Description of problem: I can't start xorg either from bootup or using startx Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.8.0-12.fc9.i386 How reproducible: Every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. boot machine up 2. Gets to the rhgb then locks up. 3. Actual results: It locks up Expected results: It should load up fine. Additional info: [root@localhost ~]# lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M52 [Mobility Radeon X1300] 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02) 03:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller 03:01.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 19) 03:01.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 0a) 03:01.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 05) 0b:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)
Created attachment 304167 [details] Xorg log which has the errors.
http://www.smolts.org/show?uuid=pub_11cbc424-765d-4516-a2a9-230f4a312a6e Might help but if not. Also another point is that I'm using vesa to startx and it's limited to ati only. I haven't tried any other drivers.
Can you also attach your xorg.conf? Not that I expect there's anything interesting there, but just in the interest of making sure all the relevant info is here
Created attachment 304278 [details] xorg.conf Take into account it's been modified to work with Vesa. The only settings is the EXA setting and the driver setting everything else is commented out.
have you got bits of fglrx installed or something? -ati driver can't find a kernel drm or the kernel drm that is loaded isn't its one..
Removing the fglrx driver and rebooting it works. Can you explain why before I could have the fglrx installed but not enabled and the ati driver would still work. Is there a way to have the fglrx driver installed but not enabled and have the ati driver functioning?
you had the fglrx kernel module loaded in your kernel, I would say this is the same as having enabled fglrx. I've no idea where fglrx packages come from, or if you just dl from ATI, but Red Hat/Fedora cannot fix these. Please contact the package maintainers or ATI.