> That sounds a good guess, what does the Xorg.log show?
With no xorg.conf file
xorg-server-1.6.5-r1
ati-drivers-9.11
xorg-x11-7.4-r1
2.6.31-gentoo-r6
lspci -v
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc
RS690M [Radeon X1200 Series] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Dell Device 01fd
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at fe9f0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
Memory at fea00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit
var/log/Xorg.0.log
GLX error: Can not get required symbols.
XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard
Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap
config/hal: Adding input device Logitech USB Optical Mouse
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: always reports core events
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event6"
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found relative axes
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: Configuring as mouse
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: EmulateWheelButton:
4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10,
EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
Logitech USB Optical Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
config/hal: Adding input device AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
Option "xkb_layout" "us"
config/hal: Adding input device AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint
AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: always reports core events
AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Device: "/dev/input/event5"
AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Found 11 mouse buttons
AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Found relative axes
AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Found x and y relative axes
AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Found absolute axes
AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Found x and y absolute axes
AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Found absolute touchpad.
AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: Configuring as touchpad
AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: EmulateWheelButton:
4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10,
EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: touchpads, tablets
and touchscreens ignore
relative axes.
(**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) AlpsPS/2 ALPS GlidePoint: initialized for absolute axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device PS/2 Mouse
(**) PS/2 Mouse: always reports core events
(**) PS/2 Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event4"
(II) PS/2 Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
(II) PS/2 Mouse: Found relative axes
(II) PS/2 Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
(II) PS/2 Mouse: Configuring as mouse
(**) PS/2 Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
(**) PS/2 Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia:
10,EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
(**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
(**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) filter chain progression: 2.00
(**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) filter stage 0: 20.00 ms
(**) PS/2 Mouse: (accel) set acceleration profile 0
(II) PS/2 Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Sleep Button
(**) Sleep Button: always reports core events
(**) Sleep Button: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
(II) Sleep Button: Found keys
(II) Sleep Button: Configuring as keyboard
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
(II) config/hal: Adding input device Power Button
(**) Power Button: always reports core events
(**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
(II) Power Button: Found keys
(II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
(**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_model" "evdev"
(**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
