[mythtv-users] Problems Running Headless MBE/FE with Fedora 15/Gnome 3

Mache Creeger mache at creeger.com
Wed Sep 21 14:05:52 UTC 2011


Any ideas? Can folks running Headless Fedora 15 MBEs who want to use 
the GUI over vnc post their xorg.conf files?

-- Mache

At 10:08 AM 9/20/2011, Mache Creeger wrote:
>I recently upgraded my MBE/FE combo to Fedora 15 and am having
>problems running it headless. While it normally lives in my garage, I
>have the mythtv account autologin and gain access to the FE and
>desktop through VNC not to run video but to do various housekeeping
>tasks on the GUI. I have tried various xorg.conf configurations and
>either X will not load because it cannot find the right edid or when
>I can get X and Gnome to load and mythtv auto logs in, I get an error
>on the mythtv desktop that states "could not apply the stored
>configuration for monitors", "none of the selected modes were
>compatible with possible modes: CRTC 354: Trying mode..." and then a
>bunch of resolutions in the 50 to 57 Mhz range. The error messages
>interferes with my launching and running mythfrontend on the Gnome
>desktop. Listed below is my most recent /etc/X11/xorg.conf attempt
>with some of the last lines of /var/log/Xorg.0.log. Any ideas would
>be most appreciated.
>
>-- Mache
>
># uname -r
>2.6.40.4-5.fc15.x86_64
>
># rpm -qa | grep mythtv-backend
>mythtv-backend-0.24.1-277.fc15.x86_64
>
># cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>
># nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
># nvidia-xconfig:  version
>280.13  (buildmeister at swio-display-x86-rhel47-03.nvidia.com)  Wed Jul
>27 17:15:58 PDT 2011
>
>Section "ServerLayout"
>          Identifier     "Layout0"
>          Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
>          InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
>          InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
>EndSection
>
>Section "Files"
>          ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/nvidia"
>          ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions"
>          ModulePath   "/usr/lib64/xorg/modules"
>          FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/default/Type1"
>EndSection
>
>Section "InputDevice"
>
>      # generated from default
>          Identifier  "Mouse0"
>          Driver      "mouse"
>          Option      "Protocol" "auto"
>          Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
>          Option      "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
>          Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
>EndSection
>
>Section "InputDevice"
>
>      # generated from data in "/etc/sysconfig/keyboard"
>          Identifier  "Keyboard0"
>          Driver      "kbd"
>          Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
>          Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
>EndSection
>
>Section "Monitor"
>          Identifier   "Monitor0"
>          VendorName   "Unknown"
>          ModelName    "Unknown"
>#       HorizSync    28.0 - 33.0
>#       VertRefresh  43.0 - 72.0
>          Option      "DPMS"
>EndSection
>
>Section "Device"
>          Identifier  "Device0"
>          Driver      "nvidia"
>          Option      "UseEDID"     "FALSE"
>          Option      "UseDisplayDevice" "CRT"
>          VendorName  "NVIDIA Corporation"
>EndSection
>
>Section "Screen"
>          Identifier "Screen0"
>          Device     "Device0"
>          Monitor    "Monitor0"
>          Option "NoLogo" "True"
>          DefaultDepth     24
>          SubSection "Display"
>                  Depth     24
>          EndSubSection
>EndSection
>
>; Last few entries to /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>
>[    22.215] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.so
>[    22.215] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libwfb.so
>[    22.215] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
>[    22.226] (**) NVIDIA(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
>[    22.226] (==) NVIDIA(0): RGB weight 888
>[    22.226] (==) NVIDIA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
>[    22.226] (==) NVIDIA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
>[    22.226] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "NoLogo" "True"
>[    22.226] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseEDID" "FALSE"
>[    22.226] (**) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseDisplayDevice" "CRT"
>[    22.226] (**) NVIDIA(0): Ignoring EDIDs
>[    22.941] (II) NVIDIA(GPU-0): Not probing EDID on CRT-1.
>[    22.942] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 8400GS (GT218) at
>PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0)
>[    22.942] (--) NVIDIA(0): Memory: 1048576 kBytes
>[    22.942] (--) NVIDIA(0): VideoBIOS: 70.18.76.00.02
>[    22.943] (II) NVIDIA(0): Detected PCI Express Link width: 16X
>[    22.943] (--) NVIDIA(0): Interlaced video modes are supported on this GPU
>[    22.943] (--) NVIDIA(0): Connected display device(s) on GeForce
>8400GS at PCI:1:0:0
>[    22.943] (--) NVIDIA(0):     CRT-1
>[    22.943] (--) NVIDIA(0): CRT-1: 400.0 MHz maximum pixel clock
>[    22.946] (II) NVIDIA(0): Option "UseDisplayDevice" "CRT"
>converted to "CRT-1".
>[    22.946] (**) NVIDIA(0): Using HorizSync/VertRefresh ranges from
>the EDID has been
>[    22.946] (**) NVIDIA(0):     enabled on all display devices.
>[    22.949] (II) NVIDIA(0): Assigned Display Device: CRT-1
>[    22.949] (==) NVIDIA(0):
>[    22.949] (==) NVIDIA(0): No modes were requested; the default
>mode "nvidia-auto-select"
>[    22.949] (==) NVIDIA(0):     will be used as the requested mode.
>[    22.949] (==) NVIDIA(0):
>[    22.949] (II) NVIDIA(0): Validated modes:
>[    22.949] (II) NVIDIA(0):     "nvidia-auto-select"
>[    22.949] (II) NVIDIA(0): Virtual screen size determined to be 1024 x 768
>[    22.970] (WW) NVIDIA(0): Unable to get display device CRT-1's
>EDID; cannot compute DPI
>[    22.970] (WW) NVIDIA(0):     from CRT-1's EDID.
>[    22.970] (==) NVIDIA(0): DPI set to (75, 75); computed from
>built-in default
>[    22.970] (--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
>[    22.970] (II) NVIDIA: Using 768.00 MB of virtual memory for
>indirect memory access.
>[    22.975] (II) NVIDIA(0): Setting mode "nvidia-auto-select"
>[    22.997] (II) Loading extension NV-GLX
>[    23.038] (==) NVIDIA(0): Disabling shared memory pixmaps
>[    23.038] (==) NVIDIA(0): Backing store disabled
>[    23.038] (==) NVIDIA(0): Silken mouse enabled
>[    23.039] (**) NVIDIA(0): DPMS enabled
>[    23.039] (II) Loading extension NV-CONTROL
>[    23.039] (II) Loading extension XINERAMA
>[    23.039] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
>[    23.039] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
>[    23.040] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri2.so
>[    23.040] (II) Module dri2: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>[    23.040]    compiled for 1.10.4, module version = 1.2.0
>[    23.040]    ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 5.0
>[    23.040] (II) NVIDIA(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
>[    23.040] (==) RandR enabled
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension SHAPE
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension XTEST
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension SYNC
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension XINERAMA
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension XFIXES
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension RENDER
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension RANDR
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension COMPOSITE
>[    23.040] (II) Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE
>[    23.040] (II) SELinux: Disabled on system
>[    23.041] (II) Initializing extension GLX
>[    23.458] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button
>(/dev/input/event1)
>[    23.458] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
>[    23.458] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "system-setup-keyboard"
>[    23.458] (II) LoadModule: "evdev"
>[    23.459] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
>[    23.488] (II) Module evdev: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>[    23.489]    compiled for 1.10.1, module version = 2.6.0
>[    23.489]    Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
>[    23.489]    ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 12.2
>[    23.489] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
>[    23.489] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
>[    23.489] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
>[    23.489] (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event1"
>[    23.489] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
>[    23.489] (--) Power Button: Found keys
>[    23.489] (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
>[    23.489] (**) Option "config_info"
>"udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input1/event1"
>[    23.489] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button"
>(type: KEYBOARD)
>[    23.489] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
>[    23.489] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105+inet"
>[    23.489] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
>[    23.489] (**) Option "xkb_options" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,"
>[    23.523] (II) config/udev: Adding input device Power Button
>(/dev/input/event0)
>[    23.523] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
>[    23.523] (**) Power Button: Applying InputClass "system-setup-keyboard"
>[    23.523] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'Power Button'
>[    23.523] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
>[    23.523] (**) Power Button: always reports core events
>[    23.523] (**) Power Button: Device: "/dev/input/event0"
>[    23.523] (--) evdev: Power Button: Vendor 0 Product 0x1
>[    23.523] (--) Power Button: Found keys
>[    23.523] (II) Power Button: Configuring as keyboard
>[    23.523] (**) Option "config_info"
>"udev:/sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input0/event0"
>[    23.523] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Power Button"
>(type: KEYBOARD)
>[    23.523] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
>[    23.523] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105+inet"
>[    23.523] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
>[    23.523] (**) Option "xkb_options" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,"
>[    23.525] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP
>(/dev/input/event4)
>[    23.525] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
>[    23.525] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP
>(/dev/input/event5)
>[    23.525] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
>[    23.525] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP
>(/dev/input/event6)
>[    23.525] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
>[    23.525] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HDA NVidia HDMI/DP
>(/dev/input/event7)
>[    23.525] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
>[    23.534] (II) config/udev: Adding input device AT Translated Set
>2 keyboard (/dev/input/event2)
>[    23.534] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass
>"evdev keyboard catchall"
>[    23.534] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Applying InputClass
>"system-setup-keyboard"
>[    23.534] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'AT Translated Set 
>2 keyboard'
>[    23.534] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
>[    23.534] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: always reports core events
>[    23.534] (**) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Device: "/dev/input/event2"
>[    23.534] (--) evdev: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Vendor 0x1 Product 0x1
>[    23.534] (--) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Found keys
>[    23.534] (II) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard: Configuring as keyboard
>[    23.534] (**) Option "config_info"
>"udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input2/event2"
>[    23.534] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "AT Translated
>Set 2 keyboard" (type: KEYBOARD)
>[    23.534] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
>[    23.534] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105+inet"
>[    23.534] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "us"
>[    23.534] (**) Option "xkb_options" "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp,"
>[    23.535] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ImPS/2 Generic
>Wheel Mouse (/dev/input/event3)
>[    23.535] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Applying InputClass
>"evdev pointer catchall"
>[    23.535] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse'
>[    23.535] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
>[    23.535] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: always reports core events
>[    23.535] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Device: "/dev/input/event3"
>[    23.535] (--) evdev: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Vendor 0x2 Product 0x5
>[    23.535] (--) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Found 3 mouse buttons
>[    23.535] (--) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Found scroll wheel(s)
>[    23.535] (--) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Found relative axes
>[    23.535] (--) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Found x and y relative axes
>[    23.535] (II) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Configuring as mouse
>[    23.535] (II) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: Adding scrollwheel support
>[    23.535] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
>[    23.535] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: EmulateWheelButton: 4,
>EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
>[    23.535] (**) Option "config_info"
>"udev:/sys/devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input3/event3"
>[    23.535] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "ImPS/2
>Generic Wheel Mouse" (type: MOUSE)
>[    23.535] (II) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: initialized for relative axes.
>[    23.535] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: (accel) keeping
>acceleration scheme 1
>[    23.535] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
>[    23.535] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: (accel) acceleration
>factor: 2.000
>[    23.535] (**) ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse: (accel) acceleration 
>threshold: 4
>[    23.535] (II) config/udev: Adding input device ImPS/2 Generic
>Wheel Mouse (/dev/input/mouse0)
>[    23.535] (II) No input driver/identifier specified (ignoring)
>
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