XFree86 -problems on C400

duzchip · 07-24-2005, 11:20 AM

I just got a Dell Latitude C400-something-something and is now trying to get X going on it.
I installed a Debian on it (from a netinstall-cd) and then i installed x-window-system but when i try to run "startx" i get some fatal errors.

Quote:

XFree86 Version 4.3.0.1 (Debian 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 20050601051219 fabbione@fabbione.net)
Release Date: 15 August 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.29-pre2 i686 [ELF]
Build Date: 01 June 2005

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(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
(II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Chipset is a MagicMedia 256ZX (NM2360)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000
(--) NEOMAGIC(0): Panel is a 1024x768 color TFT display
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) Loading sub module "vbe"
(II) LoadModule: "vbe"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
(II) Loading sub module "int10"
(II) LoadModule: "int10"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): initializing int10
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
(WW) System lacks support for changing MTRRs
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): VESA BIOS detected
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): VESA VBE Version 2.0
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 3904 kB
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): VESA VBE OEM: MagicMedia 256ZX 56K
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 2.2
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: NeoMagic
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: MagicMedia 256ZX
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: 01.0
(II) Loading sub module "ddc"
(II) LoadModule: "ddc"
(II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): VESA VBE DDC supported
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): VESA VBE DDC Level none
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): VESA VBE DDC transfer in appr. 0 sec.
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): VESA VBE DDC read failed
(II) Loading sub module "i2c"
(II) LoadModule: "i2c"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libi2c.a
(II) Module i2c: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.2.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): I2C bus "I2C bus" initialized.
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): I2C device "I2C bus:ddc2" registered at address 0xA0.
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): I2C device "I2C bus:ddc2" removed.
(--) NEOMAGIC(0): No DDC signal
(**) NEOMAGIC(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 24
(==) NEOMAGIC(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NEOMAGIC(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NEOMAGIC(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(--) NEOMAGIC(0): Internal LCD only display mode
(==) NEOMAGIC(0): using linear mode
(**) NEOMAGIC(0): using PCI Burst mode
(**) NEOMAGIC(0): Option StrangeLockups set: disabling some acceleration
(--) NEOMAGIC(0): FB base address is set at 0xFA000000.
(--) NEOMAGIC(0): MMIO base address is set at 0xFDC00000.
(--) NEOMAGIC(0): MMIO base address2 is set at 0xFDB00000.
(--) NEOMAGIC(0): VideoRAM: 4096 kByte
(--) NEOMAGIC(0): Max Clock: 110000 kHz
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Generic Monitor: Using hsync range of 28.00-33.00 kHz
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Generic Monitor: Using vrefresh range of 43.00-72.00 Hz
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Clock range: 11.00 to 110.00 MHz
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (640x350) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "640x350" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (320x175) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "320x175" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (640x400) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "640x400" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (320x200) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "320x200" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (720x400) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "720x400" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (360x200) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "360x200" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "320x240" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (400x300) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (400x300) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (400x300) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (400x300) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (400x300) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "400x300" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (512x384) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (512x384) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (512x384) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (512x384) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "512x384" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (1152x864) larger than the LCD panel (1024x768)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1152x864" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (576x432) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "576x432" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (1280x960) larger than the LCD panel (1024x768)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1280x960" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1280x960" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "640x480" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (1280x1024) larger than the LCD panel (1024x768)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (640x512) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (640x512) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1280x1024" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (640x512) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "640x512" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (hsync out of range)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1600x1200" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "800x600" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (896x672) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (928x696) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (832x624) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "832x624" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (416x312) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "416x312" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (1152x768) larger than the LCD panel (1024x768)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1152x768" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (576x384) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "576x384" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (700x525) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1400x1050" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (700x525) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "700x525" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1600x1024" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Removing mode (800x512) that won't display properly on LCD
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "800x512" (unknown reason)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (insufficient memory for mode)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode "1024x768" (bad mode clock/interlace/doublescan)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using mode "1024x768" (no mode of this name)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Not using mode "800x600" (no mode of this name)
(--) NEOMAGIC(0): Virtual size is 640x480 (pitch 640)
(**) NEOMAGIC(0): Default mode "640x480": 25.2 MHz, 31.5 kHz, 60.0 Hz
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Modeline "640x480" 25.20 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 -hsync -vsync
(**) NEOMAGIC(0): Default mode "320x240": 12.6 MHz, 31.5 kHz, 60.1 Hz (D)
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Modeline "320x240" 12.60 320 328 376 400 240 245 246 262 doublescan -hsync -vsync
(++) NEOMAGIC(0): DPI set to (100, 100)
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a
(II) Module fb: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 ANSI C Emulation, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "xaa"
(II) LoadModule: "xaa"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libxaa.a
(II) Module xaa: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a
(II) Module ramdac: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(II) do I need RAC? No, I don't.
(II) resource ranges after preInit:
[0] 0 0 0xfdb00000 - 0xfdbfffff (0x100000) MX[B]
[1] 0 0 0xfdc00000 - 0xfdffffff (0x400000) MX[B]
[2] 0 0 0xfa000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x2000000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[4] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[5] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfda00000 - 0xfdafffff (0x100000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xf9800000 - 0xf9ffffff (0x800000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xf3fffc00 - 0xf3fffc7f (0x80) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xf4000000 - 0xf3ffffff (0x0) MX[B]O
[12] -1 0 0xfdb00000 - 0xfdbfffff (0x100000) MX[B](B)
[13] -1 0 0xfdc00000 - 0xfdffffff (0x400000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xfa000000 - 0xfbffffff (0x2000000) MX[B](B)
[15] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[16] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[17] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec7f (0x80) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000ece0 - 0x0000ecff (0x20) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x00000860 - 0x0000086f (0x10) IX[B]
[23] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[24] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Using linear framebuffer at: 0xFA000000
(--) NEOMAGIC(0): 3272704 bytes off-screen memory available
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Using H/W Cursor.
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Using 544 scanlines of offscreen memory
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA)
Screen to screen bit blits
Solid filled rectangles
Solid Horizontal and Vertical Lines
Offscreen Pixmaps
Setting up tile and stipple cache:
20 128x128 slots
(II) NEOMAGIC(0): Acceleration Initialized
(==) NEOMAGIC(0): Backing store disabled
(==) NEOMAGIC(0): Silken mouse enabled
(**) Option "dpms"
(**) NEOMAGIC(0): DPMS enabled
(==) RandR enabled
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
(II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
(II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
(II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
(II) Initializing built-in extension LBX
(II) Initializing built-in extension XC-APPGROUP
(II) Initializing built-in extension SECURITY
(II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
(II) Initializing built-in extension XFree86-Bigfont
(II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
(II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
(II) Keyboard "Generic Keyboard" handled by legacy driver
(**) Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
(**) Configured Mouse: Protocol: "ImPS/2"
(**) Option "CorePointer"
(**) Configured Mouse: Core Pointer
(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice
No such device.
(EE) Configured Mouse: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Configured Mouse"
(II) UnloadModule: "mouse"
(WW) No core pointer registered
No core pointer

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The mouse isn't working and i dont get X starting. Help please.

teckk · 07-24-2005, 09:41 PM

Looks like you need to configure X.
Can you run one of the command line configuration utilities?

Code:

xf86config

That will allow you to do a step by step configure of X. You'll need to be root.
Or you can edit your xf86config-4 file manually
It should be at /etc/X11/Xf86config-4
I may not have the case correct. Linux commands and files are case sensitive.

You can try lowering the hsync rate, or use less color depth (bits per pixle).
Best to run xf86config as root then try to startx. If the mouse or display doesn't work, run it again with different parameters until you get X running.

Do you have, or are you chosing the corrrect display module, type, for your setup?
Configuring X can sometimes be a challenge. Keep lowering refresh rates and color depth until you get something that works. Once you get X working a little then you can make a backup copy of Xfreeconfig and try to tweek it the way you want it to be. You don't have to have a high refresh rate for a LCD. Your not going to get any flicker.