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Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

Posts: 9,183

[SOLVED]new install problems

I just tried installing on a friends machine and he has an ATI card. I have installed the catalyst drivers

The install went fine but now when I try to start X, I get a black screen with a mouse pointer. Once I get that I cannot do anything but a hard reset.

aticonfig --initial gives me this

[root@arch]#aticonfig --initial
Uninitialised file found, configuring
Segmentation fault

I checked the log files

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep "EE"

and I get nothing as a result indicating that there are no errors

I don't know what else to try.

Last edited by Inxsible (2009-01-25 22:44:34)

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Kilz

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Registered: 2008-03-01

Posts: 140

Re: [SOLVED]new install problems

looks like an issue I had, couldn't generate an xorg.conf on setup like that. Used this thread to get one.
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=62398

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Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

Posts: 9,183

Re: [SOLVED]new install problems

Ok. Using hwd to generate th X atleast gave me a usable X that is once X starts I can move the mouse pointer.

but I cannot use the fglrx drivers. I am currently using vesa drivers. At this time all I want is to get to an openbox session. I will deal with proprietary drivers later

Last edited by Inxsible (2009-01-25 22:44:19)

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