Re: xserver-testing issues.

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:22:50 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote:

>> Keyboard in testing is now configured in "/etc/default/keyboard" file.
> 
> OK. What should I put in there? - There is exactly what my xorg.conf
> keyboard settings are. - Before it did work, not - not. - I have no idea
> what to add more there.

If you are using "squeeze", "/etc/default/keyboard.conf" should contain 
the same settings you had specified in your "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" for the 
keyboard:

#xorg.conf
Option  "XkbModel"      "pc105"
Option  "XkbLayout"     "us,de"
Option  "XkbVariant"    "winkeys"
Option  "XkbOptions"    "grp:ctrl_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"

Now in the form:

#keyboard.conf
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="us,de"
XKBVARIANT="winkeys"
XKBOPTIONS="grp:ctrl_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll"

Don't forget to remove (or comment #) the old settings from your 
"xorg.conf" so they don't collide.

>> You can use the tweak of "~/.asoundrc" to select the preferred sound
>> card:
>> 
>> http://alsa.opensrc.org/.asoundrc#Default_PCM_device
> 
> I have already tried that and a player said that I have no pcm file for
> the device number in /dev/snd, and indeed, I have:

You have to run "aplay -l", it should display the all your outputs, for 
example:

***
sm01@stt008:~$ aplay -L
default:CARD=Intel
    HDA Intel, ALC883 Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC883 Analog
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC883 Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC883 Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC883 Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC883 Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel, ALC883 Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
    HDA Intel
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
***

And then you can put in your "~./asoundrc" file:

***
pcm.!default front:Intel
***

In the avobe line I am choosing the Intel card (now I only have one 
installed) as my default pcm card.
 
(...)

> Farther, I do not know what to do. - May I have to file up a bug report
> against it? - But against what? - I know that testing is not the same as
> stable, but may others can meet the same problem upgrading froim lenny
> to squeeze.

Try fisrt by following the alsasound tip and check the output of the 
aplay -L command.

>> First, I would try with no "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" file and let xorg to
>> set the card automatically.
> 
> I've tried - same result beside some other things - but no 3D
> acceleration.
> 
>> Do ATI cards need a firmaware to load 3D extensions? Are you using a
>> stock kernel or a custom or backports one?
> 
> I have free and non-free firmwares - both set to be upgraded w/ testing
> repo - but I guess only was actually upgraded.
> 
> I use the latest backported kernel.

This was the errors you were getting:

***
(EE) AIGLX error: r300 exports no extensions (/usr/lib/dri/r300_dri.so:
undefined symbol: __driDriverExtensions) 
(EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering 
(II) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
(EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so failed
(/usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such
file or directory) 
(EE) GLX: could not load software renderer 
(II) GLX: no usable GL providers found for screen 0
***

Sounds like Xorg cannot load some files for enabling 3D acceleration... 
let's see, "swrast_dri.so" is included in package "libgl1-mesa-dri", do 
you have it installed? Can you locate that library installed in the 
mentioned path? :-?

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón