jdier

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OK, I am super new to all of this.

I just changed my MOBO and have on board video. X windows will not start. I get command line only and the error I get is

(EE) No devices detected

fatal server error:
no screens found

I am so new that I do not really understand how to open or view a conf file or how to edit it.

My motherboard is amd with all via KM400 chipset stuff. The VGA is described as "UniChrome 2D/3D graphics with motion compensation" and elsewhere described as "VIA KM400 Onboard Display"

Any help getting x started would be a great help.

(please assume that I am a complete dumbass when suggesting ideas.)

Thanks,

Jim

Tinkster

Commonly there's at least three distro-independent ways
of re-configuring X (and no, I don't know FC's way).

1. configure automagically
and test-drive with
2. configure interactively using graphical tool
3. configure manually

Good luck!

Cheers,
Tink

jdier

Thanks for the reply, I tried all of those (as root and as user) and I get command not found

Then I tried # Xorg -configure

which ran something as my screen flickered and returned with :

Xorg is not able to detect your mouse.
Edit the file and correct the Device.

Then I ran X -xf86config /root/xorg.conf.new

and I get


[root@linuxbox jdier]# X -xf86config /root/xorg.conf.new
Release Date: 18 December 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.7
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.21-14.ELsmp i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux linuxbox 2.6.6-1.427 #1 Thu Jun 10 09:33:46 EDT 2004 i686
Build Date: 07 May 2004
Build Host: tweety.build.redhat.com

Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.6-1.427 (bhcompile@tweety.build.redhat.com) (gcc version 3.3.3 20040412 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.3-7)) #1 Thu Jun 10 09:33:46 EDT 2004
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: Wed Jul 7 20:32:47 2004
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
FATAL: Module agpgart not found.
[drm] failed to load kernel module "agpgart"
FATAL: Module via not found.
[drm] failed to load kernel module "via"
(EE) VIA(0): [dri] DRIScreenInit failed. Disabling DRI.

Wed Jul 7 20:32:49 2004
vncext: VNC extension running!
vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5900
vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/mouse
No such file or directory.
(EE) Mouse0: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Mouse0"
No core pointer

Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.

jdier

fyi, this is my xorg.conf.new

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "xtrap"
Load "vnc"
Load "extmod"
Load "record"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
Load "type1"
Load "speedo"
Load "freetype"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "A2" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWCursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "SWCursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "Rotate" # [<str>]
#Option "UseBIOS" # [<bool>]
#Option "VideoRAM" # <i>
#Option "ActiveDevice" # [<str>]
#Option "LCDDualEdge" # [<bool>]
#Option "BusWidth" # [<str>]
#Option "Center" # [<bool>]
#Option "PanelSize" # [<str>]
#Option "TVDotCrawl" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVType" # [<str>]
#Option "TVOutput" # [<str>]
#Option "TVVScan" # [<str>]
#Option "TVHScale" # [<str>]
#Option "TVEncoder" # [<str>]
#Option "Refresh" # <i>
#Option "DisableVQ" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoDDCValue" # [<bool>]
#Option "Cap0Deinterlace" # [<str>]
#Option "Cap1Deinterlace" # [<str>]
#Option "Cap0FieldSwap" # [<bool>]
#Option "DRIXINERAMA" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "via"
VendorName "Unknown Vendor"
BoardName "Unknown Board"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
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
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

jdier

I think I have this nailed.

I entered su to get on as root

I cd to /etc/X11

# emacs xorg.conf

in the device section i entered:

Section "Device"
Identifier "CLE266"
Driver "via"
BoardName "Unknown"

Saved and rebooted.

Looked like I had the same problem but this time when I ran (as root)

# setup

It took me to the right screens and I was able to get up and running.

On a side note, if I look at xorg.conf now it looks like this:


Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "vesa"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "VESA driver (generic)"
EndSection


If anyone else had this problem, I hope this helps!

Jim