From: steven acer on
i'm trying to install X server on a RHEL AS4 U4 64-bit distribution
but with no luck.
i had the OS installed at the beginning then tried to install X from
loca repos.

i copied the cds contents into a local dir then ran an up2date xog-
x11, and the packages were installed.
but when i trued to startx
i got the following

X Window System Version 6.8.2
Release Date: 9 February 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.9-22.18.bz155725.ELsmp x86_64 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux cid-web-1.customs.gov.lb
2.6.9-42.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Jul 12 23:32:02 EDT 2006 x86_64
Build Date: 11 July 2006
Build Host: hs20-bc1-3.build.redhat.com

Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.6.9-42.ELsmp (bhcompile(a)ls20-
bc1-13.build.redhat.com) (gcc version 3.4.6 20060404 (Red Hat
3.4.6-2)) #1 SMP Wed Jul 12 23:32:02 EDT 2006
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: Sat Jul 28 16:31:13 2007
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(WW) ATI(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc000000,0x800000)
(WW) ATI(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc000000,0x800000)

waiting for X server to shut down

in the /etc/X11/xorg.conf i see somwethin like

(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0xfdfc0000 - 0xfdfc00ff (0x100) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0xfdfd0000 - 0xfdfd0fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0xfdfe0000 - 0xfdfe00ff (0x100) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xfdff0000 - 0xfdff0fff (0x1000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0xfdef0000 - 0xfdefffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0xfdd80000 - 0xfddbffff (0x40000) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0xfddf0000 - 0xfddf1fff (0x2000) MX[B]
[7] -1 0 0xfdce0000 - 0xfdceffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[8] -1 0 0xfdcf0000 - 0xfdcfffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[9] -1 0 0xfbf00000 - 0xfbf7ffff (0x80000) MX[B]
[10] -1 0 0xfbfc0000 - 0xfbfc1fff (0x2000) MX[B]
[11] -1 0 0xfbfd0000 - 0xfbfd07ff (0x800) MX[B]
[12] -1 0 0xfbfe0000 - 0xfbfe01ff (0x200) MX[B]
[13] -1 0 0x88000000 - 0x880003ff (0x400) MX[B]
[14] -1 0 0xfbef0000 - 0xfbef03ff (0x400) MX[B]
[15] -1 0 0xfbff0000 - 0xfbff0fff (0x1000) MX[B](B)
[16] -1 0 0xfc000000 - 0xfcffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[17] -1 0 0x00005400 - 0x000054ff (0x100) IX[B]
[18] -1 0 0x00005000 - 0x000050ff (0x100) IX[B]
[19] -1 0 0x00004000 - 0x000040ff (0x100) IX[B]
[20] -1 0 0x00003400 - 0x000034ff (0x100) IX[B]
[21] -1 0 0x00001800 - 0x000018ff (0x100) IX[B]
[22] -1 0 0x00000500 - 0x0000050f (0x10) IX[B]
[23] -1 0 0x00000374 - 0x00000374 (0x1) IX[B]
[24] -1 0 0x00000170 - 0x00000170 (0x1) IX[B]
[25] -1 0 0x000003f4 - 0x000003f4 (0x1) IX[B]
[26] -1 0 0x000001f0 - 0x000001f0 (0x1) IX[B]
[27] -1 0 0x00002060 - 0x0000207f (0x20) IX[B]
[28] -1 0 0x00002040 - 0x0000205f (0x20) IX[B]
[29] -1 0 0x00002020 - 0x0000203f (0x20) IX[B]
[30] -1 0 0x00002000 - 0x0000201f (0x20) IX[B]
[31] -1 0 0x00003000 - 0x000030ff (0x100) IX[B](B)
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[0] -1 0 0xffe00000 - 0xffffffff (0x200000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0x00100000 - 0x3fffffff (0x3ff00000) MX[B]E(B)
[2] -1 0 0x000f0000 - 0x000fffff (0x10000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0009ffff (0xa0000) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]


...........................


(!!) ATI(0): Virtual resolutions will be limited to 8191 kB
due to linear aperture size and/or placement of hardware cursor image
area.
(II) ATI(0): Using Block 0 MMIO aperture at 0xFBFF0400.
(II) ATI(0): Using Block 1 MMIO aperture at 0xFBFF0000.
(WW) ATI(0): Failed to set up write-combining range
(0xfc000000,0x800000)
(II) ATI(0): MMIO write caching enabled.
(--) ATI(0): 8192 kB of SGRAM (2:1) 32-bit detected (using 8191 kB).
(WW) ATI(0): Cannot shadow an accelerated frame buffer.
(II) ATI(0): Engine XCLK 62.353 MHz; Refresh rate code 1.
(--) ATI(0): Internal programmable clock generator detected.
(--) ATI(0): Reference clock 157.5/11 (14.318) MHz.
(II) ATI(0): Monitor0: Using default hsync range of 30.00-95.00 kHz
(II) ATI(0): Monitor0: Using default vrefresh range of 40.00-100.00 Hz
(II) ATI(0): Maximum clock: 230.00 MHz
(II) ATI(0): Not using mode "640x480" (hsync out of range)
(II) ATI(0): Not using mode "800x600" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) ATI(0): Not using mode "1600x1200" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) ATI(0): Not using mode "2364x1773" (vrefresh out of range)
(II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "1792x1344" (bad mode clock/
interlace/doublescan)
(II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "896x672" (hsync out of range)
(WW) (1856x1392,Monitor0) mode clock 218.3MHz exceeds DDC maximum
210MHz
(II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "1856x1392" (bad mode clock/
interlace/doublescan)
(II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "928x696" (hsync out of range)
(II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (bad mode clock/
interlace/doublescan)
(II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (bad mode clock/
interlace/doublescan)
(II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (hsync out of range)
(WW) (1920x1200,Monitor0) mode clock 230MHz exceeds DDC maximum 210MHz
(II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "1920x1440" (bad mode clock/
interlace/doublescan)
(II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "960x720" (hsync out of range)
(II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (bad mode clock/
interlace/doublescan)
(II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (bad mode clock/
interlace/doublescan)
(II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "2048x1536" (bad mode clock/
interlace/doublescan)
(II) ATI(0): Not using mode "800x600" (no mode of this name)
(II) ATI(0): Not using mode "640x480" (no mode of this name)
(II) ATI(0): Not using default mode "1920x1200" (width too large for
virtual size)
(--) ATI(0): Virtual size is 1856x1392 (pitch 1856)

any body seen this before ?