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blue_screen
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 Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:25 pm Post subject: [resolved] X wont start Intel Mobile 945GM |
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Hi,
I have a IBM ThinkPad T60 and i am struggling to get X to start.
If i use the vesa drivers it works but i cant switch back to tty1 (Blank screen but i can still type...)
Please could someone point me in the right direction?
lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
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DONAHUE
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| Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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please mark up a copy of this (my best guess, using modules instead of built in for troubleshooting) to show what you use in menuconfig:
| Quote: | Graphics support --->
-*- /dev/agpgart (AGP Support) --->
--- /dev/agpgart (AGP Support)
<*> Intel 440LX/BX/GX, I8xx and E7x05 chipset support
<*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support) --->
--- Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support)
< > 3dfx Banshee/Voodoo3+
< > ATI Rage 128
< > ATI Radeon
< > Intel I810 #should not need but may appease the auto configure script
<M> Intel 830M, 845G, 852GM, 855GM, 865G
< > i830 driver
<M> i915 driver
[*] Enable modesetting on intel by default
< > Matrox g200/g400
< > SiS video cards
< > Via unichrome video cards
< > Savage video cards
<*> Lowlevel video output switch controls
<*> Support for frame buffer devices --->
--- Support for frame buffer devices
[*] Enable firmware EDID
[ ] Framebuffer foreign endianness support --->
-*- Enable Video Mode Handling Helpers
[*] Enable Tile Blitting Support
*** Frame buffer hardware drivers ***
< > Cirrus Logic support
< > Permedia2 support
< > CyberPro 2000/2010/5000 support
< > Arc Monochrome LCD board support
[ ] Asiliant (Chips) 69000 display support
[ ] IMS Twin Turbo display support
< > VGA 16-color graphics support
< > Userspace VESA VGA graphics support
[ ] VESA VGA graphics support
[*] EFI-based Framebuffer Support
< > N411 Apollo/Hecuba devkit support
< > Hercules mono graphics support
< > Epson S1D13XXX framebuffer support
< > nVidia Framebuffer Support
< > nVidia Riva support
< > Intel LE80578 (Vermilion) support
< > Matrox acceleration
< > ATI Radeon display support
< > ATI Rage128 display support
< > ATI Mach64 display support
< > S3 Trio/Virge support
< > S3 Savage support
< > SiS/XGI display support
< > VIA UniChrome (Pro) and Chrome9 display support
< > NeoMagic display support
< > IMG Kyro support
< > 3Dfx Banshee/Voodoo3/Voodoo5 display support
< > 3Dfx Voodoo Graphics (sst1) support
< > VIA VT8623 support
< > Trident/CyberXXX/CyberBlade support
< > ARK 2000PV support
< > Permedia3 support (EXPERIMENTAL)
< > Fujitsu carmine frame buffer support
[ ] AMD Geode family framebuffer support (EXPERIMENTAL)
< > Virtual Frame Buffer support (ONLY FOR TESTING!)
< > E-Ink Metronome/8track controller support
< > Fujitsu MB862xx GDC support
< > E-Ink Broadsheet/Epson S1D13521 controller support
[*] Backlight & LCD device support --->
--- Backlight & LCD device support
< > Lowlevel LCD controls
-*- Lowlevel Backlight controls
<*> Generic (aka Sharp Corgi) Backlight Driver
< > Frontpath ProGear Backlight Driver
< > MacBook Pro Nvidia Backlight Driver
< > Tabletkiosk Sahara Touch-iT Backlight Driver
Display device support --->
Console display driver support --->
-*- VGA text console
*] Enable Scrollback Buffer in System RAM
(1024) Scrollback Buffer Size (in KB)
<*> Framebuffer Console support
[ ] Map the console to the primary display device
[ ] Framebuffer Console Rotation
[ ] Select compiled-in fonts
[*] Bootup logo --->
--- Bootup logo
[ ] Standard black and white Linux logo
[ ] Standard 16-color Linux logo
[*] Standard 224-color Linux logo |
a guide is here
similar problem here
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blue_screen
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks
I will test it and post my reply.
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blue_screen
n00b
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| Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:22 pm Post subject: Thanks |
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Thanks for your help.
Turns out i messed up with my makefile.
and installed xorg-server 1.8 ...
I reinstalled with 1.7.6 and everything is working 100% again 
thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
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DONAHUE
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| Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Well done. |
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