amd64 no screens SOLVED

[Alex Deucher]

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 1:36 PM, PJ<af.gourmet at videotron.ca> wrote:
> PJ wrote:
>> 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?
>>
>>
> I guess I was trying to simplify things and thus ended up complicating
> it all. What a pita.
> Solved by installing the entire kit & kaboodle of Xorg and startx worked
> right away. Now, to simplify it all, I have to find and delete all the
> unnecessary crap that is infesting the notebook. :'(
> BTW, the xf86-video-ati driver was not enough - also needed the radeon
> since the log shows it is being used... :-)

xf86-video-ati is the radeon driver.  The name is historical.

Alex