Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx -> no screens found

[Mike S <michael_six@users.sourceforge.net>]

Mauro wrote:

> On Sun, 2005-05-22 at 22:47 -0400, Nathan Thrower wrote:
>  
>
> > Here's the XF86Config-4 File:
> >
> > Section "Files"
> >    FontPath    "unix/:7100"            # local font server
> >    # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
> >    FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
> >    FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
> >    FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
> >    FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
> >    FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
> >    FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
> >    FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
> >    FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
> >    FontPath    "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Module"
> >    Load    "GLcore"
> >    Load    "bitmap"
> >    Load    "dbe"
> >    Load    "ddc"
> >    Load    "dri"
> >    Load    "extmod"
> >    Load    "freetype"
> >    Load    "glx"
> >    Load    "int10"
> >    Load    "record"
> >    Load    "speedo"
> >    Load    "type1"
> >    Load    "vbe"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "InputDevice"
> >    Identifier    "Generic Keyboard"
> >    Driver        "keyboard"
> >    Option        "CoreKeyboard"
> >    Option        "XkbRules"    "xfree86"
> >    Option        "XkbModel"    "macintosh"
> >    Option        "XkbLayout"    "us"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "InputDevice"
> >    Identifier    "Configured Mouse"
> >    Driver        "mouse"
> >    Option        "CorePointer"
> >    Option        "Device"        "/dev/input/mice"
> >    Option        "Protocol"        "ImPS/2"
> >    Option        "Emulate3Buttons"    "true"
> >    Option        "ZAxisMapping"        "4 5"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Device"
> >    Identifier    "ATI Technologies, Inc. Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x"
> >    Driver        "ati"
> >    BusID        "PCI:0:10:0"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> >    Identifier    "Generic Monitor"
> >    HorizSync    28-49
> >    VertRefresh    43-72
> >    Option        "DPMS"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "Screen"
> >    Identifier    "Default Screen"
> >    Device        "ATI Technologies, Inc. Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x"
> >    Monitor        "Generic Monitor"
> >    DefaultDepth    24
> >    SubSection "Display"
> >        Depth        1
> >        Modes        "800x600" "640x480"
> >    EndSubSection
> >    SubSection "Display"
> >        Depth        4
> >        Modes        "800x600" "640x480"
> >    EndSubSection
> >    SubSection "Display"
> >        Depth        8
> >        Modes        "800x600" "640x480"
> >    EndSubSection
> >    SubSection "Display"
> >        Depth        15
> >        Modes        "800x600" "640x480"
> >    EndSubSection
> >    SubSection "Display"
> >        Depth        16
> >        Modes        "800x600" "640x480"
> >    EndSubSection
> >    SubSection "Display"
> >        Depth        24
> >        Modes        "800x600" "640x480"
> >    EndSubSection
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "ServerLayout"
> >    Identifier    "Default Layout"
> >    Screen        "Default Screen"
> >    InputDevice    "Generic Keyboard"
> >    InputDevice    "Configured Mouse"
> > EndSection
> >
> > Section "DRI"
> >    Mode    0666
> > EndSection
> >    
>
>
> Try something like: 
> Section "Device"
>        Identifier      "ATI Technologies, Inc. Rage 128 (RL/VR AGP)"
> #       Driver          "ati"
>        Driver          "r128"
>        VideoRam        8834
>        Option          "UseFBDev"              "true"
>        Option          "AGPMode"               "2"
>        Option          "SWCursor" #recommended by Daniel ubuntu dev.
>
> My money is on UseFBDev
> You can also try r128 rather than ati but I doubt this makes a diff.
> PS-post to the list for others to benefit.
>
>
>  
Indeed UseFBDev is what finally got me into X so that is a definite good 
start point.  But I have read in older posts between Mr. Danzer and 
someone having a similar  problem to mine, which isn't that much 
different than yours that UseFBDev requires aty128fb, I am not sure if 
that's still the case, but I thought I'd put in out there.  It also 
works for me if I specify nothing at boot.  I lose video for the kernel, 
but when gdm starts I get it back.
I also have some different things from an XFree86Config-4 (or whatever 
it's called) that I found on the net that has seemed to improve my 
results when I put them into my xorg.conf, if you are interested I can 
post them, or send them.

--Mike S