[SOLVED] Openbox 7.6 live X11 init failed

[dadim]

Hi

I tried Openbox 7.6 live 64 bits on a i3 desktop (about 13 years old), but it couldn't enter into X11. The error message is

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 INIT: ID "x1" respawning too fast. disabled for 5 minutes

[djemos]

Tried to boot with live usb ?
Try to boot in console (init 3) from menus. Then type startx and see the messages appeared. To check what is wrong.
What is your video card? Intel or other.
Does boot to other laptop ?

[dadim]

Yes.
I try it as soon as possible when I unpack it from storage again and connect it to the peripherals.
The video card is an ATI (AMD) Radeon Sapphire (I don't remember the exact model).
Yes, I didn't do it on a laptop but on another desktop with i5 hashwell (~2014) and built in Intel graphics. Actually I'm writing this message from this live system.

Thanks!

[djemos]

Then you need to install xf86-video-ati (ATI Radeon video driver for the Xorg X server)
sudo slapt-get -i xf86-video-ati

[dadim]

I unpacked the old i3 desktop and I tried your suggestions.
Using

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slapt-get --search xf86-video-

the video driver xf86-video-amdgpu is already installed [inst=yes]. No driver found with the name xf86-video-ati.
startx from a terminal gives the following errors:

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[EE]Fatal server error:
[EE] no screens found

Moreover according to /var/log/Xorg.1.log there is a failed attempt to load intel module and not amdgpu.
Running

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sudo Xorg -configure

displays, amongst other messages the following:

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amdgpu_device_initialize: DRM version is 2.50.0 but this driver is only compatible with 3.x.x

Running the X server with the config file produced by the Xorg -configure command, confirmed that the problem is the failure of the amdgpu_device_initialize. Apparently, this driver is incompatible with my video card.

[djemos]

What you mean unpacked the old i3 desktop? From slackel 7.5 ? On slackel-7.6 a lot of things have changed on slackware current packages.
These are the drivers included in iso

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  •  xf86-video-amdgpu-23.0.0-x86_64-1.txz
  •  xf86-video-dummy-0.4.0-x86_64-2.txz
  •  xf86-video-intel-20210115_31486f40-x86_64-1.txz
  •  xf86-video-nouveau-20220125_29cc528-x86_64-1.txz
  •  xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist-1.0-noarch-1.txz
  •  xf86-video-openchrome-0.6.0-x86_64-6.txz 

I forgot to include all

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xf86-video-ati
xf86-video-dummy
xf86-video-intel
xf86-video-mach64
xf86-video-mga
xf86-video-neomagic
xf86-video-nouveau
xf86-video-nouveau-blacklist
xf86-video-openchrome
xf86-video-r128
xf86-video-s3virge
xf86-video-savage
xf86-video-trident
xf86-video-vesa
xf86-video-vmware

Typing
sudo slapt-get -u
sudo slapt-get --search xf86-video-ati
I get

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xf86-video-ati-20220730_7a6a34af-x86_64-1 [inst=όχι]: xf86-video-ati (ATI Radeon video driver for the Xorg X server)

To install the ati
sudo slapt-get -i xf86-video-ati
Also install the vesa driver. It might work
sudo slapt-get -i xf86-video-vesa

when you boot with a live usb and slackel-7.6 openbox does your system boot on X ?
If not go to command line and install xf86-video-ati

[dadim]

I meant that I (physically) unpacked the old i3 desktop box, and plugged it to a screen, network, keyboard and mouse.
You are correct about xf86-video-ati. Probably I missed it in the listing. I did the following:
sudo slapt-get i xf86-video-ati
then startx but the error persisted.
Then I run
sudo Xorg -configure
I copied the /root/xorg.conf.new to /etc/X11/xorg.conf
I edited /etc/X11/xorg.conf and replaced "amdgpu" as driver with "ati"
I run startx and finally it worked!
I didn't tried the vesa driver, because I had not read your answer yet. If I proceed to the installation from the live usb to the desktop I presume that I have to repeat these steps again, correct?
Thanks a lot.

[djemos]

Do not try the vesa driver. Since ati is working.
It is ok since problem solved.