Cannot run in framebuffer mode - common solutions don't help

insanepl · n00b Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 57

I've installed Gentoo 2004.3 from stage 1 with kernel 2.6.9-gentoo-r13 and now I'm trying to install kde. I've emerged it (it took me 11.5 hours

) but there are problems with starting x server. When i type startx I get such error:

fieldgeek · n00b Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 1

I did a clean Stage 3 build and have the same problem. I'm running an ATI 8500 with emerged drivers. All worked well with 2004.2 but not with this build of 2004.3 :cry:

Cadorna · Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:33 pm Post subject:

both of you, please try to start X with the vesa driver instead of ATI to see if that helps, I don't use ATI (I have an nVidia) but as I heard ATI is (or was) having problems with Xorg

if vesa doens't help, let us know

rmautino · n00b Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 33

I am having the exact same problem as you describe above.

I started with a Stage 3 bootstrapped (Stage 1 using Stage 3)

I try to start KDE and get the same above error.

P4 2.6.9-r13 Portage current as of Jan 3.

Any ideas on what it is or where to look?

insanepl · n00b Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 57

Cadorna gave the right solution (that I found by myself earlier, hueh

). Recompile your kernel with old ati driver and then choose with xorgconfig to use driver number 6 (as far as I remember) that is named [radeon]. Then everything should work fine.

robbar · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 10:41 am Post subject:

I also have a ATI chip on my laptop and had similar problems when I tried the framebuffer mode on startup. But after reading this:

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=49036&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

I could get it running and I hope you will find something useful there, too.

Optimus' · Apprentice Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Posts: 209

I remember I was having a similar problem with vesafb-tng, X just wouldn't run, so I switched to plain vesafb and everything worked fine. Perhaps try this?