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botzoboy

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Registered: 2010-02-03

Posts: 90

Re: [SOLVED] No TTY's available after new install.

By the way this is my xorg.conf:

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

Section "ServerFlags"
    Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
EndSection

Section "Files"
    ModulePath   "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi"
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/PEX"
# Additional fonts: Locale, Gimp, TTF...
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi"
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi"
# True type and type1 fonts are also handled via xftlib, see /etc/X11/XftConfig!
    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/western"
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ttf/decoratives"
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/openoffice"
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bitstream-vera"
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latex-ttf-fonts"
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/defoma/CID"
#    FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/defoma/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load  "ddc"  # ddc probing of monitor
        Load  "bitmap" # bitmap-fonts
    Load  "type1"
    Load  "freetype"
    Load  "record"
    Load  "dbe"
    Load  "glx"
    Load  "dri2"
    Load  "dri"
    Load "synaptics"    
    Load  "extmod"
EndSection

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

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Mouse0"
    Driver      "mouse"
    Option      "CorePointer"
    Option        "Protocol" "ExplorerPS/2"
    Option        "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
    Option      "Emulate3Buttons"   "on"
    Option      "YAxisMapping" "4 5"
    Option      "XAxisMapping" "6 7"
    Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"    
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "SynapticsTouchpad"
    Driver      "synaptics"
    Option      "AlwaysCore"        "true"  # send events to CorePointer
    Option      "VertEdgeScroll"    "true"  # enable vertical scroll zone
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Monitor0"
        Option "DPMS" "true"
#    HorizSync    28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors
    HorizSync    28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors
    VertRefresh  50.0 - 75.0 # Very conservative. May flicker.
#    VertRefresh  50.0 - 62.0 # Extreme conservative. Will flicker. TFT default.
    #  Default modes distilled from
    #      "VESA and Industry Standards and Guide for Computer Display Monitor
    #       Timing", version 1.0, revision 0.8, adopted September 17, 1998.
    #  $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/etc/vesamodes,v 1.4 1999/11/18 16:52:17 tsi Exp $
    # 640x350 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "640x350"    31.5  640  672  736  832    350  382  385  445 +hsync -vsync
    # 640x400 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "640x400"    31.5  640  672  736  832    400  401  404  445 -hsync +vsync
    # 720x400 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "720x400"    35.5  720  756  828  936    400  401  404  446 -hsync +vsync
    # 640x480 @ 60Hz (Industry standard) hsync: 31.5kHz
    ModeLine "640x480"    25.2  640  656  752  800    480  490  492  525 -hsync -vsync
    # 640x480 @ 72Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "640x480"    31.5  640  664  704  832    480  489  491  520 -hsync -vsync
    # 640x480 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.5kHz
    ModeLine "640x480"    31.5  640  656  720  840    480  481  484  500 -hsync -vsync
    # 640x480 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 43.3kHz
    ModeLine "640x480"    36.0  640  696  752  832    480  481  484  509 -hsync -vsync
    # 800x600 @ 56Hz (VESA) hsync: 35.2kHz
    ModeLine "800x600"    36.0  800  824  896 1024    600  601  603  625 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 37.9kHz
    ModeLine "800x600"    40.0  800  840  968 1056    600  601  605  628 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 72Hz (VESA) hsync: 48.1kHz
    ModeLine "800x600"    50.0  800  856  976 1040    600  637  643  666 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 46.9kHz
    ModeLine "800x600"    49.5  800  816  896 1056    600  601  604  625 +hsync +vsync
    # 800x600 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 53.7kHz
    ModeLine "800x600"    56.3  800  832  896 1048    600  601  604  631 +hsync +vsync
    # 1024x768i @ 43Hz (industry standard) hsync: 35.5kHz
    ModeLine "1024x768"   44.9 1024 1032 1208 1264    768  768  776  817 +hsync +vsync Interlace
    # 1024x768 @ 60Hz (VESA) hsync: 48.4kHz
    ModeLine "1024x768"   65.0 1024 1048 1184 1344    768  771  777  806 -hsync -vsync
    # 1024x768 @ 70Hz (VESA) hsync: 56.5kHz
    ModeLine "1024x768"   75.0 1024 1048 1184 1328    768  771  777  806 -hsync -vsync
    # 1024x768 @ 75Hz (VESA) hsync: 60.0kHz
    ModeLine "1024x768"   78.8 1024 1040 1136 1312    768  769  772  800 +hsync +vsync
    # 1024x768 @ 85Hz (VESA) hsync: 68.7kHz
    ModeLine "1024x768"   94.5 1024 1072 1168 1376    768  769  772  808 +hsync +vsync
    # Extended modelines with GTF timings
    # 640x480 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 50.90 kHz; pclk: 43.16 MHz
    ModeLine "640x480"  43.16  640 680 744 848  480 481 484 509  -HSync +Vsync
    # 768x576 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 35.82 kHz; pclk: 34.96 MHz
    ModeLine "768x576"  34.96  768 792 872 976  576 577 580 597  -HSync +Vsync
    # 768x576 @ 72.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 43.27 kHz; pclk: 42.93 MHz
    ModeLine "768x576"  42.93  768 800 880 992  576 577 580 601  -HSync +Vsync
    # 768x576 @ 75.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 45.15 kHz; pclk: 45.51 MHz
    ModeLine "768x576"  45.51  768 808 888 1008  576 577 580 602  -HSync +Vsync
    # 768x576 @ 85.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 51.42 kHz; pclk: 51.84 MHz
    ModeLine "768x576"  51.84  768 808 888 1008  576 577 580 605  -HSync +Vsync
    # 768x576 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 61.10 kHz; pclk: 62.57 MHz
    ModeLine "768x576"  62.57  768 816 896 1024  576 577 580 611  -HSync +Vsync
    # 800x600 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 63.60 kHz; pclk: 68.18 MHz
    ModeLine "800x600"  68.18  800 848 936 1072  600 601 604 636  -HSync +Vsync
    # 1024x768 @ 100.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 81.40 kHz; pclk: 113.31 MHz
    ModeLine "1024x768"  113.31  1024 1096 1208 1392  768 769 772 814  -HSync +Vsync
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "Card0"
    Driver      "radeon"
    VendorName  "All"
    BoardName   "All"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Screen0"
    Device     "Card0"
    Monitor    "Monitor0"
    DefaultColorDepth 24
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     1
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     4
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     8
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     15
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     16
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     24
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
    SubSection "Display"
        Depth     32
        Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
    Mode 0666
EndSection

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

chris_debian

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From: Wiltshire, UK

Registered: 2009-02-24

Posts: 284

Re: [SOLVED] No TTY's available after new install.

To the people with missing TTYs, what graphics drivers are you using?

I'm using the

xf86-video-radeonhd

driver.

Chris.

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toad

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Re: [SOLVED] No TTY's available after new install.

chris, go for the ati one and if that doesn't work try catalyst. botzoboy, try catalyst and see how whether that brings any improvements.

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botzoboy

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From: Romania/Deutschland

Registered: 2010-02-03

Posts: 90

Re: [SOLVED] No TTY's available after new install.

My old video card (ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500]) from my old ThinkPad T42 is not working with catalyst.

chris_debian

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Registered: 2009-02-24

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Re: [SOLVED] No TTY's available after new install.

chris, go for the ati one and if that doesn't work try catalyst.

Many thanks. Is it just a case of using pacman to install ati and remove radeonhd, then restart X?

I'm new to Arch and am used to GNU/Debian, so just checking.

Thanks,

Chris.

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toad

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Re: [SOLVED] No TTY's available after new install.

botzoboy

Well, I am not accustomed to such state of the art hardware being a T41 owner myself, but you will find that the xf86-video-ati-git driver in the AUR will serve you amazingly well (I have the same video card).

chris

There is a myriad of possibilities open to you. Yes, that would work, you could also just install the new one, rmmod the old driver, modprobe the new one and restart kdm/gdm/xdm/slim/etc... Not sure what you have to do if you have an xorg.conf, mind... Change driver there as well? Or simply rename it for testing's sake...

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botzoboy

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Registered: 2010-02-03

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Re: [SOLVED] No TTY's available after new install.

TOAD thank you for your sugestions I will give xf86-video-ati-git  a try. Can you post your xorg.config... thanks

chris_debian

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From: Wiltshire, UK

Registered: 2009-02-24

Posts: 284

Re: [SOLVED] No TTY's available after new install.

botzoboy

chris

There is a myriad of possibilities open to you. Yes, that would work, you could also just install the new one, rmmod the old driver, modprobe the new one and restart kdm/gdm/xdm/slim/etc... Not sure what you have to do if you have an xorg.conf, mind... Change driver there as well? Or simply rename it for testing's sake...

I installed the ati driver using pacman, and then tried to do

rmmod radeon

I was told that the module was in use, so wanting to test the proposed solution, I removed the radeon package and for the sake of ease, restarted my Arch box.

I am pleased to report that I know have TTY's. I did an lsmod to see whether radeon as being used and it did seem to be listed. I could be using the wrong command, though. The reality is that I now have TTY's, so I'm happy.

Many thanks for your guidance, botzoboy.

Chris.

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toad

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Re: [SOLVED] No TTY's available after new install.

Glad you got it sorted, Chris.

Botzoboy, I haven't got an xorg.conf. Here the contents of my /etc/X11

total 112K
drwxr-xr-x  6 root root 4.0K May 13 11:29 .
drwxr-xr-x 88 root root  12K May 28 12:00 ..
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root  114 Oct 17  2009 Xsession
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4.0K Oct 17  2009 Xsession.d
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4.0K May 12 15:35 sessions
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4.0K Mar 21 17:35 twm
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root 4.0K Apr  4 21:32 xinit
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  12K Jul  5  2009 xorg.conf.090705
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  12K Jul 11  2009 xorg.conf.090711
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  12K Jan 26  2009 xorg.conf.bak
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1.3K Nov 18  2009 xorg.conf.failsafe
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  12K Jan 26  2009 xorg.conf.radeon
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  12K Jan 26  2009 xorg.conf.vesa
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 1.5K Nov 18  2009 xorg.conf.working
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 4.8K Nov 18  2009 xorg.conf~

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