[Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#386587: agpgart/i810: xserver will not start

[Jason Dorje Short]

Drew Parsons wrote:
>> As of my most recent dist-upgrade, the xorg server no longer starts.  The
>> error is "AGP GART support is not available. Make sure your kernel agpgart
>> support or that the kernel agpgart module is loaded."  The final message is
>> "Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration."
>>
>> I have an i810 video card, and lsmod shows that the agpgart module is indeed
>> loaded (as it has always been). 
> 
> How about intel_agp, is it loaded too?

intel_agp was indeed not being loaded.  When I load it manually, things 
work now.

But why is it not being loaded?  Where is it supposed to be configured 
to be loaded?

> Could you send appropriate parts of your logs?  For instance the outputs
> from lsmod,  dmesg (or /var/log/syslog)  and lspci? 

Probably not of use now but attached is the log.

> I assume there is nothing further in /var/log/Xorg.0.log apart from
> "AGP GART support is not available." ?

Not sure about that now.

-jason
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X Window System Version 7.0.0
Release Date: 21 December 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.0
Build Operating System:Linux 2.6.17-1-686 i686
Current Operating System: Linux devon 2.6.17-2-686 #1 SMP Thu Aug 31 12:53:18 UTC 2006 i686
Build Date: 16 March 2006
	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: Mon Sep 11 00:10:30 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(EE) GARTInit: Unable to open /dev/agpgart (No such device)
(EE) I810(0): AGP GART support is not available.  Make sure your kernel has
	agpgart support or that the agpgart kernel module is loaded.
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found
XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
      after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.