Alex Deucher wrote: > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 1:36 PM, PJ<[email protected]> wrote: > >> PJ wrote: >> >>> Adam K Kirchhoff wrote: >>> >>> >>>> PJ wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I do now and it still does not work... >>>>> The xf86-input-keyboard & mouse drivers are installed; so is >>>>> xf86-video-fbdev (was not being loaded) >>>>> The screen goes black when testing with X & xorg.conf.new; >>>>> startx causes screen syncing with streking on screeen. >>>>> Neither permits me to opt out with ctl-alt-bkspace; have to reboot. >>>>> Don't understand why keyboard & mouse not loaded... also no directories >>>>> for fonts... could that be the problem? >>>>> >>>>> below is ...snip.. from "startx" log: >>>>> >>>>> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Jul 23 09:32:10 2009 >>>>> (II) Loader magic: 0x35e0 >>>>> (II) Module ABI versions: >>>>> � � X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4 >>>>> � � X.Org Video Driver: 5.0 >>>>> � � X.Org XInput driver : 4.0 >>>>> � � X.Org Server Extension : 2.0 >>>>> (II) Loader running on freebsd >>>>> (--) Using syscons driver with X support (version 2.0) >>>>> (--) using VT number 9 >>>>> >>>>> (--) PCI:*(0...@1:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility X700 (PCIE) >>>>> rev >>>>> 0, Mem @ 0xc8000000/134217728, 0xc0100000/65536, I/O @ 0x00009000/256, >>>>> BIOS @ 0x????????/65536 >>>>> (==) Using default built-in configuration (30 lines) >>>>> (==) --- Start of built-in configuration --- >>>>> � � Section "Device" >>>>> � � � � Identifier � �"Builtin Default ati Device 0" >>>>> � � � � Driver � �"ati" >>>>> � � EndSection >>>>> � � Section "Screen" >>>>> � � � � Identifier � �"Builtin Default ati Screen 0" >>>>> � � � � Device � �"Builtin Default ati Device 0" >>>>> � � EndSection >>>>> � � Section "Device" >>>>> � � � � Identifier � �"Builtin Default vesa Device 0" >>>>> � � � � Driver � �"vesa" >>>>> � � EndSection >>>>> � � Section "Screen" >>>>> � � � � Identifier � �"Builtin Default vesa Screen 0" >>>>> � � � � Device � �"Builtin Default vesa Device 0" >>>>> � � EndSection >>>>> � � Section "Device" >>>>> � � � � Identifier � �"Builtin Default fbdev Device 0" >>>>> � � � � Driver � �"fbdev" >>>>> � � EndSection >>>>> � � Section "Screen" >>>>> � � � � Identifier � �"Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0" >>>>> � � � � Device � �"Builtin Default fbdev Device 0" >>>>> � � EndSection >>>>> � � Section "ServerLayout" >>>>> � � � � Identifier � �"Builtin Default Layout" >>>>> � � � � Screen � �"Builtin Default ati Screen 0" >>>>> � � � � Screen � �"Builtin Default vesa Screen 0" >>>>> � � � � Screen � �"Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0" >>>>> � � EndSection >>>>> (==) --- End of built-in configuration --- >>>>> (==) ServerLayout "Builtin Default Layout" >>>>> (**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default ati Screen 0" (0) >>>>> (**) | � |-->Monitor "<default monitor>" >>>>> (**) | � |-->Device "Builtin Default ati Device 0" >>>>> (==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default ati Screen 0". >>>>> � � Using a default monitor configuration. >>>>> (**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0" (1) >>>>> (**) | � |-->Monitor "<default monitor>" >>>>> (**) | � |-->Device "Builtin Default vesa Device 0" >>>>> (==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0". >>>>> � � Using a default monitor configuration. >>>>> (**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0" (2) >>>>> (**) | � |-->Monitor "<default monitor>" >>>>> (**) | � |-->Device "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0" >>>>> (==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0". >>>>> � � Using a default monitor configuration. >>>>> (==) Automatically adding devices >>>>> (==) Automatically enabling devices >>>>> (WW) The directory "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" does not exist. >>>>> � � Entry deleted from font path. >>>>> (WW) The directory "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/OTF" does not exist. >>>>> � � Entry deleted from font path. >>>>> (WW) The directory "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" does not exist. >>>>> � � Entry deleted from font path. >>>>> (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in >>>>> "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/". >>>>> � � Entry deleted from font path. >>>>> � � (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"). >>>>> (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in >>>>> "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/". >>>>> � � Entry deleted from font path. >>>>> � � (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"). >>>>> (==) FontPath set to: >>>>> � � /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/, >>>>> � � built-ins >>>>> (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules" >>>>> (II) Cannot locate a core pointer device. >>>>> (II) Cannot locate a core keyboard device. >>>>> (II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices. >>>>> � � If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable >>>>> AllowEmptyInput. >>>>> � �I'll look for hal configuration-- but I don't know what that could >>>>> do... >>>>> And where do I "disable AllowEmptyInput" ? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> You would create an xorg.conf file and make sure you don't have that >>>> option. �Your xorg.conf.new file, from what the other log file shows, >>>> clearly has it enabled. >>>> >>>> >>>> Alternatively, you could try starting up hald and trying X again. �Add >>>> these lines to your /etc/rc.conf file: >>>> >>>> dbus_enable="YES" >>>> hald_enable="YES" >>>> >>>> And then run (as root or with sudo): >>>> >>>> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/dbus start >>>> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/hald start >>>> >>>> >>>> Finally, do you actually have the fonts installed? >>>> >>>> Adam >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> The AllowEmptyInput is nowhere to be found within xorg.conf.new. >>> I Enabled dbus & hald and also tried changing the mouse and keyboard >>> drivers with absolutely no luck. >>> The fonts are installed. >>> I have a usb mouse attached and I even tried running X and startx >>> without it. >>> Nothing, nada. Same stuff... black screen with flickering streaks at top. >>> Oddly, when shutting down from frozen X run, I get the mouse X in center >>> of screen for about a second or less before shutting down. >>> I don't understand what the problem is with the mouse and the keyboard >>> errors... they are not being loaded and I get the impression that the >>> video sync or the color depth are not right... >>> something is really rotten in Denmark or is it FreeBSD & xorg ? >>> Or is there something I am doing wrong? >>> >>> >>> >> I guess I was trying to simplify things and thus ended up complicating >> it all. What a pita. >> Solved by installing the entire kit & kaboodle of Xorg and startx worked >> right away. Now, to simplify it all, I have to find and delete all the >> unnecessary crap that is infesting the notebook. :'( >> BTW, the xf86-video-ati driver was not enough - also needed the radeon >> since the log shows it is being used... :-) >> > > xf86-video-ati is the radeon driver. The name is historical. > > Alex > > Thanks for the clarification; i had noticed a couple of other drivers that are radeonhd & something else... :-P bad thinking
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