Problem on installing Xorg
 

Hi folks,

FC3 Host
BLFS 6.1

Xorg
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...ling.html#xorg

X11R6.8.2-src.tar.bz2
MD5 sum: 8131cd7ea1e4566e6e05c438a93fcfe1
# md5sum /mnt/lfs/sources/X11R6.8.2-src.tar.bz2
8131cd7ea1e4566e6e05c438a93fcfe1 /mnt/lfs/sources/X11R6.8.2-src.tar.bz2
8131cd7ea1e4566e6e05c438a93fcfe1

MD5sum found matched.

On chroot environment installed dependencies first
Libpng-1.2.8
Fontconfig-2.3.2
FreeType-2.1.10
Expat-1.95.8

All went throught without problem

Fontconfig Dependencies
installing FreeType-2.1.10 and expat-1.95.8 also went through without problem

Optional - Linux-PAM-0.80 Not installed
Expat Dependencies Optional "Check " not installed.

Steps performed :-

root:/sources$ tar jxf X11R6.8.2-src.tar.bz2
root:/sources$ cd xc
root:/sources/xc$ sed -i '/^SUBDIRS =/s/ etc$//' programs/Xserver/Xprint/Imakefile
root:/sources/xc$ pushd config/util &&
> make -f Makefile.ini lndirPlease advise how to fix the problem. TIA

B.R.
satimis

Hi folks

Further to my fist posting. Referring to the Notes on building LFS 6.1
6.14. GCC-3.4.3
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/...ter06/gcc.html

following 2 steps found left out
ln -s ../usr/bin/cpp /lib
ln -s gcc /usr/bin/cc

To retain space GCC-3.4.3 source and build directories already removed.

On running following commands I found;
# find /mnt/lfs/ -name gcc -type d# find /mnt/lfs/ -name cppCan I do the missing commands on chroot environment by running;

and

OR
TIA

B.R.
satimis

Hi,

I don't exactly remember how makefile is done for Xorg, but you can probably set a CC environnement variable, for example do: export CC=/mnt/lfs/usr/bin/gcc
And I know that it's a bit less comfortable, but I suggest you to compile Xorg from LFS, I mean boot LFS and compile Xorg... 'cause I've tried to do a lot of compilation in chroot environnement when I've built my LFS and I remember to have had a lot of problems when I've tried to compile Xorg from chroot whereas I've got nearly no problems when I've compiled it from LFS

Oliv'

Hi Oliv,

Tks for your advice.

I'm preparing my way to boot LFS 6.1 and to install BLFS 6.1 packages thereafter. But I need to intall following packages on chroot environment first;

Xorg
lynx
PPP-2.4.3
WvDial-1.54.0
RP-PPPoE-3.5
GTK+-1.2.10
GTK+-2.6.7
Firefox

so that the LFS 6.1 box can be connected to Internet and I don't need to print the BLFS 6.1 book and to download all packages before start OR buring the packages on CDs as advised by a folk on forum.

Whether run this command on chroot OR on the Host as root.

I may try those commands listed on my 2nd posting, if faiing then moving the symbolic links. But I'm worrying whether there is any inverted side effect.

B.R.
satimis

In fact, enter chroot environnement and do:Note that I've use bacquotes ;)
you can try echo $CC to check that something is assigned to CC variable :)

Hi Oliv,

I have to install 'which' command first.

root:/sources$ export CC=`which gcc`
bash: which: command not found

Maybe I can run it on the Host, i.e. exit chroot

B.R.
satimis

Oooops I forgot this detail :p
Well gcc is probably in /usr/bin so type: Oliv'

Hi Oliv' ,

I solved my problem as follow;

In chroot environment
root:/$ ln -s gcc /usr/bin/cc (no printout)
root:/$ ls -l /usr/bin/cc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 2005-08-19 06:16 /usr/bin/cc -> gcc

Xorg-6.8.2
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...ling.html#xorg

went through without problem except the last step as follow;
root:/sources/xc/config/xcbuild$ ls"../xc" may not find it. I think full path "/sources/xc" may find it. Any suggestion to fix this last step.

satimis

Problem solved
 

Hi folks,

Last problem now solved. Because I missed running "popd". Tks.

satimis

Xorg installation error
 

hi
i install Xorg from lfs and from red hat both but when i write command

make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc -f Makefile.linux



it say



kernel.config file not found

:confused:
That's not the way we compile Xorg... Have you follow this step by step document: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...ling.html#xorg to install Xorg ???
Moreover, I'm not sure that Xorg will compile with gcc-2.95...

Oliv'

oliv
 

hi
oliv

thanks for your reply.
actually i am building lfs 5.1 the link you give is installation of Xorg lfs6.1 can it work for lfs 5.1 having Xorg 6.7.0 and i m using blfs 5.1
i m waiting for your reply
bye
bye

Hi,

Well if you install Xorg6.8.2 it will work whatever the distribution you have... Now as you want to install Xorg-6.7.0, I think that it should work 'cause the procedure has not changed between 6.7.0 and 6.8.2 version
Bye

Oliv'

Same error occurs oliv
 

hi
oliv
i used your referenced manual but,
when i write command


cd programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/drm/kernel &&
make -f Makefile.linux &&
mkdir -p /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/char/drm/ &&
cp gamma.o radeon.o sis.o r128.o i810.o i830.o mga.o tdfx.o \
/lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/char/drm/ &&
depmod -a


same error occur
kernel config file not found.
plz tell me how to remove this beautiful error

bye
bye

Re: Same error occurs oliv
 

If you compile it from the host, your current distro it wont work because the host machine has a other kernel.

ps: What I did was a litle hack, I copied the kernel from LFS to the /boot from my SuSE 9.3 and the /lib/modules to my host Distro and added a line to the grub so I boot with the LFS kernel on my SuSE distro and then compiled Xorg so I have the exact same kernel, when I did that I removed the kernel and modules and the line in grub.conf.

You als have to copy the .config file from the compiled kernel to the /boot partition.
If you have followed the book then it should work if not.
Then you have to recompile the LFS kernel and copy the .config file to the boot directory.

Kernel config file not found
 

Hello !
We are building Xorg by using lfs distribution.So our host is lfs and we could not find the kernel config file.We are in great trouble .Please help us .


BYE Bye

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter08/kernel.html

Startx
 

Hi
when i write Command

Startx a gray screen and clock is shown but it gives error
xterm error 32 error 2
unable to open agpgart file

if some knows reply plz

thanks
bye
bye

Re: Startx
 

You forgot to compile agpgart in the kernel.

what to do now
 

hi


tell
me
what
to
do
now

Hi,

Well as mr_demilord said you need to recompile your kernel with agpart support:
then I think it is in "device driver"->"char devices"
then copy the appropriate file in /boot (rerun lilo if you use it as bootloader) and retry to start X :)

Oliv'

no directory
 

error occurs
cd /usr/src/linux no such file or directory

Oliv
 

i m waiting for your reply.

Well enter the directory where you 've put kernel sources...

You should read the part of compiling the kernel in the LFS book.
Thats where it's explained.

Re: no directory
 

Hi aneel,

It would be /usr/src/linux-2.6.11.12

something likes that with a number followed.

OR if you untar the package on /source, then it would be there;

/source/linux-2.6.11.12

HTH

satimis

xterm error
 

hi

i compile kernel in this way

make menuconfig
enable agpart support

make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc dep


make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc bzImage

make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc modules

make CC=/opt/gcc-2.95.3/bin/gcc modules_install

cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/lfskernel
cp System.map /boot
cp .config /boot/config-lfskernel

it compile successfully
but when run
startx
it gives same error agpart not found
xterm is not shown
error 32
not enough pty

Re: xterm error
 

Did you do make clean && make mrproper? never assume a kernel is clean after unpacking.

This is good

This option is depraced and is not needed for the 2.6 branch of the kernel


This should be <make bzImage>
<make modules>
<make modules_install>

Should be:
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/lfskernel-2.6.11.12
cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.11.12
cp .config /boot/config-2.6.11.12

Read the book, LFS noted some things about not enough pty's.
Quote from LFS book Chapter 6.13 Binutils
You should do exactly what the book says, word by word, and have experience with compiling a kernel, otherwise the build will fail.

same result xterm
 

hi

mr_demilord
i do whatever you say
kernel compile successfully
but
when startx
same result

it gives same error agpart not found
xterm is not shown
error 32
not enough pty

hi
i m compiling kernel by booting my lfs5.1
kernel complie successfully is there need to recompile the Xorg
i m tied of getting error
any one can help me
problem is
i run command
startx

xclock and mouse is shown
but
no
xterminal

it says not enough pty

enable to open /dev/agpgart no such file or directory


plz help me if some one knows about it

do you have the following line in fstab? about not enough pty's
Then in the console type to create the device Hope this helps

Playing with errors
 

hi
i run command mknode

then i do startx
it shows a box
H 90.0 kh
V 60.0 Hz
shows nothing
no mouse and clock

when i remove the file /dev/agpgart
it shows clock and mouse
and ........................................error
not enough pty and enable to open /dev/agpgart