FreeBSD 7.2 Intel i915 / Xorg issue

[Francisco Cabrita]

Hi Shawn

I would first try to figure why is this error in the logs.

(EE) XKB: No components provided for device Virtual core keyboard

I think only errors stop the X to start. The one you show are warnings.

Regards,
Francisco

On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 6:12 PM, Shawn Badger <shawnbadger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   Glen Barber wrote:
>
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Glen Barber[1]<glen.j.barber at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Shawn Badger[2]<shawnbadger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi, I've seen several posts with similar issues, but none of them have
> helped me resolve my own.  I am using 7.2-RELEASE on my laptop with an Intel
> i915 graphics card.  My problem is that Xorg refuses to start (most of the
> time) and posts an error in the log:
>  drmDropMaster failed: Unknown Error -1
>
> I have gotten X to start on occasion, but I've never been able to get
> fluxbox to start.  The command "Xorg -config /etc/X11/xorg.conf -retro"
> always works correctly.
>
> xorg.conf:     [3]http://pastebin.com/f44c3bfa1
> Xorg.0.log:    [4]http://pastebin.com/f22d7e99c
> dmesg output:  [5]http://pastebin.com/f7d02e787
>
> Any help would be very much appreciated.
>
>
>
> Try this: [6]http://www.dev-urandom.com/user/xorg.php
>
>
>
> I didn't realize you had 'AutoAddDevices' in ServerLayout at first..
> Still, give "AllowEmptyInput" "off" a shot.
>
>
>
>
>   Thanks for the quick responses:
>   @Glen:
>   I went ahead and gave it a try - to no avail.  Ironically, I have
>   never had any of the mouse/keyboard issues that people have complained
>   about.  My issue is that I just can't get X to start - it appears the
>   drm driver is failing on me.
>   @Francisco:
>   I already have both hald and dbus loading in rc.conf.  All of my
>   packages have been compiled from ports.
>
> References
>
>   1. mailto:glen.j.barber at gmail.com
>   2. mailto:shawnbadger at gmail.com
>   3. http://pastebin.com/f44c3bfa1
>   4. http://pastebin.com/f22d7e99c
>   5. http://pastebin.com/f7d02e787
>   6. http://www.dev-urandom.com/user/xorg.php
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