On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 12:07:45PM -0400, Haines Brown wrote:
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> When I startx, I'm still in vesa (?) mode. The Xorg log file says it
> is using configuration directory /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ directory. The
> only error is:
>

>     (EE) NOUVEAU(0): [COPY] failed to allocate class

>
> don't know what this means, and the Xorg wiki site no help.
>
> I did a # Xorg -configure to create a /root/xorg.conf.new. It has
>

>   Section "Device"
>     Identifier "Card(0)"
>     Driver "nouveau"
>   EndSection

>
> When I do # X -config /root/xconf.new, I'm taken to a blank screen and
> I'm hung there and so have to delete the xorg.conf.new file and do a hot
> reboot.


That "blank screen" is probably a sign of a successful X; try adding
"-retro" to the options, and see if you see a root weave.