X -configure fails on 6.3-Release

Jin Guojun [VFFS] jin at george.lbl.gov
Sun Jan 20 17:03:02 PST 2008


Predrag Punosevac wrote:

> Jin Guojun [VFFS] wrote:
>
>> Predrag Punosevac wrote:
>>
>>> Jim Guojun [VFFS] wrote:
>>>
>>>> After installed FreeBSD 6.3 on two machines, and X server cannot be 
>>>> started somehow on either one.
>>>>
>>>> Both "X -configure" and "X -probeonly" failed and errors are in 
>>>> attached file -- Xerr.
>>>> Also, Xorg.o.log is attached.
>>>>
>>>
>>> (EE) Failed to load module "ati" (module does not exist, 0)
>>> (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
>>> (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)
>>> (EE) Failed to load module "vga" (module does not exist, 0)
>>> (EE) Failed to load module "mouse" (module does not exist, 0)
>>> (EE) Failed to load module "kbd" (module does not exist, 0)
>>> (EE) No drivers available.
>>>
>>>
>>> How did you add Xorg? It looks like you are completely missing 
>>> drivers. Did you reboot the computers after the XOrg was added.
>>>
>> I did not add Xorg. From installation, I selected either 5 
>> (X-Developer) or 7 (X-Kern-Developer).
>> This is what older FreeBSD installation used to add X Window system.
>>
> That should be enough. Did you create initial xorg.conf.new file with 
> Xorg -configure?

Nop, "X -configure" does not work due to missing many X related packages.

>> Is this an issue for 6.3 installation?
>> I will try to add Xorg manually to see if this can fix the problem.
>>
>> -Jin
>
> I have no clue. I tried to play recently with 7.0 which is not as 
> stable as 6.3. I wanted to use Miro. Xorg was properly installed and 
> configured but it was crushing right after the start.
> The same machine is running OpenBSD 4.2 without any issues.I actually 
> tried to start X even with VESA driver
> (normaly I would use i810)  and very conservative options but aval:-(. 
> It is 10 year old PIII. So nothing fancy.

Manually adding Xorg package resolves the problem -- it installs everything.
So, the problem is likely a 6.3 installation bug, but I wonder no one 
else complained it :-(

Thanks for help,
-Jin


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