xorg fails to find screens

legit · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:27 pm Post subject: xorg fails to find screens

Hi,

I'm trying to get my xorg up and running, I have a radeon HD 5770 and startx gives this log:

Mike Hunt · Watchman Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5287

First, follow this guide.

If it then still fails, post the output of these please:

emerge --info
rc-status

hedmo · Veteran Joined: 29 Aug 2009 Posts: 1305 Location: sweden

Post your xorg.conf

legit · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 7:56 pm Post subject:

Mike Hunt, Thats the guide I followed and got the above results, I'll post the output of those commands in a little bit.

hedmo, I don't have an xorg.conf because I'm not supposed to need one, and I cant get any of xorg -configure or X -configure or Xorg -configure to generate one (they all fail out)

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:26 pm Post subject:

legit,

legit · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:47 pm Post subject:

As requested:

emerge --info:

hedmo · Veteran Joined: 29 Aug 2009 Posts: 1305 Location: sweden

sorry i missed a line in your post.set only

VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx"

in make.conf or you can get problems when
you pull in 2 drivers at the same time.when
you are using fglrx you need to have à xorg.conf
and type à command to tell xorg about ati-drivers

1.set=make.conf

2.emerge --newuse --update --deep --ask world

and radeon Will be off

3.emerge xorg-server

at the end of the reemerge there Will be thing you
have to type (i dont know all off it ) but its something
like

emerge portage-utils; qlist -I -C x11-drivers/

4.now you need to have à xorg.conf
(look at some posts at the forum or just look mine)
you should find some nice xorg.conf .when its fixed

5./opt/bin/aticonfig --initial --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf

and you should be good to go
for more info about this howto and xorg.conf

google= gentoo howto fglrx

find gentoo wiki fglrx and there will be some more info

Mike Hunt · Watchman Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5287

Do you have some sort of window manager installed?

If not then emerge twm xterm to test your X server.

And try without an xorg.conf fileemerge twm xterm

legit · Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:20 am Post subject:

Okay, so I emerged xterm and then using the xorg.config file i previously used I got a display up.

I still can't get Xorg -configure to work though, so now the problem is how can I get a working xorg.conf file?

Without an xorg.conf file it still fails entirely.

Mike Hunt · Watchman Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5287

Post the output of these please:

legit · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:36 am Post subject:

Okay, I paired down my drivers to:

VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx"
INPUT_DEVICES="evdev"

and updated my xorg.conf to:

legit · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:42 am Post subject:

Nevermind, running:

hedmo · Veteran Joined: 29 Aug 2009 Posts: 1305 Location: sweden

whit fglrx you have a control center. set.

Display Manager
multi-display desktop whit display (s)1 and 2

make.conf USE="+xinerama"

xorg.conf=

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "Xinerama" "off"
EndSection

and it should work

if you have not decide what Desktop Environment you want you can try wmaker or lxpanel

wmaker=Lightweight X11 window maker(no panel whit menu)

lxpanel=Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment(no window manager) and no logout command

fast to emerge