Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:50:10 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: Robert Noland <rnoland@freebsd.org> Cc: x11@freebsd.org, Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 7.4 -> X -configure gives No devices to configure Message-ID: <20090217095010.GA11537@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <1234545519.1528.3.camel@ferret.2hip.net> References: <20090211104217.GA22637@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <1234470704.1524.41.camel@ferret.2hip.net> <20090213092623.GA84923@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk> <1234545519.1528.3.camel@ferret.2hip.net>
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On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 12:18:38PM -0500, Robert Noland wrote: > On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 09:26 +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 03:31:43PM -0500, Robert Noland wrote: > > > On Wed, 2009-02-11 at 10:42 +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > > > Upgrade from 7.3 to 7.4 made X unsuable on FBSD 7.1-stable i386. > > > > I followed the UPDATE procedures, had no errors on build, > > > > but on X -configure I get > > > > > > > > No devices to configure. Configuration failed. > > > > > > > > This is a Compaq Armada 1700 laptop, old I know, but 7.3 worked > > > > fine. The graphics is by Chips and Technologies, nothing fancy, > > > > and the driver is xf86-video-chips-1.2.1. The full log is below. > > > > > > > > What's going on? > > > > > > > > many thanks > > > > anton > > > > > > > > ******************************* > > > > > > > > X.Org X Server 1.5.3 > > > > Release Date: 5 November 2008 > > > > X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 > > > > Build Operating System: FreeBSD 7.1-STABLE i386 > > > > Current Operating System: FreeBSD mech-aslap33.men.bris.ac.uk 7.1-STABLE FreeBSD 7.1-STABLE #0: Sat Jan 31 14:31:50 GMT 2009 mexas@mech-aslap33.men.bris.ac.uk:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ARMADA1700 i386 > > > > Build Date: 09 February 2009 10:16:23AM > > > > > > > > Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org > > > > to make sure that you have the latest version. > > > > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > > > > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > > > > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > > > > (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Feb 11 10:15:59 2009 > > > > (II) Loader magic: 0x81bede0 > > > > (II) Module ABI versions: > > > > X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4 > > > > X.Org Video Driver: 4.1 > > > > X.Org XInput driver : 2.1 > > > > X.Org Server Extension : 1.1 > > > > X.Org Font Renderer : 0.6 > > > > (II) Loader running on freebsd > > > > (--) Using syscons driver with X support (version 2.0) > > > > (--) using VT number 9 > > > > > > > > (--) PCI:*(0@0:8:0) Chips and Technologies F65555 HiQVPro rev 168, Mem @ 0x40000000/0, BIOS @ 0x????????/65536 > > > > List of video drivers: > > > > chips > > > > (II) LoadModule: "chips" > > > > > > > > (II) Loading /usr/local/lib/xorg/modules/drivers//chips_drv.so > > > > (II) Module chips: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > > > > compiled for 1.5.3, module version = 1.2.1 > > > > Module class: X.Org Video Driver > > > > ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 4.1 > > > > (II) System resource ranges: > > > > [0] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B) > > > > [1] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B] > > > > [2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B] > > > > [3] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B] > > > > [4] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B] > > > > [5] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B] > > > > (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00@00:08:0 > > > > No devices to configure. Configuration failed. > > > > > > I'll need to see a pciconf -lv, but it looks like the chips driver isn't > > > recognizing your chip. You could try the vesa driver. The chips driver > > > has not been maintained in quite a while I would say. > > Hrm, ok... The chips drivers attach routine is a bit odd. It looks like > it should work with this chip, but I would have to dig into the driver > more than I care to to figure out why it isn't attaching. I would just > use vesa... You aren't likely to get much with this driver anyway > really... ok, vesa seems to be working. many thanks for your time -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8233 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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