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Old 10-08-2011, 02:09 AM   #1
TomKo
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Question Runlevel 4- blank screen with text cursor, can't type anything

I edited the inittab file to boot right into runlevel 4, but all I see is a text cursor at the very upper left corner of my screen and I can't type anything.

What gives? Where is my GUI desktop?


Sorry, I'm new to this and it's my second machine installing Slackware on.
 
Old 10-08-2011, 03:10 AM   #2
allend
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Prior to editing the /etc/inittab file, did you try using 'startx' to start the X window system?
You should not make the change to /etc/inittab until you have tested your setup.

It is likely that you need to configure the Xserver to suit your setup.
To help you, further information is needed. Please post the contents of /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
 
Old 10-08-2011, 04:46 AM   #3
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hi there Tomko

Welcome to the wonderful world of Slackware

Give us / me some info on your setup , Machine specs Slackware version etc ..

See if we can get you going

Regards

Lawrence
 
Old 10-08-2011, 11:09 AM   #4
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Alright, well, I didn't know about the startx command. The problem is, I'm stuck because trying to go back in to edit the file again would just lead me back to the faulty runlevel 4 screen. I think I'll just re-install it for the 3rd time(!) and give it a try.

This is perplexing because on the last machine I installed Slackware on, I had no problems with accessing the KDE desktop right after setup and installation.


Dual-booting Slackware 13.37 with Windows 7 on a desktop, i5 2500k processor, Asus Radeon EAH6850 video card, I partitioned 900 gigs of space for W7 and about 100 for Slackware. (1tb harddrive), mobo is Asus P8P67 EVO.


Am checking out /var/long/Xorg.0.log right now, will post again soon....
Last edited by TomKo; 10-08-2011 at 11:11 AM. Reason: whoops
 
Old 10-08-2011, 11:34 AM   #5
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You can edit inittab back to runlevel 3 by doing:
ctrl alt f6
login as root
telinit 3
nano /etc/inittab
Last edited by slackass; 10-08-2011 at 11:36 AM.
 
Old 10-08-2011, 11:50 AM   #6
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startx is not working, either.


[ 580.825]
X.Org X Server 1.9.5
Release Date: 2011-03-17
[ 580.826] X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 580.826] Build Operating System: Slackware 13.37 Slackware Linux Project
[ 580.830] Current Operating System: Linux Yvonne_Slackware 2.6.37.6-smp #2 SMP Sat Apr 9 23:39:07 CDT 2011 i686
[ 580.831] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=Linux ro root=804 vt.default_utf8=0
[ 580.831] Build Date: 18 March 2011 12:08:03AM
[ 580.831]
[ 580.844] Current version of pixman: 0.20.2
[ 580.844] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 580.844] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 580.846] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sat Oct 8 11:43:17 2011
[ 580.940] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 580.941] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
[ 580.941] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[ 580.941] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[ 580.941] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[ 580.941] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using a default monitor configuration.
[ 580.941] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 580.941] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 580.942] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/local" does not exist.
[ 580.942] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 580.942] (WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/CID" does not exist.
[ 580.942] Entry deleted from font path.
[ 580.979] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/share/fonts/TTF,
/usr/share/fonts/OTF,
/usr/share/fonts/Type1,
/usr/share/fonts/misc,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,
/usr/share/fonts/75dpi,
/usr/share/fonts/100dpi,
/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic
[ 580.979] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
[ 580.979] (II) The server relies on udev to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure udev or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 580.979] (II) Loader magic: 0x81f0f80
[ 580.979] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 580.979] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 580.979] X.Org Video Driver: 8.0
[ 580.979] X.Org XInput driver : 11.0
[ 580.979] X.Org Server Extension : 4.0
[ 580.980] (--) PCI:*(0:2:0:0) 1002:6739:1043:03b4 rev 0, Mem @ 0xd0000000/268435456, 0xfe520000/131072, I/O @ 0x0000e000/256, BIOS @ 0x????????/131072
[ 580.980] (II) Open ACPI successful (/var/run/acpid.socket)
[ 580.980] (II) LoadModule: "extmod"
[ 581.057] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libextmod.so
[ 581.064] (II) Module extmod: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 581.064] compiled for 1.9.5, module version = 1.0.0
[ 581.064] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 581.064] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[ 581.064] (II) Loading extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 581.064] (II) Loading extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 581.064] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA
[ 581.064] (II) Loading extension DPMS
[ 581.064] (II) Loading extension XVideo
[ 581.064] (II) Loading extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 581.064] (II) Loading extension X-Resource
[ 581.064] (II) LoadModule: "dbe"
[ 581.065] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdbe.so
[ 581.065] (II) Module dbe: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 581.065] compiled for 1.9.5, module version = 1.0.0
[ 581.065] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 581.065] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[ 581.065] (II) Loading extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 581.065] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 581.065] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 581.069] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 581.069] compiled for 1.9.5, module version = 1.0.0
[ 581.069] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[ 581.070] (==) AIGLX enabled
[ 581.070] (II) Loading extension GLX
[ 581.070] (II) LoadModule: "record"
[ 581.071] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/librecord.so
[ 581.071] (II) Module record: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 581.071] compiled for 1.9.5, module version = 1.13.0
[ 581.071] Module class: X.Org Server Extension
[ 581.071] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[ 581.071] (II) Loading extension RECORD
[ 581.071] (II) LoadModule: "dri"
[ 581.071] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so
[ 581.082] (II) Module dri: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 581.082] compiled for 1.9.5, module version = 1.0.0
[ 581.082] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[ 581.082] (II) Loading extension XFree86-DRI
[ 581.082] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 581.082] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
[ 581.083] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 581.083] compiled for 1.9.5, module version = 1.2.0
[ 581.083] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 4.0
[ 581.083] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[ 581.083] (==) Matched ati as autoconfigured driver 0
[ 581.083] (==) Matched vesa as autoconfigured driver 1
[ 581.083] (==) Matched fbdev as autoconfigured driver 2
[ 581.083] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[ 581.083] (II) LoadModule: "ati"
[ 581.083] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so
[ 581.105] (II) Module ati: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 581.105] compiled for 1.9.5, module version = 6.14.1
[ 581.105] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 581.105] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 8.0
[ 581.105] (II) LoadModule: "radeon"
[ 581.105] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so
[ 581.129] (II) Module radeon: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 581.129] compiled for 1.9.5, module version = 6.14.1
[ 581.129] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 581.129] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 8.0
[ 581.129] (II) LoadModule: "vesa"
[ 581.129] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
[ 581.134] (II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 581.134] compiled for 1.9.2, module version = 2.3.0
[ 581.134] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 581.134] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 8.0
[ 581.134] (II) LoadModule: "fbdev"
[ 581.135] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module fbdev
[ 581.135] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
[ 581.135] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[ 581.135] (II) RADEON: Driver for ATI Radeon chipsets:
ATI Radeon Mobility X600 (M24) 3150 (PCIE), ATI FireMV 2400 (PCI),
ATI Radeon Mobility X300 (M24) 3152 (PCIE),
ATI FireGL M24 GL 3154 (PCIE), ATI FireMV 2400 3155 (PCI),
ATI Radeon X600 (RV380) 3E50 (PCIE),
ATI FireGL V3200 (RV380) 3E54 (PCIE), ATI Radeon IGP320 (A3) 4136,
ATI Radeon IGP330/340/350 (A4) 4137, ATI Radeon 9500 AD (AGP),
ATI Radeon 9500 AE (AGP), ATI Radeon 9600TX AF (AGP),
ATI FireGL Z1 AG (AGP), ATI Radeon 9800SE AH (AGP),
ATI Radeon 9800 AI (AGP), ATI Radeon 9800 AJ (AGP),
ATI FireGL X2 AK (AGP), ATI Radeon 9600 AP (AGP),
ATI Radeon 9600SE AQ (AGP), ATI Radeon 9600XT AR (AGP),
ATI Radeon 9600 AS (AGP), ATI FireGL T2 AT (AGP), ATI Radeon 9650,
ATI FireGL RV360 AV (AGP), ATI Radeon 7000 IGP (A4+) 4237,
ATI Radeon 8500 AIW BB (AGP), ATI Radeon IGP320M (U1) 4336,
ATI Radeon IGP330M/340M/350M (U2) 4337,
ATI Radeon Mobility 7000 IGP 4437, ATI Radeon 9000/PRO If (AGP/PCI),
ATI Radeon 9000 Ig (AGP/PCI), ATI Radeon X800 (R420) JH (AGP),
ATI Radeon X800PRO (R420) JI (AGP),
ATI Radeon X800SE (R420) JJ (AGP), ATI Radeon X800 (R420) JK (AGP),
ATI Radeon X800 (R420) JL (AGP), ATI FireGL X3 (R420) JM (AGP),
ATI Radeon Mobility 9800 (M18) JN (AGP),
ATI Radeon X800 SE (R420) (AGP), ATI Radeon X800XT (R420) JP (AGP),
ATI Radeon X800 VE (R420) JT (AGP), ATI Radeon X850 (R480) (AGP),
ATI Radeon X850 XT (R480) (AGP), ATI Radeon X850 SE (R480) (AGP),
ATI Radeon X850 PRO (R480) (AGP), ATI Radeon X850 XT PE (R480) (AGP),
ATI Radeon Mobility M7 LW (AGP),
ATI Mobility FireGL 7800 M7 LX (AGP),
ATI Radeon Mobility M6 LY (AGP), ATI Radeon Mobility M6 LZ (AGP),
ATI FireGL Mobility 9000 (M9) Ld (AGP),
ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 (M9) Lf (AGP),
ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 (M9) Lg (AGP), ATI Radeon 9700 Pro ND (AGP),
ATI Radeon 9700/9500Pro NE (AGP), ATI Radeon 9600TX NF (AGP),
ATI FireGL X1 NG (AGP), ATI Radeon 9800PRO NH (AGP),
ATI Radeon 9800 NI (AGP), ATI FireGL X2 NK (AGP),
ATI Radeon 9800XT NJ (AGP),
ATI Radeon Mobility 9600/9700 (M10/M11) NP (AGP),
ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 (M10) NQ (AGP),
ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 (M11) NR (AGP),
ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 (M10) NS (AGP),
ATI FireGL Mobility T2 (M10) NT (AGP),
ATI FireGL Mobility T2e (M11) NV (AGP), ATI Radeon QD (AGP),
ATI Radeon QE (AGP), ATI Radeon QF (AGP), ATI Radeon QG (AGP),
ATI FireGL 8700/8800 QH (AGP), ATI Radeon 8500 QL (AGP),
ATI Radeon 9100 QM (AGP), ATI Radeon 7500 QW (AGP/PCI),
ATI Radeon 7500 QX (AGP/PCI), ATI Radeon VE/7000 QY (AGP/PCI),
ATI Radeon VE/7000 QZ (AGP/PCI), ATI ES1000 515E (PCI),
ATI Radeon Mobility X300 (M22) 5460 (PCIE),
ATI Radeon Mobility X600 SE (M24C) 5462 (PCIE),
ATI FireGL M22 GL 5464 (PCIE), ATI Radeon X800 (R423) UH (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X800PRO (R423) UI (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X800LE (R423) UJ (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X800SE (R423) UK (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X800 XTP (R430) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X800 XL (R430) (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X800 SE (R430) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X800 (R430) (PCIE),
ATI FireGL V7100 (R423) (PCIE), ATI FireGL V5100 (R423) UQ (PCIE),
ATI FireGL unknown (R423) UR (PCIE),
ATI FireGL unknown (R423) UT (PCIE),
ATI Mobility FireGL V5000 (M26) (PCIE),
ATI Mobility FireGL V5000 (M26) (PCIE),
ATI Mobility Radeon X700 XL (M26) (PCIE),
ATI Mobility Radeon X700 (M26) (PCIE),
ATI Mobility Radeon X700 (M26) (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X550XTX 5657 (PCIE), ATI Radeon 9100 IGP (A5) 5834,
ATI Radeon Mobility 9100 IGP (U3) 5835,
ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 5954 (PCIE),
ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5955 (PCIE), ATI Radeon 9250 5960 (AGP),
ATI Radeon 9200 5961 (AGP), ATI Radeon 9200 5962 (AGP),
ATI Radeon 9200SE 5964 (AGP), ATI FireMV 2200 (PCI),
ATI ES1000 5969 (PCI), ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 5974 (PCIE),
ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5975 (PCIE),
ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 5A41 (PCIE),
ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5A42 (PCIE),
ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 5A61 (PCIE),
ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M 5A62 (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X300 (RV370) 5B60 (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X600 (RV370) 5B62 (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X550 (RV370) 5B63 (PCIE),
ATI FireGL V3100 (RV370) 5B64 (PCIE),
ATI FireMV 2200 PCIE (RV370) 5B65 (PCIE),
ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 (M9+) 5C61 (AGP),
ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 (M9+) 5C63 (AGP),
ATI Mobility Radeon X800 XT (M28) (PCIE),
ATI Mobility FireGL V5100 (M28) (PCIE),
ATI Mobility Radeon X800 (M28) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X850 5D4C (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X850 XT PE (R480) (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X850 SE (R480) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X850 PRO (R480) (PCIE),
ATI unknown Radeon / FireGL (R480) 5D50 (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X850 XT (R480) (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X800XT (R423) 5D57 (PCIE),
ATI FireGL V5000 (RV410) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X700 XT (RV410) (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X700 PRO (RV410) (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X700 SE (RV410) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X700 (RV410) (PCIE),
ATI Radeon X700 SE (RV410) (PCIE), ATI Radeon X1800,
ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 XT, ATI Mobility Radeon X1800,
ATI Mobility FireGL V7200, ATI FireGL V7200, ATI FireGL V5300,
ATI Mobility FireGL V7100, ATI Radeon X1800, ATI Radeon X1800,
ATI Radeon X1800, ATI Radeon X1800, ATI Radeon X1800,
ATI FireGL V7300, ATI FireGL V7350, ATI Radeon X1600, ATI RV505,
ATI Radeon X1300/X1550, ATI Radeon X1550, ATI M54-GL,
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400, ATI Radeon X1300/X1550,
ATI Radeon X1550 64-bit, ATI Mobility Radeon X1300,
ATI Mobility Radeon X1300, ATI Mobility Radeon X1300,
ATI Mobility Radeon X1300, ATI Radeon X1300, ATI Radeon X1300,
ATI RV505, ATI RV505, ATI FireGL V3300, ATI FireGL V3350,
ATI Radeon X1300, ATI Radeon X1550 64-bit, ATI Radeon X1300/X1550,
ATI Radeon X1600, ATI Radeon X1300/X1550, ATI Mobility Radeon X1450,
ATI Radeon X1300/X1550, ATI Mobility Radeon X2300,
ATI Mobility Radeon X2300, ATI Mobility Radeon X1350,
ATI Mobility Radeon X1350, ATI Mobility Radeon X1450,
ATI Radeon X1300, ATI Radeon X1550, ATI Mobility Radeon X1350,
ATI FireMV 2250, ATI Radeon X1550 64-bit, ATI Radeon X1600,
ATI Radeon X1650, ATI Radeon X1600, ATI Radeon X1600,
ATI Mobility FireGL V5200, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600,
ATI Radeon X1650, ATI Radeon X1650, ATI Radeon X1600,
ATI Radeon X1300 XT/X1600 Pro, ATI FireGL V3400,
ATI Mobility FireGL V5250, ATI Mobility Radeon X1700,
ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 XT, ATI FireGL V5200,
ATI Mobility Radeon X1700, ATI Radeon X2300HD,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300,
ATI Radeon X1950, ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1950,
ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1900,
ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1900,
ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1900,
ATI AMD Stream Processor, ATI Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1950,
ATI RV560, ATI RV560, ATI Mobility Radeon X1900, ATI RV560,
ATI Radeon X1950 GT, ATI RV570, ATI RV570, ATI FireGL V7400,
ATI RV560, ATI Radeon X1650, ATI Radeon X1650, ATI RV560,
ATI Radeon 9100 PRO IGP 7834, ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 IGP 7835,
ATI Radeon X1200, ATI Radeon X1200, ATI Radeon X1200,
ATI Radeon X1200, ATI Radeon X1200, ATI RS740, ATI RS740M, ATI RS740,
ATI RS740M, ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT,
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro, ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT,
ATI FireGL V8650, ATI FireGL V8600, ATI FireGL V7600,
ATI Radeon 4800 Series, ATI Radeon HD 4870 x2,
ATI Radeon 4800 Series, ATI Radeon HD 4850 x2,
ATI FirePro V8750 (FireGL), ATI FirePro V7760 (FireGL),
ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4850, ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4850 X2,
ATI Radeon 4800 Series, ATI FirePro RV770, AMD FireStream 9270,
AMD FireStream 9250, ATI FirePro V8700 (FireGL),
ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4870, ATI Mobility RADEON M98,
ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4870, ATI Radeon 4800 Series,
ATI Radeon 4800 Series, ATI FirePro M7750, ATI M98, ATI M98, ATI M98,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650, ATI Radeon RV730 (AGP),
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670, ATI FirePro M5750,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670, ATI Radeon RV730 (AGP),
ATI RV730XT [Radeon HD 4670], ATI RADEON E4600,
ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series, ATI RV730 PRO [Radeon HD 4650],
ATI FirePro V7750 (FireGL), ATI FirePro V5700 (FireGL),
ATI FirePro V3750 (FireGL), ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850, ATI FirePro M7740, ATI RV740,
ATI Radeon HD 4770, ATI Radeon HD 4700 Series, ATI Radeon HD 4770,
ATI FirePro M5750, ATI RV610, ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT,
ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro, ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO AGP, ATI FireGL V4000,
ATI RV610, ATI Radeon HD 2350, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400, ATI RADEON E2400, ATI RV610,
ATI FireMV 2260, ATI RV670, ATI Radeon HD3870,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850, ATI Radeon HD3850,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 X2, ATI RV670,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2,
ATI Radeon HD3870 X2, ATI FireGL V7700, ATI Radeon HD3850,
ATI Radeon HD3690, AMD Firestream 9170, ATI Radeon HD 4550,
ATI Radeon RV710, ATI Radeon RV710, ATI Radeon RV710,
ATI Radeon HD 4350, ATI Mobility Radeon 4300 Series,
ATI Mobility Radeon 4500 Series, ATI Mobility Radeon 4500 Series,
ATI FirePro RG220, ATI Mobility Radeon 4330, ATI RV630,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT,
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro AGP,
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro, ATI Gemini RV630,
ATI Gemini Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT, ATI FireGL V5600,
ATI FireGL V3600, ATI Radeon HD 2600 LE,
ATI Mobility FireGL Graphics Processor, ATI Radeon HD 3470,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series,
ATI Radeon HD 3450, ATI Radeon HD 3450, ATI Radeon HD 3430,
ATI Radeon HD 3450, ATI FirePro V3700, ATI FireMV 2450,
ATI FireMV 2260, ATI FireMV 2260, ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series,
ATI Radeon HD 3650 AGP, ATI Radeon HD 3600 PRO,
ATI Radeon HD 3600 XT, ATI Radeon HD 3600 PRO,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670,
ATI Mobility FireGL V5700, ATI Mobility FireGL V5725,
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics, ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics,
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics, ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics,
ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics, ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics,
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics, ATI Radeon HD 4200, ATI Radeon 4100,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200, ATI Mobility Radeon 4100,
ATI Radeon HD 4290, ATI Radeon HD 4250, AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics,
AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics, AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics,
AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics, CYPRESS,
ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter,
ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter,
ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter, AMD Firestream 9370,
AMD Firestream 9350, ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series,
ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series, ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series,
ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series, ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series,
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[ 581.138] (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
[ 581.138] (--) using VT number 7

[ 581.142] (II) [KMS] drm report modesetting isn't supported.
[ 581.142] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for vesa
[ 581.142] (II) RADEON(0): TOTO SAYS 00000000fe520000
[ 581.142] (II) RADEON(0): MMIO registers at 0x00000000fe520000: size 128KB
[ 581.142] (II) RADEON(0): PCI bus 2 card 0 func 0
[ 581.142] (II) RADEON(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[ 581.142] (==) RADEON(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 581.142] (II) RADEON(0): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps)
[ 581.142] (==) RADEON(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 581.142] (II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
[ 581.142] (II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
[ 581.143] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvgahw.so
[ 581.143] (II) Module vgahw: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 581.143] compiled for 1.9.5, module version = 0.1.0
[ 581.143] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 8.0
[ 581.143] (II) RADEON(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000
[ 581.143] (==) RADEON(0): RGB weight 888
[ 581.143] (II) RADEON(0): Using 8 bits per RGB (8 bit DAC)
[ 581.143] (--) RADEON(0): Chipset: "AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series" (ChipID = 0x6739)
[ 581.143] (EE) RADEON(0): Chipset: "AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series" (ChipID = 0x6739) requires KMS
[ 581.143] (II) UnloadModule: "radeon"
[ 581.143] (II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"
[ 581.143] (II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libvgahw.so
[ 581.143] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[ 581.143]
Fatal server error:
[ 581.143] no screens found
[ 581.143]
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
[ 581.143] Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional information.
[ 581.143]
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Old 10-08-2011, 02:32 PM   #7
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In the future, please use [code][/code] tags around log files like that.

So, it seems you are using an HD6800, or something quite similar. I don't believe support for those GPUs entered the kernel till late in the 2.6.* cycle, and a lot of fixes for them went into the 3.0.* kernels. Your kernel command line doesn't disable KMS, and yet Xorg isn't detecting KMS from the kernel, so the kernel you are using almost certainly doesn't support your GPU in the radeon DRM driver. You will either want to upgrade your kernel, or use the proprietary driver from AMD. In the mean time, if you run 'Xorg -configure' and then edit the xorg.conf file that is generated, switching the driver from 'radeon' to 'vesa', you should at least be able to get into X.

EDIT:

According to http://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature you need at least 2.6.38, though due to the number of bug fixes, I would recommend a 3.0.* kernel.

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Old 10-08-2011, 03:01 PM   #8
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Ah, okay. How would I go about to upgrading my kernel? Does it have something to do with the kernel parameters setup asks for in the beginning?
 
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Here's how to update your kernel in several easy to follow steps (trust me it's very easy). Edited and resourced from AlienBob's website:

1. Download kernel source 3.0.4 to your /usr/src directory and unpack it using command "tar -xzvf linux-3.0.4.tar.gz". I recommend downloading the gzipped tarball (tar.gz) to match this argument. Since the kernel.org site is down this may require some Googling.

2. Open a Console in /usr/src/ and type in this command: "rm linux" to remove the symlink to the old sources.

3. Run this command: "cp /boot/kernel-huge-config /usr/src/linux-3.0.4/.config"

4. Run this command: "cd linux-3.0.4" to change to the kernel source directory.

5. Run this command: "make xconfig" to open the GUI kernel configuration editor and use the import tool to open the /usr/src/linux-3.0.4/.config file. You may have to enable view hidden files in your file manager. If there are any extra drivers you may need thumb through the kernel sources and enable modules you think you'll need. Usually the huge kernel will have everything probable.

6. Run this command: "make bzImage modules" to built the kernel, modules, and firmware. This is going to take a while. I advise you to go find something to do that's productive.

7. Run this command: "make modules_install" to install the modules and firmware to the /lib/modules directory.

8. Run these commands:

"cp arch/x86/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-3.0.4"
"cp System.map /boot/System.map-3.0.4"
"cp .config /boot/config-3.0.4"

This will copy everything needed to the /boot directory

9. Now run these commands to clean up your kernel sources and prep them for daily usage.

"make clean"
"make mrproper"

10. Now run "cd .." to change directory to /usr/src.

11. Run command: "ln -s linux-3.0.4 linux" to create a symlink to your new kernel sources.

12. Run this command: "cd /boot" to change to the /boot directory.

13. Run these commands:

"rm vmlinuz"
"rm System.map"

To remove the old kernel symlinks as needed.

14. Run these commands:

"ln -s vmlinuz-3.0.4 vmlinuz"
"ln -s System.map-3.0.4 System.map"

15. Now run this command from any console: "lilo"

And if you get no errors you are ready to reboot and enjoy the new kernel.

You may at some point will want to remove the packages for the old kernel. Whatever you do, do not uninstall the kernel-headers package. This is not part of the kernel, but more is a header toolkit for glib. As long as glib isn't replaced these never need updating.

Note: After removing the old kernel, firmware, modules, and source packages you may have to recreate most of the new symlinks of packages like the /usr/src/linux directory, System.map, and vmlinuz image files in /boot.

15 easy steps and no headaches. Enjoy.
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Old 10-08-2011, 04:40 PM   #10
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Note: After removing the old kernel, firmware, modules, and source packages you may have to recreate most of the new symlinks of packages like the /usr/src/linux directory, System.map, and vmlinuz image files in /boot.
I don't know how to make symlinks to any of those files/directories... is it necessary when upgrading the kernel?
 
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Here's the link to alienBob's howto:

http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...kernelbuilding
 
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Symlinks are added in my instructions using the "ln -s (name of file/directory) (name of link)

Like this

ln -s /linux-3.0.4 linux

Just follow my instructions and you'll be fine. the command ln is the link tool and the -s flag is for symbolic links.
 
Old 10-09-2011, 04:56 AM   #13
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Symlinks are added in my instructions using the "ln -s (name of file/directory) (name of link)

Like this

ln -s /linux-3.0.4 linux

Just follow my instructions and you'll be fine. the command ln is the link tool and the -s flag is for symbolic links.
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Hmmm ... How does one run `make xconfig` if one does not have X ?

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5. Run this command: "make xconfig" to open the GUI kernel configuration editor
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You can use "menuconfig" instead of "xconfig" for a curses based configuration tool.
 
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Sorry, but this case is very puzzling. At this point, I would have at least tried to blacklist the radeon module from loading in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, rebooted, and tried to re-run the xorgsetup and see if you can edit the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to use the vesa driver at least.

There are ways to get X11 running even if minimally. The vesa driver should work on most, if not all video cards.

Also, I just remembered, updating just the kernel might not get that card working entirely. You may also need to rebuild the packages for libdrm and mesa to their latest versions.
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