X11 won't start (I think I compiled it the wrong way.)

Travis86 · 12-05-2006, 04:56 PM

I installed Xorg on Gentoo, but I forgot to add:
INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse"
VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"
to make.conf.
Everything is compiled and configured, but it crashes when I try to start it and says:

Code:

X Window System Version 7.1.1
Release Date: 12 May 2006
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.17-gentoo-r7 i686 
Current Operating System: Linux gentoo 2.6.18-gentoo-r2 #3 Sun Dec 3 21:00:47 Local time zone must be set--see zic manua i686
Build Date: 26 November 2006
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
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: Tue Dec  5 22:44:52 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(EE) Failed to load module "speedo" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "kbd" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "mouse" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Failed to load GLX
(EE) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable
(EE) No Input driver matching `kbd'
(EE) No Input driver matching `mouse'
No core keyboard

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices
XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
      after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

I'll probably get the NVIDIA stuff worked out; it's the keyboard and mouse stuff that I'm mainly concerned about.

Should I recompile, and if so, how? I've tried, but I can't figure it out.
If not, what should I do?

StargateSteve · 12-05-2006, 05:34 PM

looks like you need to compile some modules. You might want to stick with the "nv" driver,untill you get X running, then get adventerous.

Travis86 · 12-05-2006, 08:15 PM

So ... how do you do that?

StargateSteve · 12-06-2006, 03:46 PM

the modules? Go to x.org and search through the tree for the speedo, kbd, and mouse modules, and build them.

the nv driver? Search the xorg.conf file for the term nvidia, and replace it with nv.

weibullguy · 12-06-2006, 03:53 PM

Just add the things you forgot to /etc/make.conf. Then make sure this

Code:

emerge -pv xorg-x11

outputs something like this

Code:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild   R   ] x11-base/xorg-x11-7.0-r1 INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia" 0 kB

where I removed everything that isn't going to be built. If the INPUT_DEVICES and VIDEO_CARDS look good, then

Code:

emerge xorg-x11
env-update
source /etc/profile

This error

Code:

(EE) AIGLX: Screen 0 is not DRI capable

can be fixed by commenting out or deleting the Load dri line in /etc/X11/xorg.conf or using the 'nv' driver. You don't need it if you're using the nVidia drivers. To use the nVidia driver, your kernel needs to be compiled with certain options enabled and others specifically disabled.