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From: Charles Blair on 28 Jun 2010 08:30
I recently upgraded from etch to lenny, and most features
of the system seemed to be working.

After a day or two with the new system, I am getting a
character-based screen to log in, instead of the X display.

Below, I give the output from typing "startx", and the
xorg.conf file.

***************** Output from startx ******************

Script started on Mon 28 Jun 2010 06:30:15 AM CDT
localhost:/home/ceblair# startx

X Window System Version 7.1.1
Release Date: 12 May 2006
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1
Build Operating System: UNKNOWN
Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.26-2-486 #1 Sat Dec 26 08:37:39 UTC 2009 i686
Build Date: 29 May 2008
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: Mon Jun 28 06:30:21 2010
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

(EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) No drivers available.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

waiting for X server to begin accepting connections
giving up.

******************** The file /etc/X11/xorg.conf **************

Section "Files"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
# path to defoma fonts
FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "i2c"
Load "bitmap"
Load "ddc"
Load "dri"
Load "extmod"
Load "freetype"
Load "glx"
Load "int10"
Load "vbe"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
Driver "kbd"
Option "CoreKeyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "nVidia Corporation C51 [GeForce 6150 LE]"
Driver "nv"
BusID "PCI:0:5:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "NXM76LCD"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation C51 [GeForce 6150 LE]"
Monitor "NXM76LCD"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen "Default Screen"
InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection


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From: Sven Joachim on 28 Jun 2010 08:40
On 2010-06-28 14:07 +0200, Charles Blair wrote:

> I recently upgraded from etch to lenny, and most features
> of the system seemed to be working.
>
> After a day or two with the new system, I am getting a
> character-based screen to log in, instead of the X display.

Did X work previously?

> (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
> (EE) No drivers available.

Please run "debsums xserver-xorg-video-nv".

Sven


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From: Andrei Popescu on 28 Jun 2010 14:00
On Lu, 28 iun 10, 07:07:44, Charles Blair wrote:
> I recently upgraded from etch to lenny, and most features
> of the system seemed to be working.
>
> After a day or two with the new system, I am getting a
> character-based screen to log in, instead of the X display.
>
> Below, I give the output from typing "startx", and the
> xorg.conf file.
>
> ***************** Output from startx ******************
>
> Script started on Mon 28 Jun 2010 06:30:15 AM CDT
> localhost:/home/ceblair# startx
>
> X Window System Version 7.1.1
> Release Date: 12 May 2006
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1
> Build Operating System: UNKNOWN
> Current Operating System: Linux localhost 2.6.26-2-486 #1 Sat Dec 26 08:37:39 UTC 2009 i686
> Build Date: 29 May 2008
> 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: Mon Jun 28 06:30:21 2010
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
>
> (EE) Failed to load module "nv" (module does not exist, 0)
> (EE) No drivers available.

X can't find the driver. Please post the output of

dpkg -l xserver-xorg-video-nv

> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>
> waiting for X server to begin accepting connections
> giving up.

Probably not related, but your xorg.conf still contains a lot of
obsolete stuff

> ******************** The file /etc/X11/xorg.conf **************
>
> Section "Files"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
> FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
> # path to defoma fonts
> FontPath "/var/lib/defoma/x-ttcidfont-conf.d/dirs/TrueType"
> EndSection

You can delete the entire "Files" section

> Section "Module"
> Load "i2c"
> Load "bitmap"
> Load "ddc"
> Load "dri"
> Load "extmod"
> Load "freetype"
> Load "glx"
> Load "int10"
> Load "vbe"
> EndSection

same with the "Module"

> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
> Driver "kbd"
> Option "CoreKeyboard"
> Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
> Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
> Option "XkbLayout" "us"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Configured Mouse"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "CorePointer"
> Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
> Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "nVidia Corporation C51 [GeForce 6150 LE]"
> Driver "nv"
> BusID "PCI:0:5:0"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "NXM76LCD"
> Option "DPMS"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Default Screen"
> Device "nVidia Corporation C51 [GeForce 6150 LE]"
> Monitor "NXM76LCD"
> DefaultDepth 24
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 1
> Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 4
> Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 15
> Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "720x400" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection

This can be trimmed to:

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "nVidia Corporation C51 [GeForce 6150 LE]"
Monitor "NXM76LCD"
EndSection

> Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "Default Layout"
> Screen "Default Screen"
> InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
> InputDevice "Configured Mouse"
> EndSection

This can go away too

> Section "DRI"
> Mode 0666
> EndSection

The "DRI" section can also go away

(I'm basing this on an actual xorg.conf from a system that started its
life as lenny. It might even be possible to remove xorg.conf completely)

Regards,
Andrei
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From: Kelly Clowers on 28 Jun 2010 14:00
On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 05:07, Charles Blair <c-blair(a)illinois.edu> wrote:
>   I recently upgraded from etch to lenny, and most features
> of the system seemed to be working.
>
>   After a day or two with the new system, I am getting a
> character-based screen to log in, instead of the X display.
>
>   Below, I give the output from typing "startx", and the
> xorg.conf file.

It can't find the "nv" drivers, check that it is installed
(package xserver-xorg-video-nv).

And just to be modern and up-to-date, after you have that
sorted out, you could try moving xorg.conf to xorg.conf.old
and see if everything works that way (good chance it will).
If you do need an xorg.conf, it will probably be just one
section or so.


Cheers,
Kelly Clowers


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