From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 27 04:54:08 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16EF11065672 for ; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:54:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from knowtree@aloha.com) Received: from relay.pixi.com (relay.pixi.com [206.127.224.101]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD5DD13C447 for ; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:54:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from knowtree@aloha.com) Received: from yoda.pixi.com (yoda.pixi.com [206.127.224.41]) by relay.pixi.com (8.13.6+Sun/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m1R4s7FO022611 for ; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:54:07 -1000 (HST) Received: from webmail.pixi.com (webmail.pixi.com [206.127.224.120]) by yoda.pixi.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id m1R4s79f000812 for ; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:54:08 -1000 Message-Id: <200802270454.m1R4s79f000812@yoda.pixi.com> To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org From: knowtree@aloha.com Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:54:08 HST X-Posting-IP: 206.127.251.63 X-Mailer: Endymion MailMan Standard Edition v3.2.19 Subject: Re: Xorg wil not start, nv module fails to load X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:54:08 -0000 Yousif Hassan wrote: .. >This isn't the problem either. > >> (II) LoadModule: "nv" >> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module nv >> (II) UnloadModule: "nv" >> (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0) >> (II) LoadModule: "fbdev" >> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev >> (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev" >> (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0) >> (II) LoadModule: "vesa" >> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vesa >> (II) UnloadModule: "vesa" >> (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0) >> (II) LoadModule: "vga" >> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module vga >> (II) UnloadModule: "vga" >> (EE) Failed to load module "vga" (module does not exist, 0) >> (II) LoadModule: "mouse" >> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module mouse >> (II) UnloadModule: "mouse" >> (EE) Failed to load module "mouse" (module does not exist, 0) >> (II) LoadModule: "kbd" >> (WW) Warning, couldn't open module kbd >> (II) UnloadModule: "kbd" >> (EE) Failed to load module "kbd" (module does not exist, 0) >> (EE) No drivers available. >> Fatal server error: >> no screens found > >This is your problem - X can't find any video drivers ("devices") to >load - so it can't construct the screen object which is needed to drive >the display. The newest versions of xorg are modular - have you built >at least *some* of the required drivers? > >How did you install X? Package or port? You should definitely have >gotten some drivers along with the package (unless you did something >wrong) and if you built it from source via ports (/usr/ports/x11/xorg) >it should have gotten you into xorg-drivers; as part of the build. I >always build xorg from source and it works like a charm each time. > >Anyway look in /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xorg-drivers - check the config >there (make config) - some default drivers need to be built. At minimum >- for your needs anyway - you need "mouse" "kbd" and a video driver. >You should build "vga" and "vesa" at least, and if you know your NVIDIA >card is supported by the open source driver, build "nv" too. .. Thanks for getting me pointed in the right direction. I re-installed Xorg from the port and all is fine using the nv driver. In the past I have always installed Gnome from the ports (it used to require a special install script), but this time I decided to try the package method, just for kicks. Building Gnome from pkg_add the process failed several times with a network timeout. I just re-entered the command and the process seemed to pick up where it had left off. Maybe that caused this glitch? Notes to the FreeBSD Gnome team: 1. The installation instructions at http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q1 need some tweaking. The page says Gnome can be installed from packages, but that method did not produce a functional Xorg for me. Can the meta-package be tested? 2. The instructions on how to install from ports are, IMHO, unclear. "To build GNOME 2.20, you must first obtain the latest ports tree skeleton. " should read "To build GNOME 2.20 from ports you must first obtain the latest ports tree skeleton" etc. Look how it is handled in item 4, which is fine. Mahalo to everyone who works so hard to get Gnome running on FreeBSD. I have been using it since 1.4 and still believe it is key to bringing FreeBSD to the desktop. Gary Dunn Open Slate Project