Re: xf86config-4 setup problems

[Donald R. Spoon]

dave jk wrote:

Having just installed debian I have hit a problem.

I have a nvidia riva tnt2 model 64 card and a standard monitor
I answered all the questions on install but the XF86 crashed ...

In /var/log/XF86config I get ...

(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a
(II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
        compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.0.2
        ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
(II) UnloadModule: "nv"
(II) UnloadModule: "fbdevhw"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a
(II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) UnloadModule: "int10"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

The important part of my XF86Config-4 file is ......

Section "Device"
        Identifier      "Generic Video Card"
        Driver          "nv"
        Option          "UseFBDev"              "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Generic Monitor"
        HorizSync       31-54
        VertRefresh     56-85
        Option          "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier      "Default Screen"
        Device          "Generic Video Card"
        Monitor         "Generic Monitor"
        DefaultDepth    16
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           16
                Modes           "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth           24
                Modes           "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier      "Default Layout"
        Screen          "Default Screen"
        InputDevice     "Generic Keyboard"
        InputDevice     "Configured Mouse"
        InputDevice     "Generic Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
        Mode    0666
EndSection
:

I have read the man pages,
I have checked and checked my config file ...
I have cross checked it with my working red hat XF86config-4 file
The default depth matches the "display" depth

everything checks out, still I have this problem ..

Any ideas ....
Dave

Do a "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" and this time choose NOT to use the framebuffer, and see if it helps. All of the other setting should default to your initial settings.

have found that using the framebuffer seems to act weird on my card and gives the same error message. I don't have the same card as you, though. YMMV.

Cheers,
-Don Spoon-






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