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#1 2009-08-24 05:50:34

mukul_s
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Help: Error configuring Xorg on Fresh install of Arch2009.08

Ok, So I got the core (base & base-devel) system installed. I also got my wireless connection & alsa working. Created a new user too. I've installed xorg, hal, dbus etc.

Now the problem is with configuring Xorg. I followed the steps in beginner guide at the wiki. FYI the installed xorg Xserver is 1.6.3 and both root & home partitions are ext4. I am running it on Sony VAIO laptop having: 2.2GHz core2Duo processor, 2GB RAM and Mobile Intel GM45 Express Chipset.
When I execute:

# Xorg -configure
# X -config /root/xorg.conf.new

it fails. I mean screen goes black and nothing comes on the screen.

However,So when I do "startx" or "xinit" it works. After clsosing it, I see the following error messages on the screen:

(EE) Failed to load module "i810" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
setting master

waiting for X server to shut down XIO: fatal IO error 0 (success) on X server ":0.0"
         after 988 requests (986 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
Dropping master
error setting MTRR (base = 0x80000000, size = 0x10000000, type = 1) Invalid argument (22)

I've installed the xf86-video-intel driver so I think "i810" error should not come.
Also, I tried removing "xf86-video-intel" and installing "xf86-video-intel-legacy" driver and then that error goes. However "xf86-video-intel-legacy" is deprecated so I think I should stick with "xf86-video-intel" only.

I also checked the log file and below are some of the stuff that may need attention:

(II) cannot locate a core pointer device
(II) cannot locate a core keboard device

(ww) Open ACPI failed

(II) No APM support in BIOS or kernel

Last edited by mukul_s (2009-08-24 06:13:29)


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Mukul

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#2 2009-08-24 06:21:27

Acecero
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Re: Help: Error configuring Xorg on Fresh install of Arch2009.08

Have you tried pacman -S xf86-video-i810?

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#3 2009-08-24 07:39:31

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Re: Help: Error configuring Xorg on Fresh install of Arch2009.08

Acecero wrote:

Have you tried pacman -S xf86-video-i810?

no I didn't try that. But don't you think that belongs to legacy?? xf86-video-intel should automatically either include it or have it as an dependency. Also since the chipset is GM45 that is like a 945 chipset it should not ask for that driver.


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#4 2009-08-24 09:40:23

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Re: Help: Error configuring Xorg on Fresh install of Arch2009.08

Have you started hal with /etc/rc.d/hal start?


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#5 2009-08-24 10:43:28

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Re: Help: Error configuring Xorg on Fresh install of Arch2009.08

mukul_s wrote:
Acecero wrote:

Have you tried pacman -S xf86-video-i810?

no I didn't try that. But don't you think that belongs to legacy?? xf86-video-intel should automatically either include it or have it as an dependency. Also since the chipset is GM45 that is like a 945 chipset it should not ask for that driver.

Yeah your right, but I still don't understand why you get this error?

(EE) Failed to load module "i810" (module does not exist, 0)

As arkham suggest, have you started the hal daemon at all?

Also make sure it's in the DAEMONS array in rc.conf.

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#6 2009-08-24 11:09:21

mukul_s
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Re: Help: Error configuring Xorg on Fresh install of Arch2009.08

Acecero wrote:
mukul_s wrote:
Acecero wrote:

Have you tried pacman -S xf86-video-i810?

no I didn't try that. But don't you think that belongs to legacy?? xf86-video-intel should automatically either include it or have it as an dependency. Also since the chipset is GM45 that is like a 945 chipset it should not ask for that driver.

Yeah your right, but I still don't understand why you get this error?

(EE) Failed to load module "i810" (module does not exist, 0)

As arkham suggest, have you started the hal daemon at all?

Also make sure it's in the DAEMONS array in rc.conf.

Yeah I did that.
Also what about "fbdev"?? thats is for frame buffer.


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#7 2009-08-24 12:36:08

Acecero
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Re: Help: Error configuring Xorg on Fresh install of Arch2009.08

mukul_s wrote:
Acecero wrote:
mukul_s wrote:

no I didn't try that. But don't you think that belongs to legacy?? xf86-video-intel should automatically either include it or have it as an dependency. Also since the chipset is GM45 that is like a 945 chipset it should not ask for that driver.

Yeah your right, but I still don't understand why you get this error?

(EE) Failed to load module "i810" (module does not exist, 0)

As arkham suggest, have you started the hal daemon at all?

Also make sure it's in the DAEMONS array in rc.conf.

Yeah I did that.
Also what about "fbdev"?? thats is for frame buffer.

Try installing xf86-video-fbdev?

Also is your user part of the video group?

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#8 2009-08-24 12:45:17

mukul_s
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Re: Help: Error configuring Xorg on Fresh install of Arch2009.08

Acecero wrote:
mukul_s wrote:
Acecero wrote:

Yeah your right, but I still don't understand why you get this error?

(EE) Failed to load module "i810" (module does not exist, 0)

As arkham suggest, have you started the hal daemon at all?

Also make sure it's in the DAEMONS array in rc.conf.

Yeah I did that.
Also what about "fbdev"?? thats is for frame buffer.

Try installing xf86-video-fbdev?

Also is your user part of the video group?

When I installed xf86-video-fbdev, the X didn't start.
I may try by installing all the drivers.

Yes, my user is a part of video group.

Is there no one, in the community, running Arch on this chipset? I think, its one of the most widely used.


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Mukul

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#9 2009-08-24 12:49:08

Acecero
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Re: Help: Error configuring Xorg on Fresh install of Arch2009.08

mukul_s wrote:
Acecero wrote:
mukul_s wrote:

Yeah I did that.
Also what about "fbdev"?? thats is for frame buffer.

Try installing xf86-video-fbdev?

Also is your user part of the video group?

When I installed xf86-video-fbdev, the X didn't start.
I may try by installing all the drivers.

Yes, my user is a part of video group.

Is there no one, in the community, running Arch on this chipset? I think, its one of the most widely used.

I have a thinkpad with an intel mobile GM965 running just fine with the xf86-video-intel driver. So I don't see what would cause this issue, sorry.

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#10 2009-08-24 13:20:46

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Re: Help: Error configuring Xorg on Fresh install of Arch2009.08

Acecero wrote:
mukul_s wrote:
Acecero wrote:

Try installing xf86-video-fbdev?

Also is your user part of the video group?

When I installed xf86-video-fbdev, the X didn't start.
I may try by installing all the drivers.

Yes, my user is a part of video group.

Is there no one, in the community, running Arch on this chipset? I think, its one of the most widely used.

I have a thinkpad with an intel mobile GM965 running just fine with the xf86-video-intel driver. So I don't see what would cause this issue, sorry.

I have HP with intel mobile GM945 and it works with xf86-video-intel. I've also this two errors when using auto-detection and no xorg.conf, so it should not be the problem...


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#11 2009-08-24 15:17:00

mukul_s
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Re: Help: Error configuring Xorg on Fresh install of Arch2009.08

Guys,

Can you share your "xorg.conf" file.
I think I can verify mine with it.

As blasse is saying he's not having any probs with those 2 errors and I am also able to start X with "startx" or "xinit", so I think I should go ahead and install my DE i.e. KDEmod.


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#12 2009-08-24 15:28:57

Acecero
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Re: Help: Error configuring Xorg on Fresh install of Arch2009.08

Here is my copy.

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  "dri"
    Load  "extmod"
    Load  "glx"
    Load  "dri2"
    Load  "record"
    Load  "dbe"
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"
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     "NoAccel"                # [<bool>]
        #Option     "SWcursor"               # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ColorKey"               # <i>
        #Option     "CacheLines"             # <i>
        #Option     "Dac6Bit"                # [<bool>]
        #Option     "DRI"                    # [<bool>]
        #Option     "NoDDC"                  # [<bool>]
        #Option     "ShowCache"              # [<bool>]
        #Option     "XvMCSurfaces"           # <i>
        #Option     "PageFlip"               # [<bool>]
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "intel"
    VendorName  "Intel Corporation"
    BoardName   "Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller"
    BusID       "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

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

Section "Extensions"
    Option "Composite" "Enable"
EndSection

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