I have been reading and working with Debian for a week now and I can't even answer the questions you ask. Here is my best shot:
At the X-Free86 web site they said to run "X -showconfig" I did and it said that I am using version 3.3.2.3 / window system (Protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300). The release date is July, 15 1998 it said if it was older that 6-12 months get a new version. I don't have a clue yet as to how I hook up to the internet with Linux. If I have to download a newer version than maybe I can stick it on a floppy using windows or something. I ran ls -a and didn't see any file for X. I tried dpkg --status XF86Config it said "not installed and no info available." So I don't know if I am looking in the right spots or not but I can't find a XF86Config file to look at. I also don't know how to find the output of X. I know this isn't much but it's all I can muster at the moment. Thanks, Kent Martin Waller wrote: > Hi, > > Under BO (Debian 1.3), I had the same problem with the same video card > and kept getting the message: > > Warning: Mach64Clkt < 16 > > (or something similar). > > I upgraded to hamm (with it's newer version of XFree86) and the problem > went away. > > What version of X are you using? > > What's the output of: > > X > <any name for file where x startup messages willbe stored>.txt > > 2>&1 > > (e.g. X > myXerrors.txt > 2>&1) > > Whats your XF86Config file look like? > > Martin > > >Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 01:18:07 -0600 > >From: KTB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > >Subject: Re: X-windows > > > >OK, I called IBM (I'm using an Aptiva 2137-E24). My monitor is SVGA, > she said > >the chipset is ATI (I found more detailed info in Windows, it is an ATI > RAGE > >II + 3D graphic controller); the RamDac she said was 24MB but after > looking at > >the drop down menu (while trying to configure x-windows) I think she > was > >referring to the amount of SDRAM my computer came with; the clockchip > she said > >was an overlay chip and couldn't provide any additional info; the video > Ram is > >2MB SGRAM. The monitor is a G42 (M/T 6540) color 14 inch crt. So that > is the > >monitor info I don't know if that is enough to go by. The closest > chipset to > >mine seems to be Ati Mach 64 3D Rage II, Internal RAMDAC which I tried > and > >ended up with a black screen. I also noticed when going through the > set up of > >my mouse (it is a PS/2 I set it to /dev/psaux) that by default it sets > to a 3 > >button mouse and I only have two buttons, I couldn't figure out how to > change > >that. I didn't receive any more error messages so I can't add to that. > Hope > >this isn't too convoluted. > >Thanks, > >Kent > > > >Mark Phillips wrote: > > > >> > Hi, I am trying to install the GUI for the first time. I have > tried it > >> > twice and failed both times. > >> > >> Don't despair, it sometimes takes a while to configure X properly, > but > >> you'll get there. > >> > >> Firstly, what information do you have about your computer hardware? > >> Have you recently bought the computer? You should try and find out > >> what kind of graphics card it has, what chipset the graphics card > uses > >> etc etc. Sometimes the graphics card is an actual card that is > >> inserted into the "bus" on the motherboard of your computer. Other > >> times, the graphics chip is built into the actual motherboard itself. > >> In either case you need to find out what kind of chipset it is. This > >> will tell you which xserver to use. The most common type of xserver > >> that is used is xserver-svga, so it is most likely you will have to > >> use this one. > >> > >> You also need to know what kind of mouse you have. Is it a two > button > >> mouse or a three button mouse? Is it a serial mouse? > >> > >> What kind of monitor do you have? > >> > >> > the instillation program it tries to bring the the x-windows up but > it > >> > can't and says there was "errono=111" > >> > >> What other information does it tell you? It might tell you what > chipset > >> it detected and other information. Does it describe anything else > about > >> the error? > >> > >> See what information you can find out, and then get back to this > list. > >> Hopefully either I, or someone else on the list, will be able to help > >> some more. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Mark. > > > > > >-- > >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] > < /dev/null > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
