Re: XFree86

[Andreas <an...@po...>]

Hello David

> Hi,
> I have again attempting to get XFree-4 up and running, I seem to have
> problems with the glint driver causing "symbol unresolved" problems. I have
> mentioned this before but nobody can explain the fault. I therefore have
> decide to try to use the FBDev instead of glint. I hope this is possible.

It's always possible to use FBDev I think.

> I
> have had a little more success but still things are not working correctly. I
> have included my XF86Config-4 to see if there are any obvious mistakes.
> Using this config I do get output to the monitor, this is an uncorrupted
> screen which is a vertically offset version of my workbench screen.

Yes, seen this effect here too, maybe something about initialisation.

> I can
> then go no further the machine seems to lock, with no keyboard or mouse
> response at all.

Well, it goes away after a sec or so, and then proceeds loading. Seems as
your X server crashes here.

Please cf. my comments on your X error log below.

> I have included my XFree-log if that helps solve the
> problem. The problem seems related to the unresolved symbols. I am wondering
> if these "symbols" could have become corrupted in some way, are they part of
> a .deb file. Could I reinstall the necessary files from my woody cd's? I did
> have similar X output to this when first using XF86-3, but it was solved by
> using a correct config file, I hope this will be the same. As usual, any
> help would be great. I am sorry to keep coming back to this, but I am
> completely stuck.
> 

> Section "Module"
>    Load    "ddc"
>    Load    "GLcore"
>    Load    "dbe"
> # 
>    Load    "dri"

what happended here ...

>    Load    "extmod"
>    Load    "glx"
>    Load    "pex5"
>    Load    "record"
>    Load    "xie"
>    Load    "bitmap"
>    Load    "freetype"
>    Load    "speedo"
>    Load    "type1"
>    Load    "vbe"
> # 
>    Load    "int10"

... and here?

If you want to comment a line out, you have to put the # in the same line
which you want to comment, but not one above.

> EndSection

> Section "Device"
>    Identifier    "CVPPC"
>    Driver        "fbdev"
>    Option        "NoInt10"
> EndSection

Add: Option "UseFBDev"

cf. http://linux-apus.sourceforge.net/contrib/

I use the following one:

Section "Device"
    Identifier    "Generic Video Card"
    Driver        "fbdev"
    Option        "UseFBDev"        "true"
    Option        "NoInt10"
EndSection


> Symbol xf86ExecX86int10 from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is
> unresolved! Symbol xf86ExecX86int10 from module
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol xf86ExecX86int10 from
> module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol
> xf86ExecX86int10 from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved!
> Symbol xf86ExecX86int10 from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is
> unresolved! Symbol xf86ExecX86int10 from module
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol xf86ExecX86int10 from
> module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol
> xf86ExecX86int10 from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved!
> Symbol xf86Int10AllocPages from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is
> unresolved! Symbol xf86ExecX86int10 from module
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol xf86ExecX86int10 from
> module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol
> xf86ExecX86int10 from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved!
> Symbol xf86ExecX86int10 from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is
> unresolved! Symbol xf86int10Addr from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
> is unresolved! Symbol xf86int10Addr from module
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol xf86int10Addr from
> module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol xf86int10Addr
> from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol
> xf86int10Addr from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved!
> Symbol xf86ExecX86int10 from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is
> unresolved! Symbol xf86ExecX86int10 from module
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol xf86ExecX86int10 from
> module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol xf86FreeInt10
> from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol
> xf86Int10FreePages from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is
> unresolved! Symbol xf86FreeInt10 from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a
> is unresolved! Symbol xf86Int10FreePages from module
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol xf86int10Addr from
> module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol xf86int10Addr
> from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol
> xf86int10Addr from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved!
> Symbol xf86int10Addr from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is
> unresolved! Symbol xf86ExecX86int10 from module
> /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol xf86Int10AllocPages
> from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved! Symbol
> xf86InitInt10 from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved!

Hmm, it looks like it has something to do with int10, because this gets
mentioned at the beginning of each line. Please comment out

    Load    "int10"

by using

    # Load    "int10"

and keep the

    Option        "NoInt10"

in your Device section!

I have no idea what is going on here (I am not the xf86 guy), but maybe it has
something to do with the lacking pci support of the kernel??

PS: have you mastered your system clock going nuts?

-- 
Hope you have some succes now, wishes,
Andi