Xorg.conf screens (solved)

addr · 2008-12-06 17:25:24

I am sorry to ask for help with this but I have followed the Wiki as best I can and still get (on startx) a 'No screens found' error.

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "X.org Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load  "glx"
    Load  "extmod"
    Load  "xtrap"
    Load  "dbe"
    Load  "dri"
    Load  "freetype"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Keyboard0"
    Driver      "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Mouse0"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option        "Protocol" "auto"
    Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option        "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier   "Monitor0"
    VendorName   "Monitor Vendor"
    ModelName    "Monitor Model"
        HorizSync     30.0 - 81.0
        VertRefresh   51.0 - 76.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
        ### Available Driver options are:-
        ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
        ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
        ### [arg]: arg optional
        #Option     "SWcursor"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "HWcursor"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoAccel"                # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShadowFB"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "UseFBDev"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "Rotate"                 # [<str>]
        #Option     "VideoKey"               # <i>
        #Option     "FlatPanel"              # [<bool>]
        #Option     "FPDither"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "CrtcNumber"             # <i>
        #Option     "FPScale"                # [<bool>]
        #Option     "FPTweak"                # <i>
        #Option     "DualHead"               # [<bool>]
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "nv"
    VendorName  "nVidia Corporation"
    BoardName   "MCP51 Serial ATA Controller"
    BusID       "PCI:0:15:0"

EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device     "Card0"
    Monitor    "Monitor0"
        DefaultDepth 24
    SubSection "Display"
        Viewport   0 0
        Depth     24
                Modes "1280x1024"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Last edited by addr (2008-12-08 20:38:04)

haxit · 2008-12-06 17:27:45

Do you have nvidia, if so run nvidia-xconfig(as root). And then run startx to see if that works.

VirtualRider · 2008-12-06 19:25:26

I had the same problem after updating Xorg. I could solve this by simply creating a new xorg.conf with Xorg -configure. I changed nothing in it and gdm started correctly. Then i just made my common settings with "nvidia-settings".

addr · 2008-12-07 00:52:53

I have spent two days on this and have configured xorg.conf three different ways and can get neither the mouse nor the keyboard to work, video yes. (I also can't update...downloads 132mbs of files and reports errors on installation, however that's another post).
If someone, preferably with a usb mouse and keyboard would be kind enough to post their xorg.conf file here I would be very grateful.

VirtualRider · 2008-12-07 10:41:32

As i said, its mostly unchanged from default so i don't know if this will help you. The Mouse is USB, the Keyboard PS2.

# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
# nvidia-settings:  version 1.0  (buildmeister@builder63)  Tue Nov  4 14:08:09 PST 2008

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "X.org Configured"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    ModulePath      "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
    FontPath        "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection

Section "Module"
    Load           "glx"
    Load           "dbe"
    Load           "dri"
    Load           "xtrap"
    Load           "extmod"
    Load           "freetype"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option         "Xinerama" "0"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "STN SAMTRON"
    HorizSync       30.0 - 81.0
    VertRefresh     56.0 - 75.0
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Card0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "nVidia Corporation"
    BoardName      "G71 [GeForce 7950 GT]"
    BusID          "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
    BoardName      "GeForce 7950 GT"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    Option         "TwinView" "1"
    Option         "TwinViewXineramaInfoOrder" "DFP-0"
    Option         "metamodes" "CRT: 1280x1024_75 +1920+0, DFP: 1920x1200_60 +0+0"
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

piete · 2008-12-07 15:09:34

Hi! I installed Xorg yesterday and none of the methods in the installation Wiki worked for me on my HP NX7400 (got lockups and "no screens"). I'm currently logged on Ubuntu doing my study project (just installed Arch 64-bit this week, too) so I can report the exact problems only later (lots of cold starts needed) but just a quick word on my solution: I copied somebody's working xorg.conf and even that didn't work, then I added

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off"
EndSection

and got it work. Since I'm still quite newbie, I want to report all my problems and hope somebody will explain the situation, now I have lot of stuff in my xorg.conf that I don't know why they have to be there.

Edit: I found this poster has had similar problems, so the solutions over here might work for me, too. Have to check them out later

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=60408

Last edited by piete (2008-12-07 15:22:03)

test1000 · 2008-12-07 15:21:22

the new version of X almost doesn't need an xorg.conf.. try just moving it somewhere else and then either do a startx or init 5 if you use a login manager and see what gets reported if anything. then just add the sections it is complaining about.. easy.

addr · 2008-12-07 18:48:46

Thanks I will try these things.

How can you check the md5sum of a disc? I have so many other things not working that I am wondering about it's integrity. The download md5 was OK and I burned slowly.

bostonvaulter · 2008-12-07 20:24:26

piete wrote:

Hi! I installed Xorg yesterday and none of the methods in the installation Wiki worked for me on my HP NX7400 (got lockups and "no screens"). I'm currently logged on Ubuntu doing my study project (just installed Arch 64-bit this week, too) so I can report the exact problems only later (lots of cold starts needed) but just a quick word on my solution: I copied somebody's working xorg.conf and even that didn't work, then I added
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off"
EndSection
and got it work. Since I'm still quite newbie, I want to report all my problems and hope somebody will explain the situation, now I have lot of stuff in my xorg.conf that I don't know why they have to be there.

Edit: I found this poster has had similar problems, so the solutions over here might work for me, too. Have to check them out later
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=60408

Thanks piete!
That fixed the problem for me (originally the problem was absolutely no response from the mouse or keyboard, but using the setups on the wiki were even worse)

addr · 2008-12-08 01:00:38

Well this:

http://www.archlinux.org/news/411/

solved the upgrade problem.(removes a symlink).

I am on a new install and will download xorg tonight...slow connection (xplornet, an absolute disgrace of a system) and can only get usable speeds (30-50kbs!) between 1 and 5 in the morning and report back.

Then I will try the other stuff posted above.

test1000 Yes I have tried that - no mouse no keyboard.

piete · 2008-12-08 01:14:21

bostonvaulter wrote:

piete wrote:
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off"
EndSection
Thanks piete!
That fixed the problem for me (originally the problem was absolutely no response from the mouse or keyboard, but using the setups on the wiki were even worse)

Glad that it helped. I hope it was obvious that I didn't figure out the solution by myself, I found it googling around but now I don't remember any more where so I can't credit the original problem solver any more. But anyway, the real credit to who it belongs out there!

addr · 2008-12-08 20:35:34

I'm in!
No xorg.config file at all and the weird thing is my 1280x1024 res is correct...beats me, but I did reburn the installation disc so maybe that was it.
Anyway, sparkling new XFCE desktop which seems at least as quick as Gentoo.
Thanks again for all your help.

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#1 2008-12-06 17:25:24

Xorg.conf screens (solved)

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Re: Xorg.conf screens (solved)

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