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davidguygc 05-05-2007 02:27 AM
Checking for XComposite extension failed with Beryl
 
Well, I've been chugging along with my installation of Beryl (Gotta get it up and running before I go home from college, gotta show off lol)

So after a good while, I finally got beryl kinda start up. Kinda. This is the output when I type beryl

Code:
...
Detected xserver                                : NVIDIA

Checking Display :0.0 ...

Checking for XComposite extension              : failed

No composite extension
...
Anybody know what this means?

samstar 05-05-2007 08:02 PM
Hi,

I'll need to know what xorg version you're using, what nvidia card, and what nvidia driver you're using. Also if you could add your xorg.conf file, that'd be great.

The failure can mean a few things. It could mean your composite extension isn't enabled in your xorg.conf, or your video driver is too old to support it. It also might be that your xorg is version is too low.

Sam

davidguygc 05-05-2007 08:31 PM
Well, since this post I've gotten past that, but now I'm getting a segmentation fault error, and then it crashes X all the way.

I was using http://wiki.beryl-project.org/wiki/Install/Slackware to try and install it again, and now my startx is gone, I can't open emacs or anything required some sort of fonts, and I can't get out of console mode.

I really don't want to go back to my install discs and reinstall X, I will just go back to square 1. I am currently on Vista, so I can't access some of the info just this moment. I am using a geforce 7900GS, I think the file I use to install the nVidia module is NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run. I think right now what I'm trying to do is upgrade from xorg 6.9 to 7.1. I think anyway. I'm just trying my best to follow the how-to verbatim as best as I can

samstar 05-06-2007 04:16 AM
Are you on an x86 or x64 system?

Re-installing X should help with any errors. I wouldn't use anything less than 7.2 on my setup. And if you have backed up your original xorg.conf file, try booting with it instead, just to see if you can get into X again.

Sam

PS
It may help to backup and remove any X settings and config files in your home directory, so X thinks it's running for the first time.

davidguygc 05-06-2007 08:37 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by samstar
Are you on an x86 or x64 system?

Re-installing X should help with any errors. I wouldn't use anything less than 7.2 on my setup. And if you have backed up your original xorg.conf file, try booting with it instead, just to see if you can get into X again.

Sam

PS
It may help to backup and remove any X settings and config files in your home directory, so X thinks it's running for the first time.
That's something I really should know. I am 85% certain it is x86, but I just got a new computer, w/ a Core 2 Duo, and I haven't checked to see what it is.

I reverted back to my old xorg.conf, something I'm meant to get onto a jumpdrive and post, I keep forgetting whenever I switch over to windows to copy it over, and I am at work right now, but I'm writing it on my hand to do it first thing when I get back home

Which folder exactly is it in the home folder? I can't seem to recall a folder like that. I tried reinstalling the old libraries, X system, and KDE system (folders K, X, and L?)

I'm at work right now, a little distracted, so theres a good chance that I forgot to answer something you just asked, even though I've read this about 3x.

Thanks for all the help,
David

davidguygc 05-06-2007 09:06 AM
In regard to what version of Xorg I'm using, I'm not sure anymore. I thought I reverted back to 6.9, but a person has told me that I'm sort of in limbo right now.

This is my most current Xorg.0.log file:
Code:
X Window System Version 1.3.0
Release Date: 19 April 2007
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 1.3
Build Operating System: Slackware 12.0 Slackware Linux Project
Current Operating System: Linux darkstar 2.6.20.4 #5 SMP PREEMPT Fri May 4 02:46:39 CDT 2007 i686
Build Date: 20 April 2007
        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: Sun May  6 00:08:48 2007
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Simple Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen 1" (0)
(**) |  |-->Monitor "My Monitor"
(**) |  |-->Device "VESA Framebuffer"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1"
(==) |-->Input Device "Mouse1"
(WW) The core pointer device wasn't specified explicitly in the layout.
        Using the first mouse device.
(WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/".
        Entry deleted from font path.
        (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/").
(WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/".
        Entry deleted from font path.
        (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/").
(**) FontPath set to:
        /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,
        /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,
        /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,
        /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,
        /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
        /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,
        /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/,
        /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/
(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
(II) Loader magic: 0x81dcda0
(II) Module ABI versions:
        X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.3
        X.Org Video Driver: 1.2
        X.Org XInput driver : 0.7
        X.Org Server Extension : 0.3
        X.Org Font Renderer : 0.5
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules//libpcidata.so
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
        ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 1.2
(--) using VT number 7

(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 10de,03a3 card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:00:1: chip 10de,03ac card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:00:2: chip 10de,03aa card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:00:3: chip 10de,03a9 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:00:4: chip 10de,03ab card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:00:5: chip 10de,03a8 card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:00:6: chip 10de,03b5 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:00:7: chip 10de,03b4 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 10de,03ad card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:1: chip 10de,03ae card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:2: chip 10de,03af card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:3: chip 10de,03b0 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:4: chip 10de,03b1 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:5: chip 10de,03b2 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:01:6: chip 10de,03b3 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 10de,03b6 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:02:1: chip 10de,03bc card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:2: chip 10de,03ba card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:03:0: chip 10de,03b7 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:06:0: chip 10de,03b9 card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:07:0: chip 10de,03bb card 0000,0000 rev a1 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:09:0: chip 10de,0270 card 1462,7350 rev a2 class 05,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0a:0: chip 10de,0260 card 1462,7350 rev a3 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0a:1: chip 10de,0264 card 1462,7350 rev a3 class 0c,05,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0a:2: chip 10de,0272 card 1462,7350 rev a3 class 05,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0b:0: chip 10de,026d card 1462,7350 rev a3 class 0c,03,10 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0b:1: chip 10de,026e card 1462,7350 rev a3 class 0c,03,20 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:0d:0: chip 10de,0265 card 1462,7350 rev a1 class 01,01,8a hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0e:0: chip 10de,0266 card 1462,7350 rev a1 class 01,01,85 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0f:0: chip 10de,0267 card 1462,7350 rev a1 class 01,01,85 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:10:0: chip 10de,026f card 0000,0000 rev a2 class 06,04,01 hdr 81
(II) PCI: 00:10:1: chip 10de,026c card 1462,7350 rev a2 class 04,03,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:14:0: chip 10de,0269 card 1462,7350 rev a3 class 06,80,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 10de,0292 card 1462,0664 rev a1 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 04:09:0: chip 1106,3044 card 1462,350d rev c0 class 0c,00,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,4), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
        [0] -1        0        0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[b]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1        0        0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[b]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1        0        0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[b]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:3:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x001a (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 1 I/O range:
        [0] -1        0        0x0000d000 - 0x0000dfff (0x1000) IX[b]
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1        0        0xfc000000 - 0xfeafffff (0x2b00000) MX[b]
(II) Bus 1 prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1        0        0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[b]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 2: bridge is at (0:6:0), (0,2,2), BCTRL: 0x0002 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 3: bridge is at (0:7:0), (0,3,3), BCTRL: 0x0002 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:10:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Subtractive PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 4: bridge is at (0:16:0), (0,4,4), BCTRL: 0x0202 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 4 I/O range:
        [0] -1        0        0x0000e000 - 0x0000efff (0x1000) IX[b]
(II) Bus 4 non-prefetchable memory range:
        [0] -1        0        0xfeb00000 - 0xfebfffff (0x100000) MX[b]
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation GeForce 7900 GS rev 161, Mem @ 0xfd000000/24, 0xd0000000/28, 0xfc000000/24, I/O @ 0xdc00/7, BIOS @ 0xfeae0000/17
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
        [0] -1        0        0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[b]
        [1] -1        0        0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[b]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
        [0] -1        0        0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[b]E(B)
        [1] -1        0        0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
        [2] -1        0        0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
        [3] -1        0        0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
        [4] -1        0        0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
        [5] -1        0        0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[b]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
        [0] -1        0        0xfebff800 - 0xfebfffff (0x800) MX[b]
        [1] -1        0        0xfbff7000 - 0xfbff7fff (0x1000) MX[b]
        [2] -1        0        0xfbff8000 - 0xfbffbfff (0x4000) MX[b]
        [3] -1        0        0xfbffc000 - 0xfbffcfff (0x1000) MX[b]
        [4] -1        0        0xfbffd000 - 0xfbffdfff (0x1000) MX[b]
        [5] -1        0        0xfbffec00 - 0xfbffecff (0x100) MX[b]
        [6] -1        0        0xfbfff000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000) MX[b]
        [7] -1        0        0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[b](B)
        [8] -1        0        0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
        [9] -1        0        0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[b](B)
        [10] -1        0        0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
        [11] -1        0        0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec7f (0x80) IX[b]
        [12] -1        0        0x0000b080 - 0x0000b087 (0x8) IX[b]
        [13] -1        0        0x0000b400 - 0x0000b40f (0x10) IX[b]
        [14] -1        0        0x0000b480 - 0x0000b483 (0x4) IX[b]
        [15] -1        0        0x0000b800 - 0x0000b807 (0x8) IX[b]
        [16] -1        0        0x0000b880 - 0x0000b883 (0x4) IX[b]
        [17] -1        0        0x0000bc00 - 0x0000bc07 (0x8) IX[b]
        [18] -1        0        0x0000c000 - 0x0000c00f (0x10) IX[b]
        [19] -1        0        0x0000c080 - 0x0000c083 (0x4) IX[b]
        [20] -1        0        0x0000c400 - 0x0000c407 (0x8) IX[b]
        [21] -1        0        0x0000c480 - 0x0000c483 (0x4) IX[b]
        [22] -1        0        0x0000c800 - 0x0000c807 (0x8) IX[b]
        [23] -1        0        0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[b]
        [24] -1        0        0x00006000 - 0x0000603f (0x40) IX[b]
        [25] -1        0        0x00005000 - 0x0000503f (0x40) IX[b]
        [26] -1        0        0x00004f00 - 0x00004f7f (0x80) IX[b]
        [27] -1        0        0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc7f (0x80) IX[b](B)
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
        [0] -1        0        0xfebff800 - 0xfebfffff (0x800) MX[b]
        [1] -1        0        0xfbff7000 - 0xfbff7fff (0x1000) MX[b]
        [2] -1        0        0xfbff8000 - 0xfbffbfff (0x4000) MX[b]
        [3] -1        0        0xfbffc000 - 0xfbffcfff (0x1000) MX[b]
        [4] -1        0        0xfbffd000 - 0xfbffdfff (0x1000) MX[b]
        [5] -1        0        0xfbffec00 - 0xfbffecff (0x100) MX[b]
        [6] -1        0        0xfbfff000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000) MX[b]
        [7] -1        0        0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[b](B)
        [8] -1        0        0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
        [9] -1        0        0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[b](B)
        [10] -1        0        0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
        [11] -1        0        0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec7f (0x80) IX[b]
        [12] -1        0        0x0000b080 - 0x0000b087 (0x8) IX[b]
        [13] -1        0        0x0000b400 - 0x0000b40f (0x10) IX[b]
        [14] -1        0        0x0000b480 - 0x0000b483 (0x4) IX[b]
        [15] -1        0        0x0000b800 - 0x0000b807 (0x8) IX[b]
        [16] -1        0        0x0000b880 - 0x0000b883 (0x4) IX[b]
        [17] -1        0        0x0000bc00 - 0x0000bc07 (0x8) IX[b]
        [18] -1        0        0x0000c000 - 0x0000c00f (0x10) IX[b]
        [19] -1        0        0x0000c080 - 0x0000c083 (0x4) IX[b]
        [20] -1        0        0x0000c400 - 0x0000c407 (0x8) IX[b]
        [21] -1        0        0x0000c480 - 0x0000c483 (0x4) IX[b]
        [22] -1        0        0x0000c800 - 0x0000c807 (0x8) IX[b]
        [23] -1        0        0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[b]
        [24] -1        0        0x00006000 - 0x0000603f (0x40) IX[b]
        [25] -1        0        0x00005000 - 0x0000503f (0x40) IX[b]
        [26] -1        0        0x00004f00 - 0x00004f7f (0x80) IX[b]
        [27] -1        0        0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc7f (0x80) IX[b](B)
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
        [0] -1        0        0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[b]E(B)
        [1] -1        0        0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
        [2] -1        0        0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
        [3] -1        0        0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
        [4] -1        0        0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
        [5] -1        0        0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[b]
(II) All system resource ranges:
        [0] -1        0        0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[b]E(B)
        [1] -1        0        0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[b]
        [2] -1        0        0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[b]
        [3] -1        0        0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[b]
        [4] -1        0        0xfebff800 - 0xfebfffff (0x800) MX[b]
        [5] -1        0        0xfbff7000 - 0xfbff7fff (0x1000) MX[b]
        [6] -1        0        0xfbff8000 - 0xfbffbfff (0x4000) MX[b]
        [7] -1        0        0xfbffc000 - 0xfbffcfff (0x1000) MX[b]
        [8] -1        0        0xfbffd000 - 0xfbffdfff (0x1000) MX[b]
        [9] -1        0        0xfbffec00 - 0xfbffecff (0x100) MX[b]
        [10] -1        0        0xfbfff000 - 0xfbffffff (0x1000) MX[b]
        [11] -1        0        0xfeae0000 - 0xfeafffff (0x20000) MX[b](B)
        [12] -1        0        0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
        [13] -1        0        0xd0000000 - 0xdfffffff (0x10000000) MX[b](B)
        [14] -1        0        0xfd000000 - 0xfdffffff (0x1000000) MX[b](B)
        [15] -1        0        0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[b]
        [16] -1        0        0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[b]
        [17] -1        0        0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ec7f (0x80) IX[b]
        [18] -1        0        0x0000b080 - 0x0000b087 (0x8) IX[b]
        [19] -1        0        0x0000b400 - 0x0000b40f (0x10) IX[b]
        [20] -1        0        0x0000b480 - 0x0000b483 (0x4) IX[b]
        [21] -1        0        0x0000b800 - 0x0000b807 (0x8) IX[b]
        [22] -1        0        0x0000b880 - 0x0000b883 (0x4) IX[b]
        [23] -1        0        0x0000bc00 - 0x0000bc07 (0x8) IX[b]
        [24] -1        0        0x0000c000 - 0x0000c00f (0x10) IX[b]
        [25] -1        0        0x0000c080 - 0x0000c083 (0x4) IX[b]
        [26] -1        0        0x0000c400 - 0x0000c407 (0x8) IX[b]
        [27] -1        0        0x0000c480 - 0x0000c483 (0x4) IX[b]
        [28] -1        0        0x0000c800 - 0x0000c807 (0x8) IX[b]
        [29] -1        0        0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[b]
        [30] -1        0        0x00006000 - 0x0000603f (0x40) IX[b]
        [31] -1        0        0x00005000 - 0x0000503f (0x40) IX[b]
        [32] -1        0        0x00004f00 - 0x00004f7f (0x80) IX[b]
        [33] -1        0        0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dc7f (0x80) IX[b](B)
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libdbe.so
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
        Module class: X.Org Server Extension
        ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions//libextmod.so
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.0
        Module class: X.Org Server Extension
        ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.3
(II) Loading extension SHAPE
(II) Loading extension MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
(II) Loading extension BIG-REQUESTS
(II) Loading extension SYNC
(II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
(II) Loading extension XC-MISC
(II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
(II) Loading extension XFree86-Misc
(II) Loading extension DPMS
(II) Loading extension TOG-CUP
(II) Loading extension Extended-Visual-Information
(II) Loading extension XVideo
(II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
(II) Loading extension X-Resource
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/fonts//libtype1.so
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
        compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 1.0.2
        Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
        ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.5
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/fonts//libfreetype.so
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
        compiled for 1.3.0, module version = 2.1.0
        Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
        ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.5
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module nvidia
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module kbd
(II) UnloadModule: "kbd"
(EE) Failed to load module "kbd" (module does not exist, 0)
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(WW) Warning, couldn't open module mouse
(II) UnloadModule: "mouse"
(EE) Failed to load module "mouse" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) No drivers available.

Fatal server error:
no screens found
I just wish I could go back to 6.9, start over in square one, and try this all again, but it seems that I've jumbled a lot of stuff up.

samstar 05-06-2007 07:03 PM
Well, I would completely uninstall xorg first. You can work in console in the meantime to install a fresh xorg. Use slackware's package manager (if it has one; I don't use slackware) to completely uninstall your X server. Do a reboot into runlevel 3 (init 3) and install the X server version you want.

What I meant about the home directory (the ~ directory), just back up anything important to you, and restart X with an empty home directory.

As for the Core 2 Duo, I believe, from the Intel site, that it is a 64 bit processor. So you should be using the 64 bit nvidia drivers, and see if that helps at all.

Sam

davidguygc 05-07-2007 03:05 AM
As far as I was able to tell last time I compiled my kernel (2.6.20.4), I could only find two things relating to C2D/64-bit processing. I selected them both. Is there anything I need to do to make Linux as 64 bit as possible?

I see what you mean about backing up, definitely a must.

So I will download the Linux IA64 driver, and look into anything extra I need to change in my kernel.

samstar 05-07-2007 07:03 AM
There's not much that's necessary to do to optimize a kernel for your architecture (though admittedly I have never optimized a kernel for a 64 bit architecture before). Just select the right processor from the list, disable the generic x86 selection below, and disable SMP if you're not using it.

Sam

samstar 05-07-2007 05:53 PM
I came across a post discussing 64 bit distros. It seems that some distros support 64 better than others. Unfortunately, I didn't see slackware in the list.

If you want to give another distro a try, it might give you better support for your architecture than just a recompiled kernel would.

There's also mention of Slam64, which is based off of slackware, but it is unofficial.

Here's the link:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=549874

Sam

davidguygc 05-08-2007 02:13 AM
OK, I'll look into that, I won't lose too much sleep if I don't get it perfectly optimized

Also, what is SMP? Doesn't ring a bell.


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