On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Kevin O'Gorman <[email protected]> wrote:

> In addition to other troubles, my X server won't start under any
> circumstances that I've been able to construct.
>
> My actual video is on the motherboard and is an ATI Rage XL chipset (I
> think that uses the drvier r128?)
>
> My current worry is that "startx" fails quickly, reporting no screens
> found.  My guess is the missing extensions reported in the following
> typescript.  The files named there are broken symbolic links to
> /usr/lib/opengl/xorg-x11/extensions/<whatever> but that directory is
> empty.



Please post your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, as well as the output of "eselect
opengl list"

-James



>
>
> If I change the driver to "fbdev", it fails and reports that /dev/fb0
> does not exist.  I don't understand frambuffers, so I don't know what
> to make of that.  It sure seems this system is missing a bunch of
> pieces.
>
> Here's a typescript below, the /var/log/Xlog.0.log is at
> http://www.heypasteit.com/clip/9SF:
>
> treat X11 # startx
> xauth:  creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.7070
>
>
> 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: Wed Jul  8 09:46:04 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.
> treat X11 # exit
>
> Script done on Wed 08 Jul 2009 09:46:21 AM PDT
>
> --
> Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
>
>

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