LinuxQuestions.org
Welcome to the most active Linux Forum on the web.
Home Forums Tutorials Articles Register
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Slackware
User Name
Password
Slackware This Forum is for the discussion of Slackware Linux.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 09-04-2006, 03:30 PM   #1
margin
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Jan 2006
Posts: 2

Rep: Reputation: 0
startx results in blank screen


Slackware 10.2, Via KM400A chipset.
I was running a CRT monitor and using Dropline without problem. I switched to an LCD. Without changing the any config stuff startx resulted in a blank screen and an inoperable keyboard and mouse. The lights on the keyboard went out.

I ran xorgsetup. I also edited xorg.conf to include the horiz and vert values for the LCD monitor. Same result. Reboot, double check values for monitor, rerun xorgsetup, same result.

Any help much appreciated. Below are the tail of Xorg.0.log and my xorg.conf:


tail of Xorg.0.log:
Code:
...
...
	[34] 0	0	0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
	[35] 0	0	0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
(--) VIA(0): mapping framebuffer @ 0xe4000000 with size 0x4000000
(==) VIA(0): Write-combining range (0xe4000000,0x4000000)
(--) VIA(0): Frame buffer start: 0x4038a000, free start: 0x930000 end: 0x4000000
(--) VIA(0): mapping MMIO @ 0xe8000000 with size 0x9000
(--) VIA(0): mapping BitBlt MMIO @ 0xe8200000 with size 0x10000
(II) VIA(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0, hwp->PIOOffset is 0x0000

VIASetModeUseBIOSTable: Cannot find suitable mode!!
Mode setting in XF86Config(-4) is not supported!!

   *** If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not
   *** be the reason for the server aborting.

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11.  Server aborting
xorg.conf:
Code:
Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "X.org Configured"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
	RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
	ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
	FontPath     "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

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

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "auto"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Monitor0"
	VendorName   "HP"
	ModelName    "f1703"
        HorizSync    30-83
        VertRefresh  56-76
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "A2"                 	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoAccel"            	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "HWCursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "SWCursor"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShadowFB"           	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "Rotate"             	# [<str>]
        #Option     "UseBIOS"            	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "VideoRAM"           	# <i>
        #Option     "ActiveDevice"       	# [<str>]
        #Option     "LCDDualEdge"        	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "BusWidth"           	# [<str>]
        #Option     "Center"             	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "PanelSize"          	# [<str>]
        #Option     "TVDotCrawl"         	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "TVType"             	# [<str>]
        #Option     "TVOutput"           	# [<str>]
        #Option     "TVVScan"            	# [<str>]
        #Option     "TVHScale"           	# [<str>]
        #Option     "TVEncoder"          	# [<str>]
        #Option     "Refresh"            	# <i>
        #Option     "DisableVQ"          	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoDDCValue"         	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "Cap0Deinterlace"    	# [<str>]
        #Option     "Cap1Deinterlace"    	# [<str>]
        #Option     "Cap0FieldSwap"      	# [<bool>]
        #Option     "DRIXINERAMA"        	# [<bool>]
	Identifier  "Card0"
	Driver      "via"
	VendorName  "Unknown Vendor"
	BoardName   "Unknown Board"
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Card0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     1
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     4
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     8
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     15
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection
 
Old 09-04-2006, 04:13 PM   #2
raska
Member
 
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Aguascalientes, AGS. Mexico.
Distribution: Slackware 13.0 kernel 2.6.29.6
Posts: 816

Rep: Reputation: 31
Quote:
Originally Posted by margin
Code:
...VIASetModeUseBIOSTable: Cannot find suitable mode!!...
Code:
...
Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Card0"
	Monitor    "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     1
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     4
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     8
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     15
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     16
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
	EndSubSection
EndSection
Certainly, you seem to miss some modes for your Depth (which 24 as defautl). Here's the corresponding part of my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, copy the most suitables ones for your monitor:
Code:
Section "Screen"
# If your card can handle it, a higher default color depth (like 24 or 32)
# is highly recommended.
#   DefaultDepth 8
#   DefaultDepth 16
#   DefaultDepth 32
# "1024x768" is also a conservative usable default resolution.  If you
# have a better monitor, feel free to try resolutions such as
# "1152x864", "1280x1024", "1600x1200", and "1800x1400" (or whatever your
# card/monitor can produce)
    Identifier     "Screen 1"
    Device         "VESA Framebuffer"
    Monitor        "My Monitor"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes      "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes      "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection
 
Old 09-04-2006, 04:16 PM   #3
masonm
Senior Member
 
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Following the white rabbit
Distribution: Slackware64 -current
Posts: 2,300

Rep: Reputation: 90
Yep, missing the mode line for the depth.
 
Old 09-04-2006, 04:23 PM   #4
margin
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Jan 2006
Posts: 2

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 0
Working great, thanks for the help!!
 
  


Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
(nvidia) First startx = blank screen, second startx = works ?!? BuckRogers01 Linux - Hardware 2 04-07-2006 05:26 PM
blank screen when i startx jimjamjahaa Debian 5 01-24-2006 11:23 AM
Startx results in a black screen with VGA and screen errors kwosource Linux - Newbie 4 03-11-2005 02:58 PM
StartX Then Blank Screen computer_kid Linux - Newbie 12 02-20-2004 03:29 PM
startx and blank screen! etillman Slackware 10 11-16-2003 08:41 AM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Slackware

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:34 PM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration