xorg 7.2 start problem

[Kris Kennaway]

On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 11:54:34PM -0400, Scott Robbins wrote:
> On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 11:04:36PM -0400, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 06:23:29PM -0700, Andriy Babiy wrote:
> > > Hi everybody,
> > > 
> > > To upgrade xorg, I followed the procedure described in 
> > > the /usr/ports/UPDATING file. The build went smooth, without any build 
> > > errors. At the merge step, the script complained about mime.info files, so 
> > > I made backup copy of those and deleted the duplicates.
> > > But after reboot I cannot start X. On that machine, I use xfce4. When I 
> > > issue startxfce4, I receive messages that modules kbd, mouse, and mga 
> > > haven't been found.
> > > During the build I didn't see any errors; presumably, it's a configuration 
> > > error. Could you advise me on where I should look for an error?
> > > It's i386 machine, with 6.2 stable. The Xorg.0.log file is enclosed. Errors 
> > > are at the end pf the file.
> > > Thank you very much in advance!
> 
> 
> As Kris said,  (though I snipped it) it sounds like you didn't install
>  the full xorg, which would have included all drivers.  However, you 
> could try, from /usr/ports/x11-drivers installing
> 
> xf86-input-keyboard
> xf86-input-mouse
> xf86-video-mga 
> 
> and see if that solves that particular problem.  

I'd recommend just installing the full xorg unless you know what
you're doing, otherwise you'll probably run into other randomly
missing pieces too.

Kris