XFree86 config help

[MrSwitch]

I just installed the new version of Gentoo and so far everything has when with out a hitch (besides a few annoyances). So far all i have done is emerge nvidia drivers, ati drivers, Xfree and X11. When i tyep XFree86 -configure i get some errors. Im attaching the XFree86 log file. Im not sure exaclty what its asking me for.

Thanks
MrSwitch

[DMR]

Originally posted by MrSwitch
When i tyep XFree86 -configure i get some errors. Please post the exact text of those errors as well (unless they're the same as the errors in your attached file, of course).

[mdwatts]

From another thread I found with a forum search for 'unresolved symbols'.


A: Nothing will work if the NVIDIA kernel module doesn't function
properly. If you see anything in the X log file like "(EE)
NVIDIA(0): Failed to initialize the NVIDIA kernel module!" then
there is most likely a problem with the NVIDIA kernel module.
First, you should verify that if you installed from rpm that
the rpm was built specifically for the kernel you are using.
You should also check that the module is loaded ('/sbin/lsmod');
if it is not loaded try loading it explicitly with 'insmod' or
'modprobe' (be sure to exit the X server before installing a new
kernel module). If you receive errors about unresolved symbols,
then the kernel module has most likely been built using header files
for a different kernel revision than what you are running. You can
explicitly control what kernel header files are used when building
the NVIDIA kernel module with the --kernel-include-dir option (see
`sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run --advanced-options`
for details).

Please note that the convention for the location of kernel header
files changed approximately at the time of the 2.4.0 kernel release,
as did the location of kernel modules. If the kernel module fails to
load properly, modprobe/insmod may be trying to load an older kernel
module (assuming you've upgraded). cd'ing into the directory with
the new kernel module and doing 'insmod ./nvidia.o' may help.

Another cause may be that the /dev/nvidia* device files may be missing.

Finally, the NVIDIA kernel module may print error messages indicating
a problem -- to view these messages please check /var/log/messages, or
wherever syslog is directed to place kernel messages. These messages
are prepended with "NVRM".


This is for Nvidia though some may pertain to your problem.

[je_fro]

you need to install nvidia drivers.

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by MrSwitch
So far all i have done is emerge nvidia drivers, ati drivers.


I just noticed...

So what video card do you have? There is no use installing the ATI drivers if you have a nvidia and the same if you have a ATI video card as you cannot use the Nvidia drivers.

[MrSwitch]

I have two video cards an ATI and an Nvidia. Im hoping to get it set up with dual monitors. Was so easy to set up in Mandrake. Mandrake is alittle slow for my taste. Hope that helped becuase im treading in water that i have never been in before.

Thanks
MrSwitch

[mdwatts]

Dual cards and monitors? That kinda makes sense now.

Do you have the correct BusID for each video card specified in /etc/X11/XF86Config or -4?

lspci (will tell you the BusID's)

Also search in the 'How I did it' forum for 'dual monitor' (based on titles) as there has been a couple of guides written by our members.

[MrSwitch]

Could i use the XF86config file from my mandrake setup. I got dual monitors setup and running great (exept a maximize problem). Ill give the busid a try. Would it make a difference if i took one of the cards out. One is an agp and the other is pci.

Thanks
MrSwitch

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by MrSwitch
Could i use the XF86config file from my mandrake setup. I got dual monitors setup and running great (exept a maximize problem).

Sure you can as long as one X version is not 3.# and the other 4.#.


Would it make a difference if i took one of the cards out. One is an agp and the other is pci.


???

I thought you wanted dual monitors? Why then would you take out one of the video cards?