startx not working with xorg-server-1.5.3-r6

62chevy · 07-02-2009, 04:32 PM

I followed the http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/deskto...rade-guide.xml doc to install the xorg-sever.

Using the command X with or with out /etc/X11/xorg.conf works fine. I can move the mouse around and the keyboard can be used to kill X (ctrl+alt+delete). But using startx I get a black screen with the mouse working and the keyboard disabled, I have shut the computer off and reboot.

Thanks in advance for helping.

bigearsbilly · 07-02-2009, 05:21 PM

startx usually calls
~/.xinitrc I believe.
(maybe a system one too, /usr/local/X11/??)
have a look in there.

62chevy · 07-02-2009, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigearsbilly

startx usually calls
~/.xinitrc I believe.
(maybe a system one too, /usr/local/X11/??)
have a look in there.

True but in the absence of ~/.xinitrc X should use twm window manager and the system wide xinitrc does just that if I'm reading it right.

Took another look at /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc and see that it's calling chooser.sh, have to temporally disable it and see what happens. brb.

dxqcanada · 07-02-2009, 07:32 PM

Ahh, I have to ask ... were you trying to upgrade your Xorg to v1.5 ... or were you installing Xserver for the first time ?

62chevy · 07-02-2009, 07:32 PM

Renamed chooser.sh and tried startx, gave me twm but the screen was garbage. Had to change consoles to shut X down.

Added ~/.xinitrc for startx and had to shut computer off.

Putt chooser.sh back had to shut computer off.

Tryed using xorg.conf because Xorg.0.log was tring to use the wrong mouse. had to turn compuer off.

~/.xinitrc is just making thing worse. But it was worth a try.

62chevy · 07-02-2009, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dxqcanada

Ahh, I have to ask ... were you trying to upgrade your Xorg to v1.5 ... or were you installing Xserver for the first time ?

First time install. Is there a difference?

dxqcanada · 07-02-2009, 07:36 PM

Yes it is a different doc: The X Server Configuration HOWTO

The doc you referenced was for those that had an older version of Xserver and wanted to upgrade to the new v1.5.x version ... so it assumes you already have a working Xserver installed.

62chevy · 07-02-2009, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dxqcanada

Yes it is a different doc: The X Server Configuration HOWTO

The doc you referenced was for those that had an older version of Xserver and wanted to upgrade to the new v1.5.x version ... so it assumes you already have a working Xserver installed.

That's the first one I used and had the same problems but wanted hal. Setting up hal did not seem to help. I even had to compile xorg-sever a second time so it would use hal's modules.

NathanZachary · 07-03-2009, 10:21 AM

If you are going to use HAL, then some things need to be done. For one, you need to have evdev support in your kernel:

Code:

Device Drivers  --->  
  Input device support  --->
    < >   Event interface

You also need to have INPUT_DEVICES="evdev" in your /etc/make.conf. If you need another driver (like synaptics), you will need that appended in your INPUT_DEVICES as well (e.g. INPUT_DEVICES="evdev synaptics")

Then you also need to make sure that your user is a member of the plugdev group. Lastly, you need to make sure that dbus and hal are both installed and running (you can also add them to the default runlevel):

Code:

emerge -av dbus hal
/etc/init.d/dbus start && /etc/init.d/hald start
rc-update add dbus default && rc-update add hald default

If you made changes to your kernel and/or your /etc/make.conf INPUT_DEVICES, you will need to reinstall xorg-server with the HAL flag enabled.

d2_racing · 07-03-2009, 11:11 AM

And for the record, you should run this too :

Code:

# qlist -I x11-drivers
# emerge -av the_list_that_qlist_listed

Xorg-Server 1.6 break all the x11-drivers, so you need to recompile your evdev,synaptic,mouse,keyboard and your video driver I think.

62chevy · 07-03-2009, 04:29 PM

Thanks guys that should get me headed in the right direction. But because of the holiday I might not get to it till Sunday or Monday.

I did a genkernel install shouldn't that have the evdev module? I'll look at the .config and see, if not time to recompile.

62chevy · 07-31-2009, 03:52 PM

Sorry for the long delay in posting bit work and vacations can take it's toll.

I had to recompile my kernel, xorg-server and then start with a fresh /etc/xorg.conf using

Code:

X -configure

Now X or startx work but no fonts. twm is ugly and with no fonts it's even uglier. When X is stable I'll emerge Gnome.

Here is my /var/log/Xorg.0.log

http://dpaste.com/73840/