X won't start from CD [SOLVED]

Göran Boström goranbo at linux.se
Wed Apr 27 02:43:09 PDT 2011


Hi,

now I've solved the problem:

X are using /sys to find pci/hardware parameters. Since /sys was r-only
nothing could be saved. Installing sysfs and udev was the key.

Best regards
Göran
2011/4/25 Göran Boström <goranbo at linux.se>

> Hi!
>
> I'm doing a CD with Linux and X. The sources are LFS and BLFS.
>
> I've installed the system at an own partition on the hd and it works as
> expected.
>
> But, the same system on a CD does not start X correctly. X don't find any
> display card. I use the same kernel image on the CD as on the hd. For the CD
> I've created a ramdisk for some parts of the filesystem needed to be r/w.
> The X-org programs are as well the same on the two systems. To simplify the
> setup I've choosed vesa (I have a Nvidia-card).
>
> But, I'm stuck!. X says "No devices detected" immedately after saying
> "using VT number 3". In Xorg.0.log (hd) I have a line erarly with PCI: ... ,
> but it's not showed in the CD-version.
>
> Does enybody have any suggestions?
>
> xorg.conf: http://pastebin.com/bZBP02zk
> Xorg.log-diff: http://pastebin.com/Wrsj69WC
> dmesg-diff: http://pastebin.com/6GkANXFj
>
> /Göran
>
>
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