Ok I did that the log file now became XFree86 Version 4.3.0 Release Date: 27 February 2003 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-gentoo-r1 i686 [ELF] Build Date: 15 March 2003 Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sun Mar 16 20:25:38 2003 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" (==) ServerLayout "Simple Layout" (**) |-->Screen "Screen 1" (0) (**) | |-->Monitor "My Monitor" (**) | |-->Device "My Video Card" (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1" (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1" (**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30" (**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86" (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104" (**) XKB: model: "pc104" (**) 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/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/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: 0.2 XFree86 Video Driver: 0.6 XFree86 XInput driver : 0.4 XFree86 Server Extension : 0.2 XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.4 (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 4.3.0, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4 Mike On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, Mark Vojkovich wrote: > That's odd. It didn't get very far. It looks like something > killed it. How about running > > XFree86 -verbose -verbose -verbose > > Output usually continues like: > > (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 4.2.99.902, module version = 1.0.0 > Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer > ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4 > (II) Loading font Bitmap > (II) LoadModule: "pcidata" > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a > (II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project" > compiled for 4.2.99.902, module version = 1.0.0 > ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6 > (II) PCI: Probing config type using method 1 > (II) PCI: Config type is 1 > (II) PCI: stages = 0x03, oldVal1 = 0x8002180c, mode1Res1 = 0x80000000 > (II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex) > > [...] > > > Mark. > > On Tue, 18 Mar 2003, Michael A.S.G. Joergensen wrote: > > > Ok my /var/log/XFree86.0.log file contains this > > > > XFree86 Version 4.3.0 > > Release Date: 27 February 2003 > > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6 > > Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-gentoo-r1 i686 [ELF] > > Build Date: 15 March 2003 > > Before reporting problems, check http://www.XFree86.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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sun Mar 16 17:53:30 2003 > > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > > (==) ServerLayout "Simple Layout" > > (**) |-->Screen "Screen 1" (0) > > (**) | |-->Monitor "My Monitor" > > (**) | |-->Device "My Video Card" > > (**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1" > > (**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1" > > (**) Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30" > > (**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" > > (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86" > > (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104" > > (**) XKB: model: "pc104" > > (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us" > > (**) XKB: layout: "us" > > (==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled > > (**) FontPath set to > > "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/m > > isc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:u > > nscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X1 > > 1R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/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: 0.2 > > XFree86 Video Driver: 0.6 > > XFree86 XInput driver : 0.4 > > XFree86 Server Extension : 0.2 > > XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.4 > > (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 4.3.0, module version = 1.0.0 > > Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer > > ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4 > > > > > > I hope you have suggestion > > > > Mike > > > > On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, Mark Vojkovich wrote: > > > > > > > > We need to see your /var/log/XFree86.0.log file. > > > The below information isn't helpful. > > > > > > Mark. > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, Michael A.S.G. Joergensen wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I have just installed Gentoo GNU/Linux on my computer. I have installed > > > > XFree86 version 4.30.0 When I try to start X with startx I get the > > > > following error: > > > > XIO: fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer) ...... > > > > just after it wrote: > > > > Using config file: /etc/X11/XFree86 > > > > > > > > I then tried to run "X". Then it came to > > > > Using config file: /etc/X11/XFree86 > > > > > > > > it said: Killed > > > > > > > > I took a working configuration file from an identical computer running > > > > 4.1.0. I also tryed to generate a new configuration file with xf86config. > > > > > > > > I have read several answers to similar questions on mailinglists but the > > > > suggested approce didn't work, so any suggestions would be appriciated. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > XFree86 mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86