On Wed, 2010-02-24 at 02:13 -0400, Mansour Al Akeel wrote:
> Mark,
> thank you. Yes, this is new intel based system. Here's the link I got
> from gateway:
> http://support.gateway.com/s/notebook/2009/gateway/nv/nv59/NV59sp2.shtml
>
> I tried to recompile kernel without framebuffer, like you suggested.
>
> # Graphics support
> #
> CONFIG_AGP=y
> # CONFIG_AGP_AMD64 is not set
> CONFIG_AGP_INTEL=y
> # CONFIG_AGP_SIS is not set
> # CONFIG_AGP_VIA is not set
> CONFIG_VGA_ARB=y
> CONFIG_DRM=y
> CONFIG_DRM_KMS_HELPER=m
> # CONFIG_DRM_TDFX is not set
> # CONFIG_DRM_R128 is not set
> # CONFIG_DRM_RADEON is not set
> # CONFIG_DRM_I810 is not set
> CONFIG_DRM_I830=m
> CONFIG_DRM_I915=m
> CONFIG_DRM_I915_KMS=y
> # CONFIG_DRM_MGA is not set
> # CONFIG_DRM_SIS is not set
> # CONFIG_DRM_VIA is not set
> # CONFIG_DRM_SAVAGE is not set
> # CONFIG_VGASTATE is not set
> CONFIG_VIDEO_OUTPUT_CONTROL=m
> CONFIG_FB=m
> # CONFIG_FIRMWARE_EDID is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_DDC is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT is not set
> CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT=m
> CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA=m
> CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT=m
> # CONFIG_FB_CFB_REV_PIXELS_IN_BYTE is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_SYS_FILLRECT is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_SYS_COPYAREA is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_FOREIGN_ENDIAN is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_SYS_FOPS is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_SVGALIB is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_MACMODES is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_BACKLIGHT is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_MODE_HELPERS is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_TILEBLITTING is not set
>
> #
> # Frame buffer hardware drivers
> #
> # CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_PM2 is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_CYBER2000 is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_ARC is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_VGA16 is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_N411 is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_HGA is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_S1D13XXX is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_RIVA is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_LE80578 is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_INTEL is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_MATROX is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_RADEON is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_ATY128 is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_ATY is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_S3 is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_SAVAGE is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_SIS is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_VIA is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_NEOMAGIC is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_KYRO is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_3DFX is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_VOODOO1 is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_VT8623 is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_TRIDENT is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_ARK is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_PM3 is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_CARMINE is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_GEODE is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_VIRTUAL is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_METRONOME is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_MB862XX is not set
> # CONFIG_FB_BROADSHEET is not set
> # CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT is not set
> CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=m
> CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_GENERIC=m
> # CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_PROGEAR is not set
> # CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_MBP_NVIDIA is not set
> # CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_SAHARA is not set
>
> #
> # Display device support
> #
> # CONFIG_DISPLAY_SUPPORT is not set
>
> #
> # Console display driver support
> #
> CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
> CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK=y
> CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE=1024
> CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
> # CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE is not set
> CONFIG_LOGO=y
> # CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_MONO is not set
> # CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_VGA16 is not set
> CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224=y
>
> When I boot, I get a blank screen, and can not control anything. From
> sshd, when I do startx:
>
> localhost linux # startx
> xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.3638
>
>
> X.Org X Server 1.6.5
> Release Date: 2009-10-11
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 x86_64
> Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.33-rc8 #5 SMP Wed Feb 24
> 08:24:27 AST 2010 x86_64
> Build Date: 22 February 2010 07:09:57PM
>
> 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: Wed Feb 24 09:42:51 2010
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
> FATAL: Module fbcon not found.
> Setting master
> expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
> /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 58: twm: command not found
> /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 59: xclock: command not found
> /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 62: exec: xterm: not found
> /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: line 60: xterm: command not found
>
> waiting for X server to shut down Dropping master
>
>
> localhost linux #
>
> =========================================
> Where to move from here ?
>
It looks like you have a running xserver.
Recent "improvements" in xorgserver have removed xdm and twm and the old
stipple screen as well as ctrl-alt-backspace as a way out of X.
There is an xdm script which provides some functionality.
If you have emerged a display manager-window manager-desktop manager and
you have xdm in a run level:
in /etc/conf.d/xdm set DISPLAYMANAGER="<your display manager>"
or take xdm out and put your display manager in a run level.
see also /etc/rc.conf http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml ,
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.5-upgrade-guide.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/x/x11/xorg-server-1.6-upgrade-guide.xml
