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#1 2010-09-26 20:05:30

spoovy
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X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

Hello all

A new installation of Arch (my first and only previous install was about six months ago).

I had a problem where my screen went blank on booting, specifically after udev ran.  I found a post which suggested I should add "nomodeset" to the kernel boot line of grub.  I did so and it enables me to boot into rl3.

The problem now is that I can't start X.  I have installed all the obvious packages as referred to in the wiki, but I still get the following -

[   633.188] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[   633.188]     compiled for 1.8.1.902, module version = 2.12.0
[   633.188]     Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[   633.188]     ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 7.0
[   633.188] (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
[   633.188] (--) using VT number 7

[   633.190] (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00@00:02:0
[   633.192] (EE) intel(0): No kernel modesetting driver detected.
[   633.192] (II) UnloadModule: "intel"
[   633.192] (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
[   633.192] 
Fatal server error:
[   633.192] no screens found

I assume the first one at least is related to my kernel boot edit, but I need to do this or no rl3 even.   Im stuck.

Thanks in advance

Spoov

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#2 2010-09-26 20:06:35

karol
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Re: X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

I don't think intel drivers will let you run X w/o KMS.

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#3 2010-09-26 20:20:20

spoovy
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Re: X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

I found a topic on it -   https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=729647

Seems I need to downgrade my intel driver.  Bummer.

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#4 2010-09-26 20:21:23

karol
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Re: X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

What kind of gear you have there in Vatican XII? Notebook / desktop, what graphics card, have you ever successfully run X on that computer and if yes, what distro was is and (if you remember) what driver, which version etc.

Edit: Old drivers this way -> http://arm.konnichi.com/search/index.ph … ommunity=1

Last edited by karol (2010-09-26 20:22:43)

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#5 2010-09-26 21:30:43

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Re: X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

I have installed about 20 different distros on this laptop (Toshiba Equium with Intel integrated GM965? graphics).  The only other distro where I had this problem was Slackware 13.1.  I got round it then by doing what I have just had to do on Arch - downgrading intel driver and setting nomodeset.  But it worked on Slackware; doesn't on Arch.

I have downgraded the driver to xf86-video-intel 2.9.1.  Still won't start X,as you see -

    49.055]    compiled for 1.8.1.902, module version = 1.2.0
[    49.055]    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 3.0
[    49.055] (II) Loading extension DRI2
[    49.055] (II) LoadModule: "intel"
[    49.055] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[    49.055] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    49.055]    compiled for 1.7.1, module version = 2.9.1
[    49.056]    Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[    49.056]    ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 6.0
[    49.056] (EE) module ABI major version (6) doesn't match the server's version (7)
[    49.057] (II) UnloadModule: "intel"
[    49.057] (II) Unloading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so
[    49.057] (EE) Failed to load module "intel" (module requirement mismatch, 0)
[    49.059] (EE) No drivers available.
[    49.061] 
Fatal server error:
[    49.065] no screens found

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#6 2010-09-26 21:32:39

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Re: X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

IIRC you can't use old driver with new X.

EdIt: Look at that log

[    49.055] (II) Module intel: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[    49.055]    compiled for 1.7.1, module version = 2.9.1

What xorg-server version are you running?

When using nvidia you can 'startx -- -ignoreABI' to use mismatched drivers, but I don't know if it will work for intel.

Last edited by karol (2010-09-26 21:39:09)

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#7 2010-09-26 22:26:24

spoovy
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Re: X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

Your suggestion -ignoreABI does something rather strange - it starts x, but forces me to place all the elements of the xfce desktop I am trying to use all individually in separate windows.  Panel, desktop, tips window etc.  Hard to describe but totally unusable anyway.

I was using xorg-server 1.8.1.x so i tried to downgrade by manually installing 1.7.x but it conflicted with a load of X-related packages (keyboard, mouse etc), which I had to remove or cancel the installation.  I don't mind downgrading the odd package but it's starting to look like it'll take.. well, I don't know how many.  How many depend on X?? 

I abandoned that route cos it really didn't seem a very sensible route to go down.  There must be an easier way to get X working on a bog-standard intel laptop surely?

Last edited by spoovy (2010-09-26 22:31:26)

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#8 2010-09-26 22:35:39

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Re: X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

I think you need to downgrade about a dozen packages. I've never used it, but you can try http://pbrisbin.com/bin/downgrade or use http://arm.konnichi.com/2009/11/01/$repo/os/$arch as your server.

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#9 2010-09-26 23:07:28

spoovy
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Re: X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

That second link is bust, but i'll try the script, thanks.

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#10 2010-09-26 23:08:47

karol
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Re: X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

spoovy wrote:

That second link is bust, but i'll try the script, thanks.

You don't click that link, you put it in your mirrorlist :-)

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#11 2010-09-27 11:52:21

spoovy
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Re: X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

So it's what?  A community repo hosting an Arch snapshot from last year??

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#12 2010-09-27 12:00:20

karol
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Re: X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

spoovy wrote:

So it's what?  A community repo hosting an Arch snapshot from last year??

It's a regular mirror but one that retains the (old) packages over a period of time. You can browse the "timeline" so you can pick any date that is supported. If you know your up-to-date system worked flawlessly on 06/06/2010, pick that one.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dow … ckages#ARM

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#13 2010-09-27 15:21:57

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Re: X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

You most likely won't have to downgrade the drivers to fix this.

The blank screen on boot can usually be fixed with disabeling the outputs you are not using, and possibly spesifying the correct mode for the output you are using. See this. It's usually the same problem, only that your screen goes blank instead.

There have been quite a few people comming to the irc channel with the same problem, and a proper video= kernel param have usually solved it.

Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2010-09-27 15:23:11)


Evil #archlinux@libera.chat channel op and general support dude.
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#14 2010-09-27 20:06:16

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Re: X prob - no useable screen found, no kernel modesetting driver found

Thanks Mr.Elendig that worked.    I can't say I understand why, but it'll do.


Cheers again.

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