amd64 no screens SOLVED

[PJ]

Alex Deucher wrote:
> 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
>
>   
Thanks for the clarification; i had noticed a couple of other drivers
that are radeonhd & something else... :-P bad thinking

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