From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 30 10:58:21 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8D0D16A418 for ; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:58:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 450AC13C46B for ; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:58:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JKAdy-0005Fv-30; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:58:14 +0000 Received: from melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-9) with ESMTP id m0UAwDtl005160; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:58:13 GMT Received: by melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1001) id D0687FCAB90; Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:58:07 +0000 (GMT) Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:58:07 +0000 From: Frank Shute To: Siraj Shaikh Message-ID: <20080130105807.GA7756@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <479F1C56.8010401@gmail.com> <479F34F8.2070501@student.utwente.nl> <20080129152311.T2946@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <479F3A8E.9000901@student.utwente.nl> <3b2ddd940801290856r5be3825bq36132618ceb82921@mail.gmail.com> <20080129150419.I92107@fledge.watson.org> <3b2ddd940801291217j668bccfbsde8c3259c79cd06b@mail.gmail.com> <3b2ddd940801291354q2926d2b0q753f5f449d3b92eb@mail.gmail.com> <20080129183439.X92107@fledge.watson.org> <3b2ddd940801300108o21f51f23sf82185f4f2f8ea5@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3b2ddd940801300108o21f51f23sf82185f4f2f8ea5@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Face: *}~{PHnDTzvXPe'wl_-f%!@+r5; VLhb':*DsX%wEOPg\fDrXWQJf|2\,92"DdS%63t*BHDyQ|OWo@Gfjcd72eaN!4%NE{0]p)ihQ1MyFNtWL X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE i386 X-Organisation: 'Esperance Linux' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (zetnet.co.uk [194.247.46.1]); Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:58:13 +0000 (GMT) Cc: doug@safeport.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting X - was Re: Vista / FreeBSD dual boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:58:21 -0000 On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 09:08:59AM +0000, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > > On 29/01/2008, doug wrote: > > On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > > > > > On 29/01/2008, Siraj Shaikh wrote: > > >> On 29/01/2008, doug wrote: > > >> > > > I have just reinstalled Xorg (using the xorg port) and tried startx > > > again but it doesnt work. The error message is something like > > > > > > (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0) > > > (WW) I810: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0:2:1) found > > > (II) Module "ddc" already built-in > > > (EE) VESA(0): No matching modes > > > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration > > > > > > Fatal server error: > > > no screens found > > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown) > > > > > > Please help!!! > > > > This looks like you did not configure X. As the handbook 5.4.2 > > says if startx does not work you need to run: Xorg -configure and > > then test that with > > > > Xorg -config xorg.conf.new > > > > If your Xorg is < 7.3 you have to do this. Depending on the > > defaults selected and your video card, you may need to edit your > > screen section. Xorg 7 did not work for me. In Xorg 6 all setup is > > manual and required. My screen section: > > > > Section "Screen" > > Identifier "Screen0" > > Device "Card0" > > Monitor "Monitor0" > > # DefaultDepth 16 > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 1 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 4 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 8 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 15 > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 16 > > Modes "1280x1024" > > EndSubSection > > SubSection "Display" > > Viewport 0 0 > > Depth 24 > > Modes "1280x1024" > > EndSubSection > > EndSection > > > > > > > I did configure Xorg as it said in the handbook, but after that the > test didnt work, still gave me the same error. I then installed from a > port (I assume that will be the latest Xorg 7.3 is it? How can I check > what version do I have? > > What is way forward now? uninstall this and install Xorg 6? Check that you have xf86-video-i810 installed: $ pkg_info | grep i810 If not, install it. Try: # Xorg -configure again. Then: # X -config xorg.conf.new If it doesn't work, post xorg.conf.new to this list. -- Frank Contact info: http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/misc/contact.html