Problems after startx: blank screen and no mouse

[Serafim3k]

That definitely fixed my screen (for now)
There's still the issue with have no mouse, but i probably guess i have to configure it in xorg.conf aswell?
I found a nice howto on configuring X so i guess i have to do some more reading.
To bad i don't have so much time the coming days so i'll fix that one later.
In time i want to have a dual screen setup..
Thanks for your help and getting me on the right track!

-Serafim3k

[Serafim3k]

I finally figured it out. I had to add some extra lines to the xorg.conf. For people reading this topic and who have similar problems (and zero experience with X), here are some links:

• X11 Configuration walkthrough
  
• xorg.conf manual page at X.org
  
• How to edit xorg.conf (smaller)

That should definitely get you started

Here is my final xorg.conf:

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "aticonfig Layout"
	Screen      0  "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0" 0 0
	Option "AutoAddDevices" "false"
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier   "Mouse0"
	Driver	     "logitech"
	Option       "Protocol" "auto"
	Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	     "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
	Option	    "VendorName" "ATI Proprietary Driver"
	Option	    "ModelName" "Generic Autodetecting Monitor"
	Option	    "DPMS" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
	Driver      "fglrx"
	BusID       "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Default Screen"
	Device     "Configured Video Device"
	Monitor    "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "aticonfig-Screen[0]-0"
	Device     "aticonfig-Device[0]-0"
	Monitor    "aticonfig-Monitor[0]-0"
	DefaultDepth     24
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport   0 0
		Depth     24
		Modes  "1280x1024"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport  0 0
		Depth    16
		Modes  "1280x1024"
	EndSubSection
	SubSection "Display"
		Viewport  0 0
		Depth    8
		Modes   "1280x1024"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

[barre1986]

I had the same problem with mouse and screen. I installed my ATI driver, that worked fine till i rebooted. I solved it by putting the next in my /root/bash_profile

fix-vesa
aticonfig --initial
startx

i hope this helps

[ThePistonDoctor]

I had the same problem with mouse and screen. I installed my ATI driver, that worked fine till i rebooted. I solved it by putting the next in my /root/bash_profile

fix-vesa
aticonfig --initial
startx

i hope this helps

I think the thing that fixed your mouse issue is the aticonfig. I would just warn you that if you ever change your xorg.conf the fix-vesa command in startup will change it back