On Tue, 6 Aug 2002 19:15:40 -0400 Mike Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a Debian/Woody install on an SGI Indy with the Newport XL-24 > gfx card. I had a working XFree86 until I upgraded to 4.2.0. Now it > can not find the necessary modules. Attached below is the error log. > > The packages were updated using dselect from > http://people.debian.org/~branden/sid/mips/. > > The ModulePath directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" given does not exist > ... hmmmm.... > > In a possibly related problem: xfs no longer starts either... "error > while loading shared libraries: libXfont.so.1: cannot open shared > object file: No such file or directory already running." > > I have checked Google without success. There are plenty of references > to similar problems - but no solution that worked for me. > > Kernel: Linux indy 2.4.17-r4k-ip22 > > Thanks > Mike . martin @ cogeco . ca > > > > XFree86 Version 4.2.0 / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) > Release Date: 11 March 2002 > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is > newer than the above date, look for a newer version before > reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/) > Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.17 mips [ELF] > 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/XFree86.0.log", Time: Mon Aug 5 02:53:40 > 2002(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" > (==) ServerLayout "Default Layout" > (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0) > (**) | |-->Monitor "SGI 17inch GDM-17E11" > (**) | |-->Device "SGI Indy XL-24" > (**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard" > (**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" > (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86" > (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104" > (**) XKB: model: "pc104" > (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us" > (**) XKB: layout: "us" > (==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled > (**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse" > (**) |-->Input Device "Generic Mouse" > (WW) `fonts.dir' not found (or not valid) in > "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic". > Entry deleted from font path. > (Run 'mkfontdir' on "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"). > (**) FontPath set to > "unix/:7100,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscal > ed,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/l > ib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dp > i"(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" > (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" > (--) using VT number 7 > > (WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such file or directory) > (II) Module ABI versions: > XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.1 > XFree86 Video Driver: 0.5 > XFree86 XInput driver : 0.3 > XFree86 Server Extension : 0.1 > XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.3 > (II) Loader running on linux > (II) LoadModule: "bitmap" > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module bitmap > (II) UnloadModule: "bitmap" > (EE) Failed to load module "bitmap" (module does not exist, 0) > (II) LoadModule: "pcidata" > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module pcidata > (II) UnloadModule: "pcidata" > (EE) Failed to load module "pcidata" (module does not exist, 0) > > Fatal server error: > Unable to load required base modules, Exiting... > > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". > Please report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can anyone tell me what files X is looking for when it can't find "bitmap" and "pcidata" (why does it want pcidata at all?)? What packages should be installing these? Where should they go? "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" doesn't exist. Please help. If there is more info I could provide to help, please let me know! Thanks! Mike . Martin @ cogeco . ca
