Help. Startx gives black screen!

sl4ckw4r3 · 01-29-2010, 04:13 AM

thank you adamk75, i'm goin to check that link and post error message for radeonhd when i come home

sl4ckw4r3 · 01-29-2010, 05:18 AM

can i get small tutorial about content of that link, it seems a bit complicated and I'm not that good with linux.

sl4ckw4r3 · 01-29-2010, 11:10 AM

Here is LOG file: Xorg.0.log when using "radeonhd" DRIVER: http://pastebin.ca/1770932 !
and here is my xorg.conf : http://pastebin.ca/1770934 !

HELP

adamk75 · 01-29-2010, 11:19 AM

Interesting... The source of the problem (at least on radeonhd, and perhaps with radeon as well) is this:

Code:

(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_1/analog disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_1/digital disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output TV_SVIDEO disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_2/analog disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_2/digital disconnected
(WW) RADEONHD(0): No outputs definitely connected, trying again...
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_1/analog disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_1/digital disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output TV_SVIDEO disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_2/analog disconnected
(II) RADEONHD(0): Output DVI-I_2/digital disconnected
(WW) RADEONHD(0): Unable to find initial modes
(EE) RADEONHD(0): RandR: No valid modes. Disabling RandR support.
(EE) RADEONHD(0): Failed to detect a connected monitor

The radeonhd driver does not detect a driver attached to the system.

As I see it, you have a few options. You could try to upgrade the radeon or radeonhd driver from source and see if a newer version works any better, you could try using slackware -current (though I don't know what versions of the drivers are used in -current, so they could be the same versions with the same bugs), or you could stick with the vesa driver (probably something you don't want to do). Updating the radeonhd driver from source is probably the easiest option. Are you using the 64-bit or 32-bit version of slackware?

Adam

sl4ckw4r3 · 01-29-2010, 12:59 PM

No I dont wat to stick with vesa.
Updating drivers from source?? hmm can i get more details of how is this done so i could try it.
also when i get home i'll give you xorg.0.log when usin "radeon" driver so you could see is it the same problem.
Yes I use 32bit version of Slackware 13.0 (you can see right under my forum name.

Now when you know my situation, tell me, could that link which you gave me in one of your previous posts be helpful?? so i don't waste time??

cheers

adamk75 · 01-29-2010, 01:09 PM

That previous link might be helpful, assuming radeon is having the same problem has radeonhd. It's also possible that updating either driver won't solve the problem, I really don't know.

Updating the radeonhd driver, however, is the simplest option, and it's what I'd recommend first. If it doesn't work, you could try the steps in that other thread I linked to. Essentially, you'll want to follow these steps:

wget ftp://ftp.x.org/pub/individual/drive...d-1.3.0.tar.gz
tar xzvf xf86-video-radeonhd-1.3.0.tar.gz
cd xf86-video-radeonhd-1.3.0
./configure --with-xorg-module-dir=/usr/lib/xorg/modules/
make
make install

That last step you will need to do as root (or with sudo).

That will update you to the most recent release of the radeonhd driver. I've tested those steps on a stock slackware 13.0 32-bit installation, and it worked just fine.

Adam

sl4ckw4r3 · 01-29-2010, 04:30 PM

I've updtadet radeonhd by following your steps, but still when I startx I get error message.
And it seems that this time it's different.
Have a look: http://pastebin.ca/1771321

sl4ckw4r3 · 01-29-2010, 04:47 PM

can you pls help me. I decided to do what you suggested with previous link.
can you be so kind to explain what I have to do on simpler way?
Where to start from?
What to do with all that Code that he posted?
pls pls help, this's drivin me crazy

adamk75 · 01-29-2010, 05:08 PM

It's the same basic problem. It's failing to detect any attached monitors. Only this time the X server is crashing as a result. Unfortunately I do not have a simpler explanation than the one given on that thread, and I really don't have the time, at the moment, to lay it out step-by-step. I suggest following that thread as best you can and asking questions there if/when you run into problems.

Adam