Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:43:47 +1000 From: Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg error: New athlon laptop, radeonhd video - unable to load fbdev Message-ID: <4EEF3183.3060907@herveybayaustralia.com.au> In-Reply-To: <4EEF208F.1060100@herveybayaustralia.com.au> References: <4EEF208F.1060100@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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On 12/19/11 21:31, Da Rock wrote: > I hate to come with this kind of a query, but my googling hasn't come > across a satisfactory answer. > > I'm running an install on a brand new laptop for a client, and I'm > trying to get X up using xdm- nothing. The logs says it failed to load > fbdev because there is no data module. > > I try uninstalling fbdev and running a rebuild of xorg- its still > using the builtin configuration and still can't load fbdev. No devices > detected. > > I run Xorg -configure, and it shows the radeon card fine, 2 displays. > Still working with the config file, but it seems fine. correction - its dual display issue that I've never had trouble with before (I also have installed on a HTPC with same memory, phenom quad core, uses a radeon HD card and a NVidia HD card). And no, the Xorg -config /root/xorg.conf.new [-retro] doesn't work as it is locking up and I can't even ctl-alt-backspace, I have to acpi power off to shut the system down. Google's still not giving me any hope... :( Last time I came across this level of issue was with a solo vintage intel card on yet another laptop- it froze the system too. BTW, who says multicard vga is rare? > WTF? This is essentially the same hardware as another laptop I've > setup (same video card - same brand CPU, just bigger and faster), and > its fine. Both are AMD, the original is athlon dual core, the new is > phenom quad core. > > The googling failed as my searches came up with either root has access > and user doesn't, or mixed intel/ati. Neither are the case here... > > Cheers > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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