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Xorg not finding video device
From
Noel Hunt
@noel.hunt@gmail.com to
comp.windows.x
on Sat Mar 5 16:05:59 2016
From Newsgroup: comp.windows.x
I am running Xorg on an HP desktop machine with an Intel Q45/Q43
video card (Solaris). Although HAL knows about this card, and what
driver to use:
udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_0_0/display_2_0'
info.solaris.driver = 'i915' (string)
solaris.devfs_path = '/pci@0,0/display@2' (string)
info.product = 'VGA compatible controller' (string)
info.udi = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_0_0/display_2_0' (string)
info.parent = '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_0_0_0' (string)
Xorg gives
[ 7014.986] (EE) No devices detected.
[ 7014.986] (EE) no screens found(EE)
I have a very straightforward xorg.conf:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AutoAddDevices" "False"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Monitor "VGA screen"
Device "Intel Q45/Q43"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "VGA screen"
VendorName "Hewlett-Packard"
ModelName "HP L1910"
# Option "PreferredMode" "1280x1024_75"
Option "Enable" "true"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Q45/Q43"
Driver "intel"
BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection
When I run Xorg and specify the 'vesa' driver, Xorg's log shows
that it detects the card as
[ 7084.222] (--) PCI:*(0:0:2:0) 8086:2e12:103c:3034 rev 3, Mem @ ...
[ 7084.222] (--) PCI: (0:0:2:1) 8086:2e13:103c:3034 rev 3, Mem @ ...
Since I am explicitly telling Xorg what to use I don't
understand why it's failing.
Can anyone help please?
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