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Xorg configuration - failed to load module vga module does not exist and fatal server error no screens found

Asked by: parkhensley

Obviously an X Windows newbie.  Doing this on Arch Linux Ran Xorg -configure which resulted in unreadable screen when doing startx, so then tried xorgconfig. Did not find my monitor which is a Radius Rad-5 or card, so ignored. Now when doing startx, the messages are "failed to load module vga - does not exist" and "Fatal Server error - No screens found".  After getting this fixed it would be good to have a link for something to read on Xorg configuration.

Thanks

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by: gheistPosted on 2006-03-11 at 00:22:35ID: 16161922

Some software is missing. Please post uname -a for tips to reinstall broken/missing package.

What is your video card? (Or at least driver name from xorg.conf.new)

 

by: parkhensleyPosted on 2006-03-11 at 06:38:42ID: 16162974

uname -a -> Linux Archie 2.6.15-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMT i686 Interl Celeron CPU 1200 MHz Genuine Intel GNU/Linux

card is ATI RV200 QW - I don't see any card driver in xorg.conf.new - I didn't see my card in the list when doing xorgconfig, so didn't know what to include.

 

by: gheistPosted on 2006-03-11 at 06:58:49ID: 16163054

Is your card AGP or PCI or PCIE ???

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Card0"
        Driver      "radeon"
EndSection

 

by: parkhensleyPosted on 2006-03-11 at 07:17:42ID: 16163123

PCI

And now I see that xorg.conf.new assigned the driver to be vesa.

 

by: gheistPosted on 2006-03-11 at 07:35:29ID: 16163204

It is likely that you had some sort of X interfering with detection.
Set driver to radeon and look if things change.

 

by: gheistPosted on 2006-03-11 at 07:40:57ID: 16163220

You may gave to use
Option "BusType" "PCI"

if Xorg misdetects card as AGP

 

by: parkhensleyPosted on 2006-03-11 at 07:55:37ID: 16163268

changed driver to radeon and error now is "Failed to load module 'radeon' (module does not exist, 0) No drivers available." and "no screens found"

 

by: gheistPosted on 2006-03-11 at 08:29:07ID: 16163377

please post content of /etc/issue
Your uname looks way too generic to be useful

 

by: parkhensleyPosted on 2006-03-11 at 08:36:04ID: 16163395


Am installing and trying out Arch Linux. Just got it yesterday.

Contents of issue:
Arch Linux 0.7.1 (Noodle) (\n) (\l)

 

by: gheistPosted on 2006-03-11 at 10:46:28ID: 16163936

Does error repeat with Knoppix/Mandriva One/Ubuntu Live
Your arch-distribution is not for newbies.

 

by: parkhensleyPosted on 2006-03-11 at 14:43:01ID: 16164707

I boot KDE fine in SuSE, Red Hat and Knoppix. The fact that Arch Linux is not for newbies and that it is more customizable is why I'm trying it out. I'm willing to read whatever I have to to learn.

 

by: parkhensleyPosted on 2006-03-11 at 17:48:48ID: 16165267

Big embarrasing mistake. I am using one monitor and 2 computers connected by a KVM switch. When I was checking on the video card I switched to the computer NOT running Arch Linux and got the info for the wrong one. The video card on the Arch machine is an Intel i815 and after a little research found that I just needed to set driver = "i810" and boardname = "i815". I manually edited the xorg.conf.new file and then had to get rid of an error about twm and xterm not being defined downloaded the modules for the window manager (decided to go with icewm) and for xterm.  Now, it works.

You actually gave me the clue I needed to track down the changes to xorg.conf.new by asking if there was any problem with other distros. I wouldn't have thought of looking at the xorg.conf files for them if you hadn't asked that.

Sorry for being a dunce,

Thanks very much.

 

by: gheistPosted on 2006-03-11 at 19:13:41ID: 16165645

It goes best with undertanding of what locore.S does.
For long learning session I'd suggest installing and making kde desktop out of OpenBSD or NetBSD.
I assure that it is possible.

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