Fw: X does not want to start

[Robert Noland]

On Fri, 2009-06-26 at 11:19 -0500, Adam Vande More wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Robert Noland <rnoland at freebsd.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 2009-06-26 at 16:40 +0200, Stevan Tiefert wrote:
> > > > I have no xorg.conf created. The X-Server is configuring himself.
> > > Here is
> > > > the /var/log/Xorg.0.log:
> >
> > I generally do not recommend running without a config...  If it works
> > great, but can expose problems with your installed drivers, since it
> > tries to load everything it can find.  It also means that you can't set
> > any options and depending on which driver you are using, some of them
> > are needed.
> >
> > Please try running X -configure and installing the resulting config
> > in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
> >
> > robert.
> >
> > --
> > Robert Noland <rnoland at FreeBSD.org>
> > FreeBSD
> >
> 
> I'm actually experiencing the same issue with one of my ATI's, haven't dug
> into it yet.  If it the same as mine, X -configure will fail also.

This can be caused by having stale outdated drivers installed.  When X
runs without a config (like it does when you run X -configure)  it tries
to load every driver that it can find.  So, having one old or broken
driver installed can cause it to fail.

robert.

-- 
Robert Noland <rnoland at FreeBSD.org>
FreeBSD
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