Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
Kent West wrote:
As Kevin suggested, you should be able to run "dpkg-reconfigure
xserver-xfree86", and select "vesa" as your driver rather than "s3".
You'll be limited perhaps in color depth or resolution, etc, but at
least you'll have a working X (hopefully).
Thanks a l
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello everyone,
This is my first posting to any debian list.
I had a problem with an X Server Crash whose output, together with that of
scanpci, is pasted below. I digged around lists.debian.org and found
similar problems experienced by others, only that they didn't help. I
On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 02:33:02PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> > This is my first posting to any debian list.
> > I had a problem with an X Server Crash whose output, together with that of
> > scanpci, is pasted below. I digged around lists.debian.org and found
> > similar
> Hello everyone,
> This is my first posting to any debian list.
> I had a problem with an X Server Crash whose output, together with that of
> scanpci, is pasted below. I digged around lists.debian.org and found
> similar problems experienced by others, only that they didn't help. I'm
> running Wo
Kevin Mark wrote:
On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 09:49:23AM +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
I had a problem with an X Server Crash whose output, together with that of scanpci, is pasted below. I digged around lists.debian.org and found similar problems experienced by others, only that they didn't help.
On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 09:49:23AM +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> This is my first posting to any debian list.
Welcome Tshepang,
Hope all is well in SA!
> I had a problem with an X Server Crash whose output, together with that of scanpci,
> is pasted below. I digged around
On Sun, 30 May 2004 18:49:20 +1000
"Prometheus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Package: xserver-xfree86
> Version: 4.1.0-16woody3
>
> I have a problem running X server on my debian box. I ran the
> xf86config application and set up the configuration, but when I tried to
> start the server (xinit
aaron rydberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I am new to debian.
> When i try to start x it crashes giving me the message
> "could not open default font 'fixed'".
>
> I have checked the FontPath and font directories for
> fonts.dir and everything appears to be ok after
> reading the Fonts-HOWTO.
On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 08:54:56PM -0400, John E Decker wrote:
> Hey All,
> New to Debian...breaking from tradition and market forces.
> Just installed Debian on an older machine and configured X during setup.
> Computer = pentium pro 200
> Video = Trident tgui 9680, svga 640x480,8 bpp
> Mouse =
>Hey All,
> New to Debian...breaking from tradition and market forces.
>Just installed Debian on an older machine and configured X during
>setup.
>Computer = pentium pro 200
>Video = Trident tgui 9680, svga 640x480,8 bpp
>Mouse = generic 2-button serial
>I keep getting "fatal server error: canno
During installation did the installation program
identify your video card and set up x for you? If so
then to startx just type startx
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Dear All
>
> I have tried to install debian 2.2 r2 and got
> installed it up to text mode. I
> have tried to get the x-server going
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 3:03 PM
Subject: x-server crash
> Dear All
>
> I have tried to install debian 2.2 r2 and got installed it up to text
mode. I
> have tried to get the x-server going with
> XF86 confi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Having X detect all the valid modes
There are an awful lot of valid modes, most of which are completely
unusable.
On %M 0, Fu-Dong Chiou wrote
> Thanks for the info. I did used xf86config, repeatedly, but didn't seem
> to set up everything correctly. Here's what I think is crucial, but not
> sure how to do it correctly:
>
> 1. hsync in kHz: I choose 31.5: standard VGA, 640x480 @ 60 Hz, as mine is
> a 640
On Fri, 7 May 1999, Andrei Ivanov wrote:
> > If X can detect that you don't have any valid modes, it obviously can make
> > some decisions on what settings are valid for your card - so, why can't X
> > just set the values for you?
When X says "no valid modes", what it means is, "based on the i
In a message dated 5/7/99 8:08:40 AM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > If X can detect that you don't have any valid modes, it obviously can
make
> > some decisions on what settings are valid for your card - so, why can't
X
> > just set the values for you?
>
> No idea
>
> If X can detect that you don't have any valid modes, it obviously can make
> some decisions on what settings are valid for your card - so, why can't X
> just set the values for you?
No idea why it can't. The whole purpose of xf86config is to configure
system the way you want, if you can. It
> I don't know where it is?
The device section is at the end of your /etc/X11/XF86Config file.
Just scroll down past the modelines, and you will run across the
graphics device section that looks like this:
# Any number of graphics device sections may be present
# Standard VGA Device:
Section "
My real problem is, I called CTX, which is the manufacturer of the
notebook, and they honestly told me they didn't know what they put in
their notebooks themselves. They even suggest that I open the notebook
to try my luck. Does any one know the probability of ruining the display
if I take th
In a message dated 5/6/99 7:06:31 AM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> No valid modes comes from the fact that resolutions and bpp you want the X
> to run at do not match your system's capabilities.
>
So, here's a question for someone that wants to take a stab at it...
If X
> 1. hsync in kHz: I choose 31.5: standard VGA, 640x480 @ 60 Hz, as mine is
> a 640x480 STN LCD capable of 256 colors (although the manual says it can
> use external VGA monitor of three types (640x480, 31.5kHz; 900x600,
> 35.5kHz for 256 colors; 1024x768, 35.5kHz for 256 colors).
> 2. vertical
Thanks for the info. I did used xf86config, repeatedly, but didn't seem
to set up everything correctly. Here's what I think is crucial, but not
sure how to do it correctly:
1. hsync in kHz: I choose 31.5: standard VGA, 640x480 @ 60 Hz, as mine is
a 640x480 STN LCD capable of 256 colors (altho
> (--) VGA16: videoram: 256k (using 256k)
> (**) VGA16: clocks: 28.32 28.32 28.32 28.32
> (--) VGA16: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 90.000 MHz
> (--) VGA16: There is no defined dot-clock matching mode "640x480"
> (--) VGA16: Removing mode "640x480" from list of valid modes.
> (--) VGA16: There is
On Wed, 5 May 1999, Fu-Dong Chiou wrote:
> Thanks for all that responds to my questions. I believe the reason why X
> server crashes on my system is a minor configuration problem. Here's the
> error message. I'd appreciate it if anyone can direct me to fix this
> problem. Thanks in advance
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