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grandconsview

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Registered: 2009-11-25

Posts: 4

Xorg Fails to Start

After starting x a command line with a white backgroud (i.e. x11) appears but its either frozen or doesn't recognise my keyboard because I can't type anything and I'm I have to shutdown the computer manually.  I have configured x according to the manual using the X -configure command not hwd since it seems to no longer be in the database.  I have a first generation macbook (model identifier: MacBook 1,1) if that helps and below is the Xorg log file:

This is a pre-release version of the X server from The X.Org Foundation.
It is not supported in any way.
Bugs may be filed in the bugzilla at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/.
Select the "xorg" product for bugs you find in this release.
Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions please check the
latest version in the X.Org Foundation git repository.
See http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage for git access instructions.

X.Org X Server 1.7.1.902 (1.7.2 RC 2)
Release Date: 2009-11-20
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.31-ARCH i686 
Current Operating System: Linux myhost 2.6.31-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Nov 10 19:48:17 CET 2009 i686
Kernel command line: root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/dc54fc79-18bf-4db2-90da-9bc88bcc2172 ro reboot=pci
Build Date: 21 November 2009  10:31:54AM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.16.2
    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.0.log", Time: Wed Nov 25 13:44:33 2009
(II) Loader magic: 0x81e5760
(II) Module ABI versions:
    X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
    X.Org Video Driver: 6.0
    X.Org XInput driver : 7.0
    X.Org Server Extension : 2.0
(--) using VT number 7

(--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:27a2:8086:7270 Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller rev 3, Mem @ 0x90380000/524288, 0x80000000/268435456, 0x90400000/262144, I/O @ 0x000020f0/8
(--) PCI: (0:0:2:1) 8086:27a6:8086:7270 Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller rev 3, Mem @ 0x90300000/524288
List of video drivers:
    intel
    vesa
(II) LoadModule: "intel"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
(II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.1, module version = 2.9.1
    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 6.0
(II) LoadModule: "vesa"
(II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/vesa_drv.so
(II) Module vesa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
    compiled for 1.7.0.901, module version = 2.2.1
    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 6.0
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 00@00:02:0
(II) intel: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810,
    i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G,
    E7221 (i915), 915GM, 945G, 945GM, 945GME, Pineview GM, Pineview G,
    965G, G35, 965Q, 946GZ, 965GM, 965GME/GLE, G33, Q35, Q33, GM45,
    4 Series, G45/G43, Q45/Q43, G41, B43, Clarkdale, Arrandale
(II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
(==) ServerLayout "X.org Configured"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) |   |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) |   |-->Device "Card0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0"
(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
    Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
    Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/TTF" does not exist.
    Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/share/fonts/Type1" does not exist.
    Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to:
    /usr/share/fonts/misc,
    /usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/misc,
    /usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,
    /usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled
(**) ModulePath set to "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
(WW) AllowEmptyInput is on, devices using drivers 'kbd', 'mouse' or 'vmmouse' will be disabled.
(WW) Disabling Mouse0
(WW) Disabling Keyboard0


Xorg detected your mouse at device /dev/input/mice.
Please check your config if the mouse is still not
operational, as by default Xorg tries to autodetect
the protocol.

Your xorg.conf file is /root/xorg.conf.new

To test the server, run 'X -config /root/xorg.conf.new'

I thank you in advance for your help.  I understand that the (WW) warns me to a problem and that probably the disabling Mouse0 and Keyboard0 is key to solving but again I'm new this is all speculation.

peart

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From: Kanuckistan

Registered: 2003-07-28

Posts: 510

Re: Xorg Fails to Start

Make sure hal is configured and started.  http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xor … otplugging

grandconsview

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Registered: 2009-11-25

Posts: 4

Re: Xorg Fails to Start

Yeah I never disabled input hot plugging so I don't need to start the hal daemon.  In fact I checked to see if the hal daemon was running using the ps -ef | grep hal command and it was.

grandconsview

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Registered: 2009-11-25

Posts: 4

Re: Xorg Fails to Start

Thanks for your input though.  Also I'm not sure if I misconfigured hal how would I know such a thing while looking at the files?  Mind you I've followed the manual word for word, well at least to the best of my knowledge.

grandconsview

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Registered: 2009-11-25

Posts: 4

Re: Xorg Fails to Start

Ok so I startx and it no longer gives the x11 command line.  Instead it comes back to the regular command line and after a page worth of text it ends with "waiting for X server to shut down  . Dropping master".  Again thanks in advance for your input.

peart

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From: Kanuckistan

Registered: 2003-07-28

Posts: 510

Re: Xorg Fails to Start

grandconsview,

Your log shows that Xorg is relying on hal for the keyboard and mouse configuration:

(==) Automatically adding devices
(==) Automatically enabling devices

I just noticed that you have your mouse and keyboard defined in your xorg.conf.  You should comment out those sections (and all references) and let hal configure them.  You should also make sure xf86-input-evdev is installed.  You can copy /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-keymap.fdi to /etc/hal/fdi/policy and edit it if you need to tweak some settings.  When you edit hal files, the daemon needs to be restarted for the changes to be taken into account.