Re: X server fails to start after netinstall of Etch on Ultra 60
On Sonntag, 27. Mai 2007 01:21, Steve Jones wrote:
> I managed to find afb.ucode on the Sunsolve website (in the
> 106144-28.zip patch file, dated 21Feb2003), and I placed it in /usr/
> lib. Now, when the afbinit command runs I get the following error
> message:
> mmap user regs: Invalid argument
>
> The X server still fails to start.
>
> Also, in my /var/log/Xorg.0.log I have the following:
>
> (II) /dev/fb0: AFB: Detected Elite3D/M6.
> (II) /dev/fb0: BT498 (PAC2) ramdac detected
> (II) /dev/fb0: Detected Elite3D M3/M6, checking firmware...
> (II) /dev/fb0: ... AFB firmware not loaded
> (WW) /dev/fb0: Forcing no acceleration on Elite3D M3/M6
> (==) SUNFFB(0): Backing store disabled
> (==) SUNFFB(0): Silken mouse enabled
> (**) Option "dpms"
> (**) SUNFFB(0): DPMS enabled
> (**) SUNFFB(0): DPMS enabled
> (WW) SUNFFB(0): Option "UseFBDev" is not used
>
> What concerns me most from the above is the "AFB firmware not loaded"
> message, although I don't know what to do about it.
Did you try to load the firmware manually with the
command "/usr/sbin/afbinit /dev/fb0 /usr/lib/afb.ucode" ?
After that try to start the xserver with "startx".
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