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#1 2018-01-06 11:10:42
- suryavamsi
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startx error "Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE)"
Everytime I try to start startx it gives me this error.
X.Org X Server 1.19.6
Release Date: 2017-12-20
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 4.9.71-1-lts x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux archlinux 4.14.11-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Jan 3 07:02:42 UTC 2018 x86_64
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=f372367a-2b9d-4f67-8117-d6e49b31b43a rw quiet
Build Date: 25 December 2017 02:02:38PM
Current version of pixman: 0.34.0
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.1.log", Time: Sat Jan 6 16:35:32 2018
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(EE)
Fatal server error:
(EE) no screens found(EE)
(EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
(EE) Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.1.log" for additional information.
(EE)
(EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file.
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X server: Connection refused
xinit: server errorI tried different display managers but none of them except gdm works and gdm always logs me into gnome even if I select deepin or openbox. I have been trying different solutions. But none of them works.
The output of 'lspci | grep -e VGA -3D'
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 591b (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP107M [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile] (rev ff)
Heres my Xorg log:
Thanks!
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#2 2018-01-06 11:50:10
- seth
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Re: startx error "Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE)"
GDM & Gnome will run on wayland.
Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"What does this file look like?
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#3 2018-01-07 06:15:24
- suryavamsi
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Re: startx error "Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE)"
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 387.34 (buildmeister@swio-display-x64-rhel04-15) Tue Nov 21 03:31:45 PST 2017
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection
Section "Files"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# generated from default
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 28.0 - 33.0
VertRefresh 43.0 - 72.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Device0"
Driver "vesa"
VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Device0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
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#4 2018-01-07 06:16:59
- jasonwryan
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Re: startx error "Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE)"
suryavamsi wrote:
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
That is a recipe for brokeness. Delete and startx without it.
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#5 2018-01-07 08:14:51
- seth
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Re: startx error "Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE)"
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