amd64 no screens

[PJ]

Adam K Kirchhoff wrote:
> PJ wrote:
>>
>> I do now and it still does not work...
>> The xf86-input-keyboard & mouse drivers are installed; so is
>> xf86-video-fbdev (was not being loaded)
>> The screen goes black when testing with X & xorg.conf.new;
>> startx causes screen syncing with streking on screeen.
>> Neither permits me to opt out with ctl-alt-bkspace; have to reboot.
>> Don't understand why keyboard & mouse not loaded... also no directories
>> for fonts... could that be the problem?
>>
>> below is ...snip.. from "startx" log:
>>
>> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Jul 23 09:32:10 2009
>> (II) Loader magic: 0x35e0
>> (II) Module ABI versions:
>>     X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
>>     X.Org Video Driver: 5.0
>>     X.Org XInput driver : 4.0
>>     X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
>> (II) Loader running on freebsd
>> (--) Using syscons driver with X support (version 2.0)
>> (--) using VT number 9
>>
>> (--) PCI:*(0 at 1:0:0) ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility X700 (PCIE) rev
>> 0, Mem @ 0xc8000000/134217728, 0xc0100000/65536, I/O @ 0x00009000/256,
>> BIOS @ 0x????????/65536
>> (==) Using default built-in configuration (30 lines)
>> (==) --- Start of built-in configuration ---
>>     Section "Device"
>>         Identifier    "Builtin Default ati Device 0"
>>         Driver    "ati"
>>     EndSection
>>     Section "Screen"
>>         Identifier    "Builtin Default ati Screen 0"
>>         Device    "Builtin Default ati Device 0"
>>     EndSection
>>     Section "Device"
>>         Identifier    "Builtin Default vesa Device 0"
>>         Driver    "vesa"
>>     EndSection
>>     Section "Screen"
>>         Identifier    "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0"
>>         Device    "Builtin Default vesa Device 0"
>>     EndSection
>>     Section "Device"
>>         Identifier    "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
>>         Driver    "fbdev"
>>     EndSection
>>     Section "Screen"
>>         Identifier    "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0"
>>         Device    "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
>>     EndSection
>>     Section "ServerLayout"
>>         Identifier    "Builtin Default Layout"
>>         Screen    "Builtin Default ati Screen 0"
>>         Screen    "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0"
>>         Screen    "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0"
>>     EndSection
>> (==) --- End of built-in configuration ---
>> (==) ServerLayout "Builtin Default Layout"
>> (**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default ati Screen 0" (0)
>> (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
>> (**) |   |-->Device "Builtin Default ati Device 0"
>> (==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default ati Screen 0".
>>     Using a default monitor configuration.
>> (**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0" (1)
>> (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
>> (**) |   |-->Device "Builtin Default vesa Device 0"
>> (==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default vesa Screen 0".
>>     Using a default monitor configuration.
>> (**) |-->Screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0" (2)
>> (**) |   |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
>> (**) |   |-->Device "Builtin Default fbdev Device 0"
>> (==) No monitor specified for screen "Builtin Default fbdev Screen 0".
>>     Using a default monitor configuration.
>> (==) Automatically adding devices
>> (==) Automatically enabling devices
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/" does not exist.
>>     Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/OTF" does not exist.
>>     Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) The directory "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
>>     Entry deleted from font path.
>> (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in
>> "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/".
>>     Entry deleted from font path.
>>     (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/").
>> (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in
>> "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/".
>>     Entry deleted from font path.
>>     (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/").
>> (==) FontPath set to:
>>     /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,
>>     built-ins
>> (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/local/lib/xorg/modules"
>> (II) Cannot locate a core pointer device.
>> (II) Cannot locate a core keyboard device.
>> (II) The server relies on HAL to provide the list of input devices.
>>     If no devices become available, reconfigure HAL or disable
>> AllowEmptyInput.
>>    I'll look for hal configuration-- but I don't know what that could
>> do...
>> And where do I "disable AllowEmptyInput" ?
>>
>>
>>   
>
>
> You would create an xorg.conf file and make sure you don't have that
> option.  Your xorg.conf.new file, from what the other log file shows,
> clearly has it enabled.
>
>
> Alternatively, you could try starting up hald and trying X again.  Add
> these lines to your /etc/rc.conf file:
>
> dbus_enable="YES"
> hald_enable="YES"
>
> And then run (as root or with sudo):
>
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/dbus start
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/hald start
>
>
> Finally, do you actually have the fonts installed?
>
> Adam
>
>
The AllowEmptyInput is nowhere to be found within xorg.conf.new.
I Enabled dbus & hald and also tried changing the mouse and keyboard
drivers with absolutely no luck.
The fonts are installed.
I have a usb mouse attached and I even tried running X and startx
without it.
Nothing, nada. Same stuff... black screen with flickering streaks at top.
Oddly, when shutting down from frozen X run, I get the mouse X in center
of screen for about a second or less before shutting down.
I don't understand what the problem is with the mouse and the keyboard
errors... they are not being loaded and I get the impression that the
video sync or the color depth are not right...
something is really rotten in Denmark or is it FreeBSD & xorg ?
Or is there something I am doing wrong?

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