Error while configuring display settings "module ati_r500 does not have a ati_r500 ModuleData data object"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • "Error: Id "x" respawning too fast" message observed while booting system in runlevel 5
  • Configuring display settings using "system-config-display --reconfig --noui" command fails to generate an xorg.conf file.
  • Running "Xorg -configure" shows following errors:

(EE) LoadModule: Module ati_r500 does not have a ati_r500ModuleData data object.
(EE) Failed to load module "ati_r500" (invalid module, 0)

  • System boots with a black screen and a cross as a mouse pointer instead of Gnome Desktop after installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Environment

  • Redhat Enterprise Linux 5

  • xorg-x11-drv-ati (6.6.3-3.22 and 6.6.3-3.27)

  • ATI Radeon Graphics card

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