X server not starting

Corrado · 05-03-2007, 01:14 PM

Where would be a good place to go to get info on troubleshooting X server problems?

My X server is no longer starting up. I need to get familar with installing video drivers and setting up X11.

Chris

GrapefruiTgirl · 05-03-2007, 01:19 PM

There's the xorg wiki (you'll find it VERY easily with Goooogle). Also, I'd bet you can find all the info you need here on LQ.
Start by checking the log file /var/log/xorg.0.log for indications of what the problem is.
What did you do to cause it to not start? Change something, or install a new driver?
What's the video hardware? And which driver/from where did you get it?
Search LQ for stuff like 'xorg.conf' or for specifics from your log file.
Or, if there's a specific question, feel free to ask right here, or in the RedHat forum.

Corrado · 05-03-2007, 02:26 PM

Here's what happened...

Someone's computer was working fine with Red Hat untill a motherborad went bad.
The mother board, memory, and power supply was replaced by a contractor.
The contractor says the no other parts were replaced. Says video card was taken from old board and placed on new one.
Boot up Linux and x server fails to start.
Am able to load a generic one but I need the old drive because it a duel port monitor thing.

GrapefruiTgirl · 05-03-2007, 02:35 PM

Perhaps the PCI/AGP slot ID number is different on the new system than it was on the old system..
If you're using dual monitors, chances are the BusID's are identified in the xorg.conf file.
run the command 'lspci' and post the results here, as well as your xorg.xonf file.

EDIT: Did you check the logs, for details of the crashes?

Corrado · 05-03-2007, 03:28 PM

lspci gives

Quote:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation E7525 Memory Controller Hub (rev 09)
00:00.1 Class ff00: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520 Error Reporting Registers (rev 09)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520/E7320 PCI Express Port A (rev 09)
00:03.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520/E7320 PCI Express Port A1 (rev 09)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520 PCI Express Port B (rev 09)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev c2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) IDE Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge A
01:00.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge B
02:0e.0 RAID bus controller: Adaptec AIC-7901 U320 w/HostRAID (rev 10)
03:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82545GM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 04)
05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV45GL [Quadro FX 3400/4400] (rev a2)
06:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)

From xorg.conf...

Quote:

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single head configuration"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"
# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"
# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Dell 2001FP (Digital)"
DisplaySize 410 310
HorizSync 31.0 - 80.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

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

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection

Corrado · 05-03-2007, 04:53 PM

Is it possible the problem is the card doesn't have power cables attached?

From log file...

Quote:

X Window System Version 6.8.2
Release Date: 9 February 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.9-22.0.2.ELsmp i686 [ELF] Current Operating System: Linux mma198 2.6.9-22.0.2.ELsmp #1 SMP Thu Jan 5 17:13:01 EST 2006 i686 Build Date: 23 February 2006 Build Host: nevada

Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.9-22.0.2.ELsmp (bhcompile@hs20-bc1-1.build.redhat.com) (gcc version 3.4.5 20051201 (Red Hat 3.4.5-2)) #1 SMP Thu Jan 5 17:13:01 EST 2006 PF
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: Thu May 3 13:48:56 2007
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "single head configuration"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "My Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100"
(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such file or directory)
(II) Module ABI versions:
X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
X.Org Video Driver: 0.7
X.Org XInput driver : 0.4
X.Org Server Extension : 0.2
X.Org Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(++) using VT number 7

(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 8086,359e card 1028,0168 rev 09 class 06,00,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:00:1: chip 8086,3591 card 1028,0168 rev 09 class ff,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:02:0: chip 8086,3595 card 0000,0000 rev 09 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:03:0: chip 8086,3596 card 0000,0000 rev 09 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:04:0: chip 8086,3597 card 0000,0000 rev 09 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:1d:0: chip 8086,24d2 card 1028,0168 rev 02 class 0c,03,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:1d:1: chip 8086,24d4 card 1028,0168 rev 02 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1d:2: chip 8086,24d7 card 1028,0168 rev 02 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1d:3: chip 8086,24de card 1028,0168 rev 02 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1d:7: chip 8086,24dd card 1028,0168 rev 02 class 0c,03,20 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1e:0: chip 8086,244e card 0000,0000 rev c2 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 00:1f:0: chip 8086,24d0 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,01,00 hdr 80
(II) PCI: 00:1f:1: chip 8086,24db card 1028,0168 rev 02 class 01,01,8a hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:2: chip 8086,24d1 card 1028,0168 rev 02 class 01,01,8f hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:3: chip 8086,24d3 card 1028,0168 rev 02 class 0c,05,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:1f:5: chip 8086,24d5 card 1028,0168 rev 02 class 04,01,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 8086,0329 card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00 hdr 81
(II) PCI: 01:00:2: chip 8086,032a card 0000,0000 rev 00 class 06,04,00 hdr 81
(II) PCI: 02:0e:0: chip 9005,808f card 1028,0168 rev 10 class 01,04,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 03:0e:0: chip 8086,1026 card 1028,0168 rev 04 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 05:00:0: chip 10de,00f8 card 10de,01ff rev a2 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 06:0c:0: chip 104c,8023 card 1028,0168 rev 00 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), (0,0,6), 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 (0:2:0), (0,1,3), BCTRL: 0x0002 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 1 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x0000c000 - 0x0000dfff (0x2000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xdfc00000 - 0xdfefffff (0x300000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 4: bridge is at (0:3:0), (0,4,4), BCTRL: 0x0002 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 4 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xdfb00000 - 0xdfbfffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 5: bridge is at (0:4:0), (0,5,5), BCTRL: 0x000a (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 5 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xdd000000 - 0xdfafffff (0x2b00000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 5 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xc0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 6: bridge is at (0:30:0), (0,6,6), BCTRL: 0x0002 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 6 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xdcf00000 - 0xdcffffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-ISA bridge:
(II) Bus -1: bridge is at (0:31:0), (0,-1,-1), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 2: bridge is at (1:0:0), (1,2,2), BCTRL: 0x0002 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 2 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x0000d000 - 0x0000dfff (0x1000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 2 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xdfd00000 - 0xdfefffff (0x200000) MX[B]
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 3: bridge is at (1:0:2), (1,3,3), BCTRL: 0x0002 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 3 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x0000c000 - 0x0000cfff (0x1000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 3 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0xdfc00000 - 0xdfcfffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(--) PCI:*(5:0:0) nVidia Corporation unknown chipset (0x00f8) rev 162, Mem @ 0xdd000000/24, 0xc0000000/28, 0xde000000/24, BIOS @ 0xdfa00000/17
(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 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xdcffc000 - 0xdcffffff (0x4000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xdcffb800 - 0xdcffbfff (0x800) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xdfce0000 - 0xdfcfffff (0x20000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xdfdfe000 - 0xdfdfffff (0x2000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xdffff900 - 0xdffff9ff (0x100) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xdffffa00 - 0xdffffbff (0x200) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xdffffc00 - 0xdfffffff (0x400) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xffa80800 - 0xffa80bff (0x400) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xdfa00000 - 0xdfa1ffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xde000000 - 0xdeffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xc0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xdd000000 - 0xddffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0x0000ccc0 - 0x0000ccff (0x40) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000e8c0 - 0x0000e8ff (0x40) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000e8a0 - 0x0000e8bf (0x20) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000fea0 - 0x0000feaf (0x10) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000fe30 - 0x0000fe33 (0x4) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000fe20 - 0x0000fe27 (0x8) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000fe10 - 0x0000fe13 (0x4) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000fe00 - 0x0000fe07 (0x8) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x00000374 - 0x00000374 (0x1) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00000170 - 0x00000170 (0x1) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x000003f4 - 0x000003f4 (0x1) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x0000ff20 - 0x0000ff3f (0x20) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x0000ff40 - 0x0000ff5f (0x20) IX[B]
[28] -1 0 0x0000ff60 - 0x0000ff7f (0x20) IX[B]
[29] -1 0 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) Inactive PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xdcffc000 - 0xdcffffff (0x4000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xdcffb800 - 0xdcffbfff (0x800) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xdfce0000 - 0xdfcfffff (0x20000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xdfdfe000 - 0xdfdfffff (0x2000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xdffff900 - 0xdffff9ff (0x100) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xdffffa00 - 0xdffffbff (0x200) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xdffffc00 - 0xdfffffff (0x400) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xffa80800 - 0xffa80bff (0x400) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xdfa00000 - 0xdfa1ffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xde000000 - 0xdeffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[10] -1 0 0xc0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[11] -1 0 0xdd000000 - 0xddffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[12] -1 0 0x0000ccc0 - 0x0000ccff (0x40) IX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x0000e8c0 - 0x0000e8ff (0x40) IX[B]
[14] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
[15] -1 0 0x0000e8a0 - 0x0000e8bf (0x20) IX[B]
[16] -1 0 0x0000fea0 - 0x0000feaf (0x10) IX[B]
[17] -1 0 0x0000fe30 - 0x0000fe33 (0x4) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x0000fe20 - 0x0000fe27 (0x8) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000fe10 - 0x0000fe13 (0x4) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000fe00 - 0x0000fe07 (0x8) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x00000374 - 0x00000374 (0x1) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00000170 - 0x00000170 (0x1) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x000003f4 - 0x000003f4 (0x1) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x0000ff20 - 0x0000ff3f (0x20) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x0000ff40 - 0x0000ff5f (0x20) IX[B]
[28] -1 0 0x0000ff60 - 0x0000ff7f (0x20) IX[B]
[29] -1 0 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
(II) Inactive PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xdcffc000 - 0xdcffffff (0x4000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xdcffb800 - 0xdcffbfff (0x800) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xdfce0000 - 0xdfcfffff (0x20000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xdfdfe000 - 0xdfdfffff (0x2000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xdffff900 - 0xdffff9ff (0x100) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xdffffa00 - 0xdffffbff (0x200) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xdffffc00 - 0xdfffffff (0x400) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xffa80800 - 0xffa80bff (0x400) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xdfa00000 - 0xdfa1ffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xde000000 - 0xdeffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xc0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xdd000000 - 0xddffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000ccc0 - 0x0000ccff (0x40) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000e8c0 - 0x0000e8ff (0x40) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000e8a0 - 0x0000e8bf (0x20) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000fea0 - 0x0000feaf (0x10) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000fe30 - 0x0000fe33 (0x4) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000fe20 - 0x0000fe27 (0x8) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x0000fe10 - 0x0000fe13 (0x4) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x0000fe00 - 0x0000fe07 (0x8) IX[B]
[28] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[29] -1 0 0x00000374 - 0x00000374 (0x1) IX[B]
[30] -1 0 0x00000170 - 0x00000170 (0x1) IX[B]
[31] -1 0 0x000003f4 - 0x000003f4 (0x1) IX[B]
[32] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[B]
[33] -1 0 0x0000ff20 - 0x0000ff3f (0x20) IX[B]
[34] -1 0 0x0000ff40 - 0x0000ff5f (0x20) IX[B]
[35] -1 0 0x0000ff60 - 0x0000ff7f (0x20) IX[B]
[36] -1 0 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
[37] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[38] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "dbe"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdbe.a
(II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
(II) LoadModule: "extmod"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libextmod.a
(II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(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 XFree86-DGA
(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: "fbdevhw"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a
(II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 0.0.2
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) LoadModule: "glx"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
(II) Module glx: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.8756
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.1
(II) Loading extension GLX
(II) LoadModule: "record"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/librecord.a
(II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.13.0
Module class: X.Org Server Extension
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension RECORD
(II) LoadModule: "freetype"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libfreetype.so
(II) Module freetype: vendor="X.Org Foundation & the After X-TT Project"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 2.1.0
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font FreeType
(II) LoadModule: "type1"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libtype1.a
(II) Module type1: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.2
Module class: X.Org Font Renderer
ABI class: X.Org Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Type1
(II) Loading font CID
(II) LoadModule: "dri"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libdri.a
(II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "drm"
(II) LoadModule: "drm"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libdrm.a
(II) Module drm: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 0.2
(II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
(II) LoadModule: "nvidia"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
(II) Module nvidia: vendor="NVIDIA Corporation"
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.8756
Module class: X.Org Video Driver
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) LoadModule: "kbd"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/kbd_drv.o
(II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) NVIDIA dlloader X Driver 1.0-8756 Wed Mar 29 14:27:53 PST 2006
(II) NVIDIA Unified Driver for all Supported NVIDIA GPUs
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 05:00:0
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset NVIDIA GPU found
(II) Loading sub module "fb"
(II) LoadModule: "fb"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a
(II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.2
(II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
(II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a
(II) Module ramdac: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7
(II) resource ranges after xf86ClaimFixedResources() call:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xdcffc000 - 0xdcffffff (0x4000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xdcffb800 - 0xdcffbfff (0x800) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xdfce0000 - 0xdfcfffff (0x20000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xdfdfe000 - 0xdfdfffff (0x2000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xdffff900 - 0xdffff9ff (0x100) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xdffffa00 - 0xdffffbff (0x200) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xdffffc00 - 0xdfffffff (0x400) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xffa80800 - 0xffa80bff (0x400) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xdfa00000 - 0xdfa1ffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xde000000 - 0xdeffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xc0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xdd000000 - 0xddffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x0000ccc0 - 0x0000ccff (0x40) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000e8c0 - 0x0000e8ff (0x40) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000e8a0 - 0x0000e8bf (0x20) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000fea0 - 0x0000feaf (0x10) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000fe30 - 0x0000fe33 (0x4) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000fe20 - 0x0000fe27 (0x8) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x0000fe10 - 0x0000fe13 (0x4) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x0000fe00 - 0x0000fe07 (0x8) IX[B]
[28] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[29] -1 0 0x00000374 - 0x00000374 (0x1) IX[B]
[30] -1 0 0x00000170 - 0x00000170 (0x1) IX[B]
[31] -1 0 0x000003f4 - 0x000003f4 (0x1) IX[B]
[32] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[B]
[33] -1 0 0x0000ff20 - 0x0000ff3f (0x20) IX[B]
[34] -1 0 0x0000ff40 - 0x0000ff5f (0x20) IX[B]
[35] -1 0 0x0000ff60 - 0x0000ff7f (0x20) IX[B]
[36] -1 0 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
[37] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[38] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) resource ranges after probing:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xdcffc000 - 0xdcffffff (0x4000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xdcffb800 - 0xdcffbfff (0x800) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xdfce0000 - 0xdfcfffff (0x20000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xdfdfe000 - 0xdfdfffff (0x2000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xdffff900 - 0xdffff9ff (0x100) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xdffffa00 - 0xdffffbff (0x200) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xdffffc00 - 0xdfffffff (0x400) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xffa80800 - 0xffa80bff (0x400) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0xdfa00000 - 0xdfa1ffff (0x20000) MX[B](B)
[14] -1 0 0xde000000 - 0xdeffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[15] -1 0 0xc0000000 - 0xcfffffff (0x10000000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xdd000000 - 0xddffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[18] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[19] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[20] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x0000ccc0 - 0x0000ccff (0x40) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x0000e8c0 - 0x0000e8ff (0x40) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x0000ec00 - 0x0000ecff (0x100) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x0000e8a0 - 0x0000e8bf (0x20) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x0000fea0 - 0x0000feaf (0x10) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x0000fe30 - 0x0000fe33 (0x4) IX[B]
[28] -1 0 0x0000fe20 - 0x0000fe27 (0x8) IX[B]
[29] -1 0 0x0000fe10 - 0x0000fe13 (0x4) IX[B]
[30] -1 0 0x0000fe00 - 0x0000fe07 (0x8) IX[B]
[31] -1 0 0x0000ffa0 - 0x0000ffaf (0x10) IX[B]
[32] -1 0 0x00000374 - 0x00000374 (0x1) IX[B]
[33] -1 0 0x00000170 - 0x00000170 (0x1) IX[B]
[34] -1 0 0x000003f4 - 0x000003f4 (0x1) IX[B]
[35] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[B]
[36] -1 0 0x0000ff20 - 0x0000ff3f (0x20) IX[B]
[37] -1 0 0x0000ff40 - 0x0000ff5f (0x20) IX[B]
[38] -1 0 0x0000ff60 - 0x0000ff7f (0x20) IX[B]
[39] -1 0 0x0000ff80 - 0x0000ff9f (0x20) IX[B]
[40] -1 0 0x0000dc00 - 0x0000dcff (0x100) IX[B]
[41] -1 0 0x0000d800 - 0x0000d8ff (0x100) IX[B]
[42] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[43] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
(==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NvAGP" "1"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEdidFreqs" "False"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinView" "true"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "31.0 - 80.0"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "56.0 - 76.0"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "MetaModes" "1600x1200, 1600x1200; 1600x1200, 1600x1200;"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Option "RandRRotation" "False"
(**) NVIDIA(0): Enabling RENDER acceleration
(**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from the EDID has been
(**) NVIDIA(0): disabled on all display devices.
(**) NVIDIA(0): TwinView enabled
(**) NVIDIA(0): Use of NVIDIA internal AGP requested
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Your Quadro FX 3400 graphics card does not have the necessary
(EE) NVIDIA(0): external power cables attached; X will not start unless
(EE) NVIDIA(0): this is rectified. Please shut down your computer, open
(EE) NVIDIA(0): its case, and attach the appropriate power connectors.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Your video card may have multiple power connectors. If
(EE) NVIDIA(0): so, each must be attached to a separate power cable.
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Please see the documentation provided with your video card
(EE) NVIDIA(0): for more details. If you think you have received this
(EE) NVIDIA(0): message in error, you may specify the
(EE) NVIDIA(0): "NoPowerConnectorCheck" X configuration option in the
(EE) NVIDIA(0): Screen section of your X config file.
(II) UnloadModule: "nvidia"
(II) UnloadModule: "ramdac"
(II) UnloadModule: "fb"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

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.

GrapefruiTgirl · 05-03-2007, 07:41 PM

Tell you the truth, I have NEVER heard of any video cards that have external power connectors

LOL. Not to say they don't exist, but that's a new one for me.
Seems odd, but I guess it would be a good idea to open up the machine and have a look inside..
That's the only error I see in the error log.
Now, if you are indeed trying to use an nvidia card and driver, then you need to change the DRIVER in the xorg.conf file from VESA to NVIDIA (lowercase, not CAPS)

Give us an update when you check that 'power' (??) cable and try the driver.

Corrado · 05-10-2007, 01:30 AM

The log had it right. Opening up the computer, we found the cable disconnected. I'm impressed with the log. Thanks for your suggestions.

GrapefruiTgirl · 05-10-2007, 06:30 AM

Wow

that is interesting indeed, and as I said, a new one for me! Video cards with power cords

what will they think of next