Hello All:
I have been trying for the last two days to install gentoo on a new
laptop. Issues I am having are related to Xorg. I am still unable to
get it to work. When I startx, I get a blank screen and I have to
reboot through an ssh connection to the laptop.
localhost ~ # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Arrandale DRAM Controller (rev 12)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Arrandale
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 12)
.....
localhost ~ # dmesg
.........
.....
NET: Registered protocol family 10
lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[drm] LVDS-8: set mode 1366x768 12
i2c-adapter i2c-2: unable to read EDID block.
i915 0000:00:02.0: DVI-D-1: no EDID data
i2c-adapter i2c-2: unable to read EDID block.
i915 0000:00:02.0: DVI-D-1: no EDID data
i2c-adapter i2c-2: unable to read EDID block.
i915 0000:00:02.0: DVI-D-1: no EDID data
i2c-adapter i2c-2: unable to read EDID block.
i915 0000:00:02.0: DVI-D-1: no EDID data
localhost ~ # X -config /root/xorg.conf.new
X.Org X Server 1.6.5
Release Date: 2009-10-11
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 #8 SMP Tue
Feb 23 05:38:03 AST 2010 x86_64
Build Date: 22 February 2010 07:09:57PM
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Feb 23 07:26:39 2010
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
FATAL: Module fbcon not found.
Setting master
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
The framebuffer console is built-in ! Here are the relevant parts of
my kernel .config:
# Graphics support
#
CONFIG_AGP=y
CONFIG_AGP_AMD64=y
CONFIG_AGP_INTEL=y
CONFIG_DRM=y
CONFIG_DRM_I915=m
CONFIG_DRM_I915_KMS=y
CONFIG_VGASTATE=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_OUTPUT_CONTROL=m
CONFIG_FB=y
# CONFIG_FIRMWARE_EDID is not set
# CONFIG_FB_DDC is not set
CONFIG_FB_BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT=y
CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT=y
CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA=y
CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT=y
CONFIG_FB_SYS_FILLRECT=m
CONFIG_FB_SYS_COPYAREA=m
CONFIG_FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT=m
CONFIG_FB_SYS_FOPS=m
CONFIG_FB_MODE_HELPERS=y
# Frame buffer hardware drivers
#
CONFIG_FB_ARC=m
CONFIG_FB_IMSTT=y
CONFIG_FB_VGA16=y
CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
CONFIG_FB_INTEL=m
CONFIG_FB_INTEL_DEBUG=y
CONFIG_FB_IMSTT=y
CONFIG_FB_VGA16=y
CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
CONFIG_FB_INTEL=m
CONFIG_FB_INTEL_DEBUG=y
CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=m
CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_GENERIC=m
#
# Display device support
#
# CONFIG_DISPLAY_SUPPORT is not set
#
# Console display driver support
#
CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK=y
CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE=64
CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_FB_CON_DECOR=y
CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y
CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
CONFIG_LOGO=y
CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224=y
In my "/etc/make.conf" I have :
INPUT_DEVICES="evdev synaptics"
VIDEO_CARDS="intel"
==================================================
Any ideas ? I appreciate any help.
I have been trying for the last two days to install gentoo on a new
laptop. Issues I am having are related to Xorg. I am still unable to
get it to work. When I startx, I get a blank screen and I have to
reboot through an ssh connection to the laptop.
localhost ~ # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Arrandale DRAM Controller (rev 12)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Arrandale
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 12)
.....
localhost ~ # dmesg
.........
.....
NET: Registered protocol family 10
lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[drm] LVDS-8: set mode 1366x768 12
i2c-adapter i2c-2: unable to read EDID block.
i915 0000:00:02.0: DVI-D-1: no EDID data
i2c-adapter i2c-2: unable to read EDID block.
i915 0000:00:02.0: DVI-D-1: no EDID data
i2c-adapter i2c-2: unable to read EDID block.
i915 0000:00:02.0: DVI-D-1: no EDID data
i2c-adapter i2c-2: unable to read EDID block.
i915 0000:00:02.0: DVI-D-1: no EDID data
localhost ~ # X -config /root/xorg.conf.new
X.Org X Server 1.6.5
Release Date: 2009-10-11
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 #8 SMP Tue
Feb 23 05:38:03 AST 2010 x86_64
Build Date: 22 February 2010 07:09:57PM
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Tue Feb 23 07:26:39 2010
(++) Using config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new"
FATAL: Module fbcon not found.
Setting master
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
expected keysym, got XF86TouchpadToggle: line 122 of inet
The framebuffer console is built-in ! Here are the relevant parts of
my kernel .config:
# Graphics support
#
CONFIG_AGP=y
CONFIG_AGP_AMD64=y
CONFIG_AGP_INTEL=y
CONFIG_DRM=y
CONFIG_DRM_I915=m
CONFIG_DRM_I915_KMS=y
CONFIG_VGASTATE=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_OUTPUT_CONTROL=m
CONFIG_FB=y
# CONFIG_FIRMWARE_EDID is not set
# CONFIG_FB_DDC is not set
CONFIG_FB_BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT=y
CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT=y
CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA=y
CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT=y
CONFIG_FB_SYS_FILLRECT=m
CONFIG_FB_SYS_COPYAREA=m
CONFIG_FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT=m
CONFIG_FB_SYS_FOPS=m
CONFIG_FB_MODE_HELPERS=y
# Frame buffer hardware drivers
#
CONFIG_FB_ARC=m
CONFIG_FB_IMSTT=y
CONFIG_FB_VGA16=y
CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
CONFIG_FB_INTEL=m
CONFIG_FB_INTEL_DEBUG=y
CONFIG_FB_IMSTT=y
CONFIG_FB_VGA16=y
CONFIG_FB_VESA=y
CONFIG_FB_INTEL=m
CONFIG_FB_INTEL_DEBUG=y
CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=m
CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_GENERIC=m
#
# Display device support
#
# CONFIG_DISPLAY_SUPPORT is not set
#
# Console display driver support
#
CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK=y
CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE=64
CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_FB_CON_DECOR=y
CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y
CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
CONFIG_LOGO=y
CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224=y
In my "/etc/make.conf" I have :
INPUT_DEVICES="evdev synaptics"
VIDEO_CARDS="intel"
==================================================
Any ideas ? I appreciate any help.