startx error in VirtualBox gust
 

Hello everyone ,,,

I'm using a VirtualBox 4.1.4_OSE as a gust for installing an LFS 7.1.

I'm now trying to install xorg on it, but I couldn't find the video hardware driver for the VirtualBox.

When I'm doing "lspci" ,,,

I tried to install the Xorg VESA Driver-2.3.1 to test it.

But when I'm doing startx ,,, I got the following error ...

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Any idea,,, please !!?

VirtualBox is a virtualization platform, what distro did you install as host to build LFS?

Thanks druuna for replay..


I used OpenSUSE ,,,

but do I still need it ?,,, I finished LFS and it's working fine as Text-Mode ,,, I'm using the LFS to install Xorg.

Please tell us in more detail what you are doing:

- Are you using LFS to do these steps,
- Which BLFS document are you using,
- Which chapter and step are you working on,
- Which chapters in the BLFS book have you done this far and did you encounter problems.

I finished LFS by following LFS 7.1 http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable

After that reboot and logged in to the LFS as root.

I'm now trying to install Xorg to it by following the BLFS steps.


- Are you using LFS to do these steps,
yes, I'm using LFS to do that.


- Which BLFS document are you using,
Beyond Linux® From Scratch
Version 2012-08-15
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/


- Which chapter and step are you working on,
Chapter 24. X Window System Environment

- Which chapters in the BLFS book have you done this far and did you encounter problems.
Now, I'm in Xorg-7.7 Testing and Configuration.

Details please! Chapter 24 has +/- 25 sub-parts

I asked about what you have done, _not_ what you are doing now. I'm also asking if you had any problems _before_ you reached this point. Can I assume you did all the chapters leading up to this problem? Did you start with chapter 24 after finishing LFS or did you do any other chapters (have you done chapter 3 for example)?

Details, without it we are going nowhere!

Sorry ,,,
After finishing the LFS installation on VirtualBox machine ,,, I installed wget and ssh, I install ssh to connect with the LFS via my openSUSE host, and it's worked fine.

After that I did chapter 3 in BLFS (3. After LFS Configuration Issues) after finished it, I did chapter 24.

In chapter 24 I had a problem in compiling util-macros-1-17 as my previous post here http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-a-4175420494/

I searched in net for that problem some peoples said it's ok just go with make install.

And I had another problem when installing Xorg Libraries, which is
I solved that by installing the x11 first then xext ,,, and reinstall the other libraries by running the commands in BLFS in the (Xorg Libraries) section http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...n/x/x7lib.html...

after that everything done fine till (Xorg Drivers) section ...

I install all Xorg Input Drivers

Xorg Evdev Driver-2.7.0
Xorg Synaptics Driver-1.6.1
Xorg VMMouse Driver-12.8.0
Xorg Wacom Driver-0.14.0


But I didn't know what to install for video hardware VirtualBox driver, so I did,

I tried the Xorg VESA Driver-2.3.1 and go to the next section, installing twm-1.0.7, xterm-279, xclock-1.0.6, xinit-1.3.2.

And now I'm in Xorg-7.7 Testing and Configuration.

I also believe that this should not be a problem. Only warnings are shown, no actual errors.

The install order is important. Have a look here: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blf...Xorg7Libraries
If no errors were shown in the chapters following this you are probably ok.

Do you actually need all these?

The VGA driver is a generic driver and should work. Focus on that one for the moment.

BTW: Using lspci -v -s 00:02.0 will give you more detail.

Did you check/edit/recompile your kernel for the correct settings? (mentioned multiple times in the Xorg Drivers section).

I noticed this in your first post: Did you check the correctness of the file(s) in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

There is no errors were shown.

No, but I installed them for testing.


the lspci -v -s 00:02.0 result is

Really I didn't know how to do that ,,, :( ,,, I just go to /sources/linux-3.2.6 which i uncompressed from LFS Instructions and run
Does that right !!!!?:confused: ,,, I didn't recompile the kernel.

And ya some drivers need to choose (Y or M) in kernel configuration but I couldn't do that, so I select by (*).


In the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/xkb-defaults.conf there was no EndSection , I added it, and now it's content

,the contents of the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/videocard-0.conf

And the contents of the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/server-layout.conf

And here is the file /root/xorg.conf.new

No, that is not correct. You should activate the options, recompile the kernel, place the appropriate files in /boot and reboot (you [should have] have done this before: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/...08/kernel.html).

You should do this first.

Radeon? Why? I thought you are trying to use the vesa driver.....

This file isn't used when running startx. This info should be in the files present in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

OK ,,, I'll do that and replay after finish it ,,, (It's will take a long time :)), but what did you meant by place the appropriate files in /boot ?

and in VESA configuration, How can I choose Y from menuconfig ,,, I only have (*) ,,, Does it OK ?



That's from the BLFS instructions in section [Xorg-7.7 Testing and Configuration] http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...rg-config.html ,, I didn't modify it.

That is present in the Linux-3.2.6 link I provided.

* = yes (static), M = yes (Module)

This is only an example for Raedon graphics, use what is appropriate for you (which seems to be vesa at the moment).

OK Thanks, I did as the link you provided.

I modified the "cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/videocard-0.conf" to

After I activated the options, and recompiled the kernel. I re-installed the drivers again.

But when I do startx it's show me the same error

:( ...

I edit the file "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/server-layout.conf" to
Then when I did startx ,,, It's Worked !!! :)

Thanks a lot druuna ...

I'm going to install the Xfce now.