I have tried numerous permutations of the XF86Setup routine, with and
without the original config as a starting point, but to no avail.
Are there other config files used by XF86_SVGA, besides XF86Config?
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Eric Fain DSP/Communications Lab
(303)492-2759
[EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Colorado, Boulder CO
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On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Geoffrey L. Brimhall wrote:
> Try running XF86Setup - also, even though you may have uninstalled the xbase
> package, the configuration files were probably left behind.
>
> use 'dpkg --purge package_name' to remove the configuration files as well.
>
> Make sure you install the package xserver-svga - though it sounds like you
> already did this. Then try running the XF86Setup as root, to re-set up the
> XF86Config.
>
> On 15-Sep-98 Eric Fain wrote:
> > So I had a box going with a Matrox Millenium PCI card, up for a year
> > without problems. I upgraded to hamm, and there were no apparent problems
> > with X either. Then one day I rebooted, and XF86_SVGA refuses to detect
> > the video chipset. XF86Config hasn't changed, either. Nevertheless, I
> > tried to force detection, with a
> > Chipset "mga2064w"
> > which is what it said it detected in my old logs, but this crashes the
> > server with "invalid chipset". Same thing under 2.0.30 and 2.0.34.
> > Otherwise, it detects "generic", and I'm stuck with 320x200.
> > Reinstalled XF86_SVGA-- nothing.
> >
> > Right now, I'm assuming a hardware problem, though it's possible I've
> > overlooked a configuration change somewhere (not in XF86Config)
> >
> > Is there a better way to force detection, or do I try a new card?
> >
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> > (303)492-2759
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