-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I assume you're using server ver. 4.x try apt-get install xserver-XFree86 then install the client -> "apt-get install xbase-clients / xclients-base ?? do xf86config.. your RIVA TNT2 card will be listed there.
On Friday 08 June 2001 03:48, Joel Mayes wrote: > On Thu, Jun 07, 2001 at 10:50:58PM +0200, Jeroen Valcke wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I already asked this question in my local linux ng, but the answer were > > not that helpfull. So I hope somebody can give me an answer here. > > I would like to reconfigure X windows on my machine. Especially the > > grafical settings need some finetuning. I would like to change > > resolutions and add virtual screen. So I start XF86Setup as root, but I > > get this error: > > Tomsk:~# XF86Setup & > > [1] 23274 > > Tomsk:~# Error in database, invalid reference: ET4000/W32 (generic). > > Error in database, invalid reference: ET4000/W32 (generic). > > Error in database, invalid reference: ET4000/W32 (generic). > > Error in database, invalid reference: Generic VGA compatible. > > Error in database, invalid reference: Generic VGA compatible. > > Warning CHIPSET specification missing in Card database entry S3 Savage4 > > (line 1442). > > Warning SERVER specification missing in Card database entry Trident > > TGUI9420 (generic) (line 2186). > > Warning SERVER specification missing in Card database entry Trident > > TGUI9440 (generic) (line 2191). > > Warning SERVER specification missing in Card database entry Trident > > TGUI9660 (generic) (line 2196). > > Warning SERVER specification missing in Card database entry Trident > > TGUI9680 (generic) (line 2201). > > Warning SERVER specification missing in Card database entry Trident Cyber > > 9320 (generic) (line 2218). > > > > Any idea what the problem is? > > Also some guy suggested using xf86config instead. So I tried this too. > > However, when I restart gdm using the new XF86Config file I get a black > > screen, so no X. Actually there is a small '+' sign in the upper left > > corner. > > I guess this has someting to do with the graphical card I choose from the > > database. > > I have an Nvidia Riva TNT II Pro. In the specs of my graphics card I also > > find 128-bit high performance accelarator. In the database there is > > RIVATNT2 and RIVA128. I don't really know which one to choose. I tried > > both but none seem to work. > > Any suggestions here? > > > > Thanks, Regards > > -Jeroen- > > > > -- > > Jeroen Valcke jeroen@valcke.com > > ICQ# 30116911 Home page: http://www.valcke.com/jeroen > > Phone +32(0)56 32 91 37 Mobile +32(0)486 88 21 26 > > G'day Jeroen, > > I'm guessing but it looks like your using X 3, and if your video card > wasn't detected during the original install xserver-vga16 will be the > only xserver-??? installed, and it doesn't contain wupport for most > modern video cards, Nvidia TNT 2 is supported under X 3 by xserver-svga > if you installed this with "apt-get install xserver-sgva" and try to > configure X again it should work, You probably want the RIVATNT2 driver. > > Cheers > > Joel -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7IPoXvc9gDaFvf/8RAkSAAJwOkZp2yr2kbHtKKIOa5+GHtdtg5wCdEF8i f3/NiAqIHDFJHtZ6ZWHjp3I= =eAFS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
