If you don't have the server installed it's quite normal you won't get it to work ;))
Just install the server (using either dselect or apt-get, try apt-get install <package>) and all should woprk perfectly. Ron Rademaker ---Some people say linux is difficult, they just don't know what they ---are talking about, linux is extremely userfriedly, it's just a bit ---more picky about it's users;)) On Fri, 19 May 2000, Ron Stordahl wrote: > Now I see why exec of XF86_SVGA failed....the file does not exist in > /usr/bin/X11. > > This appears to be some sort of an install error....I was never asked to > download that file and put it there, this should have happened automatically > I would think when I choose to do a 'simple' install of an X Window system. > > So is there some error in the install system or did I do something wrong? > > Ron > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Stordahl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Ron Rademaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Ron Stordahl" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Debian User List" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 6:53 PM > Subject: Re: Trying to configure X > > > > I believe I have made all the correct selections using xf86config, but > after > > that when I try startx here is what happens: > > > > X: exec of /usr/bin/X11XF86_SVGA failed > > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 > > giving up > > xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server > > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. > > > > I am stuck at that point. Any ideas??? > > > > Ron > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ron Rademaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Ron Stordahl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: "Debian User List" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 6:46 PM > > Subject: Re: Trying to configure X > > > > > > > /dev/psaux > > > > > > That's the mouse device you want (/dev/mouse might be a symlink to this > > > check woth ls -l /dev/mouse). > > > > > > The server for the card should definately be XF86_SVGA, you should be a > > > ware that there are diferences between the X server ad the driver for > your > > > videocard! > > > > > > Ron Rademaker > > > > > > On Fri, 19 May 2000, Ron Stordahl wrote: > > > > > > > Questions arising during xf86config: > > > > > > > > Mouse--I have a 3 button PS/2 mouse so I select "4 PS/2 Mouse". Since > > it > > > > has 3 buttons I choose not to emulate 3 buttons. So good so far, but > > now it > > > > asks for the full device name. I have no idea. It suggests > /dev/tty00 > > > > which seems unlikely. Just pressing enter will default to /dev/mouse. > > This > > > > seems reasonable, but my recollection is that a response to this > > question > > > > previously said I need to enter /dev/psaux. I have looked through > the > > > > install doc and it does not answer this question. > > > > > > > > Selection of the card. I have a Jaton Video-67pro PCI which is not > > listed, > > > > however the chip on the card says Trident 3DImage975 which is in the > > table > > > > showing the driver is the "3dimage975". Looks good, so I select that > > which > > > > is number 651. > > > > > > > > Now I am at the point which I must determine which server to run. My > > > > choices are: > > > > > > > > 1 XF86_Mono > > > > 2 XF86_VGA16 > > > > 3 XF86-SVGA > > > > 4 The accelerated servers..... > > > > 5 "Choose the server from the card definition, XF86_SVGA" > > > > > > > > None of these seem to be good choices, since mine appears to be > > "3dimage975" > > > > I would pick XF86_SVGA, which appears in the list after the card > > definitions > > > > for many many cards, but since for my card it explicitly noted > > "3dimage975" > > > > it would not seem to be correct to pick XF86_SVGA. I should note that > > in a > > > > failed configuration prior to this e-mail I did just that, and it > didn't > > > > work. > > > > > > > > So what do to? > > > > > > > > Ron > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] > < > > /dev/null > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > > > >
