Gentoo: Failed to load module error in startx

Gentoo: Failed to load module error in startx

After Gentoo has installed xorg-server, startx starts the desktop environment and the module error is missing.

View log:

cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep EE

[75.403] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not exist, 0)
[75.403] (EE) Failed to load module "fbdev" (module does not exist, 0)
[75.403] (EE) Failed to load module "vesa" (module does not exist, 0)

Solution:
Check the INPUT_DEVICES and VIDEO_CARDS variables in xorg-drivers and add the missing tags in make. conf.

emerge -pv  xorg-drivers

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies  ... done!
[ebuild   R    ] x11-base/xorg-drivers-1.15  INPUT_DEVICES="evdev keyboard mouse -acecad -aiptek -elographics -fpit -hyperpen -joystick -mutouch -penmount -synaptics -tslib -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="intel -apm -ast -chips -cirrus -dummy -epson -fbdev -fglrx (-freedreno) -geode -glint -i128 -i740 -mach64 -mga -modesetting -neomagic -nouveau -nv -nvidia (-omap) (-omapfb) -qxl -r128 -radeon -radeonsi -rendition -s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sisusb (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga -trident -tseng -v4l -vesa -via -virtualbox -vmware (-voodoo)" 0 kB

Add modesetting, fbdev, and vesa to VIDEO_CARDS.

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