After running LiveCD 2005.1 for x86 (date 2005-08-10), I was unable to see the login screen or Gnome interface on my Radeon 9200 card through a DVI cable. A regular VGA cable worked with the same set-up. The boot-up screen worked fine. However, after LiveCD started GDM, the monitor lost signal. This persisted through the auto-login 10 seconds later into Gnome. I was able to find a little more information by following this procedure: - Pressed Right Mouse Button - Pressed 'E' to open up a terminal - Typed 'sudo passwd root' - Typed and confirmed a password - Typed 'su -' - Typed '/etc/init.d/sshd start' - On a separate computer, used ssh to log into LiveCD computer ('ssh root@192.168...') - typed 'less /var/log/messages' - Examined messages and found following information: Aug 24 03:27:41 livecd init: Activating demand-procedures for 'A' Aug 24 03:27:43 livecd gdm[1012]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_console .so) Aug 24 03:27:43 livecd gdm[1012]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_console.so: ca nnot open shared object file: No such file or directory] Aug 24 03:27:43 livecd gdm[1012]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_co nsole.so Aug 24 03:27:53 livecd gdm[1119]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_console .so) Aug 24 03:27:53 livecd gdm[1119]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_console.so: ca nnot open shared object file: No such file or directory] Aug 24 03:27:53 livecd gdm[1119]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_co nsole.so Aug 24 03:28:03 livecd gdm[1119]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_console .so) Aug 24 03:28:03 livecd gdm[1119]: PAM [dlerror: /lib/security/pam_console.so: ca nnot open shared object file: No such file or directory] Aug 24 03:28:03 livecd gdm[1119]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_co nsole.so Aug 24 03:28:03 livecd gdm-autologin(pam_unix)[1119]: session opened for user ge ntoo by (uid=0) Aug 24 03:28:03 livecd NET: Registered protocol family 10 Aug 24 03:28:03 livecd Disabled Privacy Extensions on device c03b6720(lo) Aug 24 03:28:03 livecd IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver Aug 24 03:28:03 livecd net.agent[1228]: add event not handled Aug 24 03:28:04 livecd (gentoo-1238): starting (version 2.10.0), pid 1238 user ' gentoo' Aug 24 03:28:04 livecd (gentoo-1238): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/ gconf.xml.mandatory" to a read-only configuration source at position 0 Aug 24 03:28:04 livecd (gentoo-1238): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/home/gent oo/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 1 Aug 24 03:28:04 livecd (gentoo-1238): Resolved address "xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/ gconf.xml.defaults" to a read-only configuration source at position 2 Aug 24 03:28:10 livecd (gentoo-1238): Resolved address "xml:readwrite:/home/gent oo/.gconf" to a writable configuration source at position 0 Aug 24 03:28:14 livecd eth0: no IPv6 routers present Aug 24 03:29:05 livecd sudo: gentoo : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/gentoo ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/passwd root Aug 24 03:29:13 livecd passwd(pam_unix)[1317]: password changed for root Aug 24 03:29:23 livecd su(pam_unix)[1318]: session opened for user root by (uid= 1000) Aug 24 03:30:12 livecd sshd[1381]: Server listening on :: port 22. Aug 24 03:30:12 livecd sshd[1381]: error: Bind to port 22 on 0.0.0.0 failed: Add ress already in use. Aug 24 03:30:59 livecd sshd[1382]: Accepted keyboard-interactive/pam for root fr om ::ffff:192.168.0.2 port 56953 ssh2 Aug 24 03:30:59 livecd sshd(pam_unix)[1385]: session opened for user root by roo t(uid=0) Additional Info: livecd log # cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 15 model : 12 model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 2800+ stepping : 0 cpu MHz : 1800.925 cache size : 512 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmovpat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext lm 3dnowext 3dnow bogomips : 3547.13 livecd log # lspci 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8385 [K8T800 AGP] Host Bridge (rev 01) 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890 South] 0000:00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10) 0000:00:0d.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20378 (FastTrak 378/SATA 378) (rev 02) 0000:00:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80) 0000:00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) 0000:00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86) 0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [KT600/K8T800/K8T890 South] 0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60) 0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration 0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map 0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller 0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200] (rev 01) 0000:01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200] (Secondary) (rev 01)
It looks like the 'fglrx' (ATI's FireGL) module failed to load. Interestingly, I've had similar problems on my normal Gentoo install. Here are a couple more error messages: From /var/log/Xorg.0.log: (II) Loading extension ATIFGLRXDRI (II) fglrx(0): doing DRIScreenInit drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999) drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999) drmOpenDevice: Open failed drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999) drmOpenDevice: open result is -1, (Unknown error 999) drmOpenDevice: Open failed [drm] failed to load kernel module "fglrx" (II) fglrx(0): [drm] drmOpen failed (EE) fglrx(0): DRIScreenInit failed! (WW) fglrx(0): *********************************************** (WW) fglrx(0): * DRI initialization failed! * (WW) fglrx(0): * (maybe driver kernel module missing or bad) * (WW) fglrx(0): * 2D acceleraton available (MMIO) * (WW) fglrx(0): * no 3D acceleration available * (WW) fglrx(0): ********************************************* * cat /var/log/gdm/:0.log: X Window System Version 6.8.2 Release Date: 9 February 2005 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2 Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.11-gentoo-r11 i686 [ELF] Current Operating System: Linux livecd 2.6.12-gentoo-r6 #1 SMP Tue Aug 9 06:48:00 UTC 2005 i686 Build Date: 22 July 2005 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org to make sure that you have the latest version. Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Aug 24 03:27:43 2005 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" (EE) Failed to load module "speedo" (module does not exist, 0) (WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:1:0:1) found FATAL: Module fglrx not found. [drm] failed to load kernel module "fglrx" (EE) fglrx(0): DRIScreenInit failed! Warning: font renderer for ".pcf" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.Z" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".pcf.gz" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".snf" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".snf.Z" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".snf.gz" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".bdf" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.Z" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".bdf.gz" already registered at priority 0 Warning: font renderer for ".pmf" already registered at priority 0 AUDIT: Wed Aug 24 03:33:27 2005: 1135 X: client 14 rejected from local host Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: -1
Were you able to try the 2006.0 CD and did it work with the newer release?
I ultimately solved this problem by buying an nVidia graphics card (GeForce FX5200). So, unfortunately, I can't say whether the ATI graphics card works with Gentoo 2006.0 live install.
That sounds like the best solution I have ever heard... ;] Thanks for letting me know.
