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Registered: 2011-06-06

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[SOLVED] Problem with ATI 200M

Hello, today I decided to finally put X on my laptop, but it seems that I am not doing something properly.
I have installed xf86-video-ati xf86-video-fbdev xf86-video-vesa mesa xorg-server xorg-xinit xorg-utils xorg-server-utils and xmonad and when I run X -configure the output is

X.Org X Server 1.10.2
Release Date: 2011-05-28
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.38-ARCH i686
Current Operating System: Linux panic 2.6.38-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon May 23 20:04:02 UTC 2011 i686
Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda2 ro
Build Date: 30 May 2011  08:16:10AM

Current version of pixman: 0.22.0
    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: Mon Jun  6 18:14:28 2011
List of video drivers:
    radeon
    ati
    fbdev
    vesa
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(II) [KMS] No DRICreatePCIBusID symbol, no kernel modesetting.
Number of created screens does not match number of detected devices.
  Configuration failed.

I have read ATI's wiki, some other pages from the wiki and a lot of forum posts and I don't know what to do. I must have missed something and I would really appreciate some guidance.
Cheers!

Last edited by rejoin (2011-06-19 10:04:47)

eldragon

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From: Buenos Aires

Registered: 2008-11-18

Posts: 1,029

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with ATI 200M

you dont have kernel modesetting enabled, it is a requirement with the opensource drivers.

did you disable it from the kernel boot parameters?

did you (at some point) install the ati catalyst drivers? make sure they are completely removed and then install xf86-video-ati (it should bring all deps).

rejoin

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Registered: 2011-06-06

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Re: [SOLVED] Problem with ATI 200M

I haven't disabled it but in the wiki it says it is on by default, and yes I had installed the catalyst but I have deleted it already. In my desperateness I decided to reinstall it. So I have reinstalled it, installed the drivers, the xorg-server and now it runs... I don't know what was the problem before but the important thing is that it is working. Thanks a lot for the  quick response.
Edit: I love this distro, I hope I don't stumble upon such problems in the near future
Edit2: After installing only the xserver I don't have problems but when xmonad is installed it doesn't want to start. I don't think this is a hardware problem thou.
Edit3:Yep, I can start X without problems, but I can't start xmonad, could the mods move this to "Applications & Desktop"
PS:Sorry about the confusion and edits.
Nevermind

Hey Guys,

I'm also getting the following error when I run `xmonad` from a non-X terminal:

xmonad-i386-linux: user error (openDisplay)

Thanks!

pebcak

You can't start xmonad without running X.

echo "exec xmonad" > ~/.xinitrc && startx

or

xinit xmonad

Delete the topic please.

Last edited by rejoin (2011-06-06 17:12:18)