On Thursday 04 March 2004 16:15, you wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Vaughn Treude wrote:
> > > More info: I saved the stderr output of startx to a file. The XFree86
> > > version on the hosed machine is 3.3.6. The XFree86 version on the
> > > working
>
> Well that explains why the XF86Config-4 was skipped.
>
> > Another oddity - I did an rpm -q XFree86 and the version it returned was
> > 4.03. So apparently there are two versions present on the machine! But I
> > wonder what happened to make it decide to use the wrong one? Does anyone
> > know where in the startup this is contained. I don't see it in the
> > "startx" script.
>
> You mentioned earlier about copying files from another box.
>
> I suggest that remove all the X11R6 XFree86 files. And reinstall
> XFree86.
>
> I don't think you have two complete XFree86 installs, but a mix and match
> which is broken.
>
> Jeremy C. Reed
> http://www.reedmedia.net/
>
OK, I got my CD's back and tried to remove and reinstall. RPM got snippy
with me when I wanted to remove the XFree86 RPM, complaining of dependencies.
I got lazy and just did a "rpm -Uvh"; which did update a few files (I took
snapshots of the /usr file tree before and after.) But it didn't fix the
problem. I finally thought of running the XFree86 binary manually, and
seeing what output it produced. I'm not sure if it didn't like my radeon
driver, or if there's some problem with detection due to some corrupt kernel
module. As I noted before, three other installations (all newer, I admit)
detect the Radeo card correctly: Ret Hat 9, Mandrake 9.1, and Lindows 4.0.
So here's the output, and maybe someone can see what might be amiss:
XFree86 Version 4.0.3 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400)
Release Date: 16 March 2001
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Operating System: Linux 2.4.1-20mdksmp i686 [ELF]
Module Loader present
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Mar 5 10:21:31 2004
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (??) unknown.
(==) ServerLayout "layout1"
(**) |-->Screen "screen1" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "monitor1"
(**) | |-->Device "device1"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1"
(WW) Option "XkbCompat" requires an string value
(**) XKB: model: "pc105"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(WW) Option "XkbOptions" requires an string value
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1"
(**) FontPath set to "unix/:-1"
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(--) using VT number 7
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 0.1.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
(II) Module scanpci: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 0.1.0
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) ATI unknown chipset (0x5157) rev 0, Mem @ 0xe0000000/27,
0xec020000/16, I/O @ 0xc000/8
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/linux/v4l_drv.o
(II) Module v4l: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 0.0.1
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.a
(II) Module freetype: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 1.1.9
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.a
(II) Module glx: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a
(II) Module GLcore: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
(II) Module dri: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a
(II) Module drm: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.o
(II) Module radeon: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 4.0.1
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ati_drv.o
(II) Module ati: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 6.2.3
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 1.0.0
(II) v4l driver for Video4Linux
(II) ATI: ATI driver (version 6.2.3) for chipsets: ati, ativga
(II) R128: Driver for ATI Rage 128 chipsets: ATI Rage 128 RE (PCI),
ATI Rage 128 RF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 RG (AGP), ATI Rage 128 RK (PCI),
ATI Rage 128 RL (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro PD (AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Pro PF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Mobility LE (PCI),
ATI Rage 128 Mobility LF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Mobility MF (AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Mobility ML (AGP)
(II) RADEON: Driver for ATI Radeon chipsets: ATI Radeon QD (AGP),
ATI Radeon QE (AGP), ATI Radeon QF (AGP), ATI Radeon QG (AGP)
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(EE) No devices detected.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to
xfree86@xfree86.org.
I-------------
Here's the pertinent section from XFree86Config-4:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Plug'n Play"
ModelName "Philips CM0800 (15B)"
HorizSync 30-82
VertRefresh 56-76
# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563
-hsync -vsync
# TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630
# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "ATI Radeon"
Driver "radeon"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 16
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubsection
EndSection
I-------------
My guess is that the newer version of XFree86 is failing and it's falling
back on version 3.3.6, which as I said before doesn't recognize the radeon
card and configures it as a crappy generic VGA.
I thought it was interesting that in the output file it was looking for the
other ATI drivers (which I didn't specify in XF86Config-4) as well as the
radeon driver. But at the end it says that tno devides were detected -
unless it was just looking for the wrong card in that statement.
Thanks!
Vaughn
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