Xorg + VIA Chrome9 (X does not work)

5km · 2010-04-26 06:45:33

Hi!
I've just installed Archlinux on my MSI Megabook VR321x (This laptop has VIA C7m CPU/VN896 chipset with VIA Chrome9 IGP) step-by-step reading this manual. And now I got a problem with X.org - I can't get it work!

Here is things I tried to do:
1. I've installed libgl, xorg, hal and dbus. Also I've installed xf86-video-openchrome package and hwd utility from AUR.
2. I've started hal daemon and added it to my rc.conf.
3. Using X -configure command I've get xorg.conf with openchrome driver. Here is it:
4. Using X -config xorg.conf.new I tried to start my X, but got only blank screen. Fortunately I managed to get back my tty and kill X. Here is Xorg.0.log.
5. After some games with xorg.conf, I've got by command X -configure (nothing good happened), I tried to use hwd -x command to get correct Xorg.conf. Hwd utility suggested vesa driver for my card. Here is the config.
6. When I tried to use this config my X freezes for a while and I got blank screen to. Here is the log.
7. I tried to use Xorg.conf by my Ubuntu 9.10 (it works on my laptop, after some dances with tambourine it shows compiz effects). Here is my config:

Section "Device"
   Identifier   "Configured Video Device"
        Driver        "vesa"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
   Identifier   "Configured Monitor"
   Modeline "1280x800_60.00"  83.46  1280 1344 1480 1680  800 801 804 828  -HSync +Vsync
   Option   "DPMS"   "true"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
   Identifier   "Default Screen"
   Monitor      "Configured Monitor"
   Device      "Configured Video Device"
   SubSection   "Display"
      Depth   24
      Modes "1280x800_60.00"
   EndSubSection
EndSection

But Arch doesn't love ubuntu-way This config not work. Here is the log.
8. Finally I tried to compile VIA's native driver and don't have a success. It wants "xf86resources.h" but I don't know where to obtain this header.

Does someone know what to do?

I used Ubuntu since 6.06 release, before Ubuntu I used Alt Linux, I can't say that I'm full newbie in Linux, but with Arch on this laptop I got real problems. Ofcourse there is some fun using Finch, mpd, w3m and mutt in clear console, but I like at least awesome or ion3
p.s.: Sorry for my English

sva_h4cky0 · 2010-04-30 12:45:06

Well, i'm using via chrome9 vn896, not using xorg.conf at all

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#1 2010-04-26 06:45:33

Xorg + VIA Chrome9 (X does not work)

#2 2010-04-30 12:45:06

Re: Xorg + VIA Chrome9 (X does not work)

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