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fifteen.one

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Registered: 2019-12-30

Posts: 15

[Solved] Can't start X (freshly installed)

Hi Friends,

I can't start X with "startx" on my laptop.

1) The system is freshly installed;
2) It worked well after installation;
3) Can't start X after reboot.

Unable to retrieve master
(EE) Fatal server error:
(EE) AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0

I have installed "xf86-video-ati" for Radeon HD 6310. It is emacs and exwm (installed from AUR).

Looking for helps!

Thanks.

Last edited by fifteen.one (2020-01-10 10:09:48)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,404

Re: [Solved] Can't start X (freshly installed)

That's a race condition in granting the permissions to access the graphics device properly, enabling early KMS should help.

fifteen.one

Member

Registered: 2019-12-30

Posts: 15

Re: [Solved] Can't start X (freshly installed)

That's a race condition in granting the permissions to access the graphics device properly, enabling early KMS should help.

/etc/mkinitcpio.conf

MODULES=(radeon)

Doesn't work on my laptop?

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,404

Re: [Solved] Can't start X (freshly installed)

Did you regenerate your kernel image with mkinitcpio -P ?

fifteen.one

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Registered: 2019-12-30

Posts: 15

Re: [Solved] Can't start X (freshly installed)

Did you regenerate your kernel image with mkinitcpio -P ?

Perfect! Thanks a lot!