Error loading i810 module : installing Xserver on gentoo

Sredhar · 11-16-2004, 08:10 PM

Hello everyone,

This is my first install of gentoo and i had managed to install the gentoo base system with help of folks at gentoo forums.

Now i am getting this error when i do Xorg -configure
(EE) Failed to load module "i810" (once-only module, -107374736)

I have searched in google and went through forums but i cant understand how to solve this problem.

I don't know how to load the i810 module. lsmod only shows b44 which is my ethernet card.

I don't know where to get this i810 module. can someone please help me with this. I will greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,
Sridhar

davidbalt · 11-30-2004, 11:05 AM

You probably forgot to compile in support for i810 in the kernel.

do:

cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig

and make sure that you have the Intel i810 stuff loaded. I am not exactly sure which branch of the configuration it is in, just keep your eyes open.

Sredhar · 12-01-2004, 07:26 PM

I have compiled the module again and now i am getting another error.

(EE) I810(0) : [dri] DRIScreenInit failed: Disabling DRI. any help ?

qwijibow · 12-02-2004, 10:35 AM

lets go overkill

please post the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf

also the output from the command "dmesg | grep i810"

and also anything that looks relevant in /var/log/xorg.log

Sredhar · 12-02-2004, 10:40 AM

Thanks dude.

I will post all the log files as soon as i go home.

davidbalt · 12-02-2004, 04:19 PM

DRI is direct rendering infrastructure or some similar acronym. It allows X to use one API to render on different hardware. I think I read someplace that DRI doesn't work with i8x0.

Comment out the following in xorg.conf:
# This loads the DRI module
Load "dri"

My configuration doesn't use DRI, and I don't have any problems. I don't think you're going to be able to use 3d functionality like OpenGL, though. Keep a lookout for a better i8x0 driver.

Sredhar · 12-04-2004, 03:16 PM

Now i did something stupid. I had done emerge emerge xorg-x11 again. Now when i do Xorg -configure i am getting errors. Here is the a part of the errors

Symbol drmAgpSize from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_GetAGPCapPtr from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_GetAGPStatus from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_GetAGPCommand from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_PM4Alloc from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_PM4Alloc from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_PM4Alloc from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_PM4Alloc from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_PM4Alloc from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_PM4Alloc from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_PM4Alloc from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol DRIGetDrawableInfo from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol __glXActiveScreens from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_PM4Alloc from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_PM4Alloc from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_InitCP from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol firegl_PM4WaitForIdle from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol XAAScreenIndex from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol XAAScreenIndex from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol XAAScreenIndex from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol XAAPixmapIndex from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol fbWinPrivateIndex from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!
Symbol XAAPixmapIndex from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/fglrx_drv.o is unresolved!

Can someone please tell me what this is.

Regards,
Sridhar

qwijibow · 12-04-2004, 05:27 PM

strange... emerge SHOULD have unmerged the old Xorg before re-emerging...
you didnt do somthing stupid like re-merge Xorg while it was running fdid you ???

i think you probably did...
ctrl + alt + F1, shutdown X with whatever init script you use ot start it.. for me its "/etc/init.d/xdm stop"

then completely unmerge X (you may need to use the -nodeps flag to stop it from unmerging the graphical programs like KDE) then emerge sync && emerge xorg-x11.

Sredhar · 12-04-2004, 08:22 PM

I havent installed KDE or GNOME yet. I just installed Gentoo and started installing X server when i ran into this problem.

First I ran into the DRI problem. The Xserver was starting but i dont see any buttons juss plain screen when i started X

Then i did a emerge Xorg-x11 (now i slap myself for doing that) thinking i will start from scratch.
Now when i do xconfigure i am running into this problem.

I guess i shud unmerge X now and start from emerge again. Shall i do it ?

Thanks for the help.

Sridhar.

qwijibow · 12-05-2004, 07:24 AM

Quote:

First I ran into the DRI problem. The Xserver was starting but i dont see any buttons juss plain screen when i started X

yeah... thats what X is... X doesnt have "buttons" its just a system for other programs to display things.
this is what happens hen you run X without using it to run any graphical programs like Firefox or a window manager like icewm or a desktop environment like KDE or GNOME.

nothing was wrong.

my last advice still stands.

Sredhar · 12-05-2004, 12:00 PM

In the gentoo handbook

# X -config /root/xorg.conf.new

If all goes well, you should see an ugly, loathsome, repulsive, deformed window manager called twm, probably the smallest window manager available. Try moving your mouse and see if your keyboard and such is working. In the next section we will optimize our xorg.conf so it fits your hardware. Now go into one of the terminals you see on your screen and type in exit (or press Ctrl-D) until Xorg shuts down. If you are unable to use your mouse to focus the terminals, you can also press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to kill the X server.

If twm doesn't load, don't worry - it will once you'll start the X server through the regular startx command. Verify if your mouse works correctly and if the resolution is good. You might not be able to deduce the exact resolution, but you should be able to see if it's too low. You can exit any time by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Backspace.

Ive checked my mouse but it was not wroking. And i didnt see any termianals so i thought something was wrong.

And when i kill the Xserver i see that it printed out the error

(EE) I810(0) : [dri] DRIScreenInit failed: Disabling DRI.

Does this have anything to do with the Xserver ?

Regards,
Sridhar.

steve_d555 · 12-08-2004, 04:38 PM

Have you configured your kernel correctly / which kernel are you using?

--Steve