRI requires kernel support - Device Drivers - Graphics - Direct Rendering Manager, and you'll want to select the correct ATI support under that. That's always been there, as modules. If I modprobe for r128, it gets loaded along with module drm. It makes no difference to the startx behavior. Do the /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libglx.so and libdri.so files exist? For me, libdri.so is a symlink to /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libdri.so libglx.so is a symlink to /usr/lib64/opengl/ati/extensions/libglx.so (since you havent run the eselect to repoint it yet, it will be set to /usr/lib64/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/libglx.so). Re: glx, what happens if you run 'eselect opengl list'? there are two listed, ati and xorg-x11. xorg-x11 is selected. If you're using flgrx you want 'eselect opengl set ati', but again I thought 2D would work fine without this.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
Hi Kevin, This morning I'm experimenting with xorg.conf (with kernels 2.6.28-r5 and 2.6.29-r4 and with ati-drivers-8.552-r2) and have seen a variety of problems. One detail I've noted is that files in /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers matching *.so seem to be auto-loaded as X starts up. If you have ati_drv.so in that directory, it's why you're getting messages about ati. Try creating a unused subdirectory and move extra .so files to it. HTH, David
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Nikos Chantziaras rea...@arcor.de wrote: David Relson wrote: On Sat, 23 May 2009 14:57:32 -0700 Kevin O'Gorman wrote: Summary: X is hosed. A couple of weeks back, I made the transition to the current versions of xorg-server and ati-drivers, i.e. the versions in the message subject. I had to do a bit of work with xorg.conf before all was good. If I recall details, keyboard and mouse weren't working and, after correcting that, fonts weren't being found. All is now working fine. Below is my xorg.conf. Hope it helps. Regards, David ### Begin xorg.conf ### Section ServerFlags Option AllowEmptyInput false EndSection Section Files FontPath /usr/share/fonts/util FontPath /usr/share/fonts/encodings FontPath /usr/share/fonts/misc FontPath /usr/share/fonts/corefonts FontPath /usr/local/share/fonts FontPath /usr/share/fonts/default FontPath /usr/share/fonts/Type1 FontPath /usr/share/fonts/100dpi FontPath /usr/share/fonts/75dpi EndSection ### End xorg.conf ### This xorg.conf won't load ati-drivers at all. If it works, it is probably running with another driver (radeon or vesa perhaps). You need to run aticonfig --initial as root first. Or he might have it in autoload already and it gets loaded at boot time? - Mark
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Mark Knecht markkne...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Nikos Chantziaras rea...@arcor.de wrote: David Relson wrote: On Sat, 23 May 2009 14:57:32 -0700 Kevin O'Gorman wrote: Summary: X is hosed. A couple of weeks back, I made the transition to the current versions of xorg-server and ati-drivers, i.e. the versions in the message subject. I had to do a bit of work with xorg.conf before all was good. If I recall details, keyboard and mouse weren't working and, after correcting that, fonts weren't being found. All is now working fine. Below is my xorg.conf. Hope it helps. Regards, David ### Begin xorg.conf ### i ### End xorg.conf ### This xorg.conf won't load ati-drivers at all. If it works, it is probably running with another driver (radeon or vesa perhaps). You need to run aticonfig --initial as root first. Or he might have it in autoload already and it gets loaded at boot time? - Mark When I tried aticonfig with my original xorg.conf, it got a seg fault. The same thing happens when I use David's. Things are not going well. ++ kevin -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
On Sun, 24 May 2009 01:22:06 +0300 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: ...[snip]... ### Begin xorg.conf ### Section ServerFlags Option AllowEmptyInput false EndSection Section Files FontPath /usr/share/fonts/util FontPath /usr/share/fonts/encodings FontPath /usr/share/fonts/misc FontPath /usr/share/fonts/corefonts FontPath /usr/local/share/fonts FontPath /usr/share/fonts/default FontPath /usr/share/fonts/Type1 FontPath /usr/share/fonts/100dpi FontPath /usr/share/fonts/75dpi EndSection ### End xorg.conf ### This xorg.conf won't load ati-drivers at all. If it works, it is probably running with another driver (radeon or vesa perhaps). You need to run aticonfig --initial as root first. Really? My understanding had been that xorg-server-1.5.3 uses evdev and runs happily without an xorg.conf file. Without an xorg.conf I had keyboard and font problems -- cured by the above configuration. As an experiment, I ran the suggested command ( aticonfig --initial ). This added a lot to xorg.con and I then restarted X. My screen resolution dropped from 1280x1024 to 640x480 and the screen looked awful. I've returned to the short config shown above. To be honest, I don't know which display driver is in use and don't much care since the display is working fine AFAICT. David
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: x11-base/xorg-server-1.5.3-r5 with x11-drivers/ati-drivers-8.552-r2 -- file conflict
On Sonntag 24 Mai 2009, David Relson wrote: On Sun, 24 May 2009 01:22:06 +0300 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: ...[snip]... ### Begin xorg.conf ### Section ServerFlags Option AllowEmptyInput false EndSection Section Files FontPath /usr/share/fonts/util FontPath /usr/share/fonts/encodings FontPath /usr/share/fonts/misc FontPath /usr/share/fonts/corefonts FontPath /usr/local/share/fonts FontPath /usr/share/fonts/default FontPath /usr/share/fonts/Type1 FontPath /usr/share/fonts/100dpi FontPath /usr/share/fonts/75dpi EndSection ### End xorg.conf ### This xorg.conf won't load ati-drivers at all. If it works, it is probably running with another driver (radeon or vesa perhaps). You need to run aticonfig --initial as root first. Really? My understanding had been that xorg-server-1.5.3 uses evdev and runs happily without an xorg.conf file. Without an xorg.conf I had keyboard and font problems -- cured by the above configuration. As an experiment, I ran the suggested command ( aticonfig --initial ). This added a lot to xorg.con and I then restarted X. My screen resolution dropped from 1280x1024 to 640x480 and the screen looked awful. I've returned to the short config shown above. To be honest, I don't know which display driver is in use and don't much care since the display is working fine AFAICT. David Section ServerLayout Identifier Layout0 Screen 0 aticonfig-Screen[0]-0 0 0 InputDeviceKeyboard0 CoreKeyboard InputDeviceMouse0 CorePointer EndSection Section Files EndSection Section Module Load evdev Load v4l EndSection Section ServerFlags Option DontZap no EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse0 Driver evdev Option CorePointer Option Name Logitech, Inc. MX610 Laser Cordless Mouse Option evBits +1-2 Option keyBits ~272-287 Option relBits ~0-2 ~6 ~8 EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Keyboard0 Driver evdev Option AutoRepeat 500 30 Option XkbRules xorg Option XkbModel evdev Option XkbLayout de Option Device /dev/input/event2 EndSection Section Monitor Identifier aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0 Option VendorName ATI Proprietary Driver Option ModelName Generic Autodetecting Monitor Option DPMS true EndSection Section Device Identifier aticonfig-Device[0]-0 Driver fglrx BusID PCI:2:0:0 EndSection Section Screen Identifier aticonfig-Screen[0]-0 Device aticonfig-Device[0]-0 Monitoraticonfig-Monitor[0]-0 DefaultDepth 24 SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection works fine, 1680x1050 is the natural resolution of my display - automatically chosen by X on start. Thanks to no modes or modelines I have a bazillion of possible resolutions via randr available (either setting them with krandrtray or xrandr).
