[CentOS] Non-Gnome desktop

[James B. Byrne]

On Mon, November 10, 2014 14:42, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
> Hi, James,
>
>    One thing that puzzles me:
>
> James B. Byrne wrote:
>> So,
>>
>> 1. I installed a minimal CentOS-7.
>> 2. I then installed epel-release.
>> 3. I then installed etckeeper from epel.
>> 4. I then ran yum update -y.
>> 5. I then rebooted (kernel update).
>> 6. I then ran "yum groups install "X Window System"
>> 7. I then ran "yum groups "MATE Desktop"
>> 8. I then ran startx.
>>
>> Result: Graphical destop wallpaper appears, spinning disc in center for
>> 2-3
>> seconds then this:
>>
>> X.Org X Server 1.15.0
>> Release Date: 2013-12-27
> <SNIP>
>> [    77.150] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
>> [    77.150] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
>> [    77.150] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libfb.so
>> [    77.162] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
>> [    77.162] 	compiled for 1.15.0, module version = 1.0.0
>> [    77.162] 	ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
>> [    77.162] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
>> [    77.162] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
>> [    77.162] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
>> [    77.162] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
>> [    77.162] (II) Unloading modesetting
>> [    77.162] (II) UnloadModule: "fbdev"
>> [    77.162] (II) Unloading fbdev
>> [    77.162] (II) UnloadSubModule: "fbdevhw"
>> [    77.162] (II) Unloading fbdevhw
>> [    77.162] (II) UnloadModule: "vesa"
>> [    77.162] (II) Unloading vesa
>> [    77.162] (==) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
>> [    77.172] (II) intel(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
>> [    77.172] (II) intel(0): [DRI2]   DRI driver: i965
>> [    77.172] (II) intel(0): Allocated new frame buffer 1280x1024 stride
>> 5120,
>> tiled
> <snip>
> I don't understand why a) it tries framebuffer, then tries vesa, then
> unloads framebuffer, *then* unloads vesa.
>
> A question, and some thoughts:
>    1) what make video card?

On board chipset.

lspic -vv reports

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3048
. . .

>    2) have you tried telling it no framebuffer on the grub kernel line?

Not yet.  But mate works without rebooting if I install Gnome3

>    3) how 'bout telling it vesa on that line?

>    4) what happens if you close an generic /etc/X11/xorg.conf?
>

What do you mean by 'close an generic ...'?

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