[SOLED] X starts normally, but the display is messed up

lilydjwg · 2011-03-25 06:32:54

I installed the nouveau driver, and configured it as this page says. X starts normally, but anything except the mouse cursor displays on it is messed up:
http://paste.ubuntu.org.cn/i83496

I found no errors or warnings in the log. And on the same machine with the same video driver Ubuntu works just fine.

Update:

After upgrading the kernel to 2.6.38, all are back to normal!

Last edited by lilydjwg (2011-04-11 13:06:53)

Vermillion · 2011-03-25 07:43:23

Can you post us your /boot/grub/menu.lst and your xorg.conf?

Wondering how it looks like...

lilydjwg · 2011-03-25 08:06:20

I am using grub2:

menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux vmlinuz26' --class archlinux --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    load_video
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 171c2e25-470d-46c4-8f63-fb2488206990
    echo    'Loading Linux vmlinuz26 ...'
    linux    /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/4d9ad7d7-2631-4b32-98c9-39006818cd77 ro  quiet
    echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
    initrd    /kernel26.img
}

Strangely I don't have a 'xorg.conf' file, only the xorg.conf.d directory, and none of the tutorials I read tells me to create or generate one.

ls /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
10-evdev.conf  10-quirks.conf  20-nouveau.conf

And the last one is created following the nouveau wiki page.

bohoomil · 2011-03-25 08:30:49

I experienced exactly the same issue some time ago, and the reason was a mess in one of the files. Go through your config files in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ and follow the guidelines in the Wiki (xorg section). You don't need xorg.conf, but do need the necessary bits in your xorg.conf.d instead. I can't see monitor.conf, screen.conf or server.conf in your directory, which might be the case.

Edit: take a look at the /var/log/Xorg.0.log as well.

Last edited by bohoomil (2011-03-25 08:32:09)

Vermillion · 2011-03-25 08:35:15

Sorry of course you don't need a xorg.conf... I was at ATI drivers with my mind.

As far as i know the monitor.conf is only necessary if you have more than one monitor...

bohoomil · 2011-03-25 08:45:05

@Vermillion: Yes, you're right about the monitor.conf. ; )

lilydjwg · 2011-03-25 09:01:03

Here's my Xorg.0.log:
http://paste.ubuntu.org.cn/d83497

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#1 2011-03-25 06:32:54

[SOLED] X starts normally, but the display is messed up

#2 2011-03-25 07:43:23

Re: [SOLED] X starts normally, but the display is messed up

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