is Sarge's xserver-xfree86 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge5.
Is there some configuration to set to tell X that the chip can
handle 230MHz?
I just upgraded from XFree36 3.3.6 (package xserver-svga) and a
Diamond Viper 330 / vNidia RIVA TNT2. That X server allowed at least
202 MHz on that card with
On Sarge, I just installed package xserver-xfree86 and in the
configuration specify to use the xserver-xfree86 server.
However, then run startx, I still get the old xserver-xvga
server (XF86_SVGA).
I even re-did the configuration (using dpkg-recongfigure).
What else do I need to do to get
On Thu, 2007-03-22 at 00:47 -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > I have tried running dpkg-reconfigure xfree86
>
> Are you sure you're running xfree86? Nowadays xorg is much more common.
Sarge still uses XFree86.
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> All it says is "I cannot start the X server" and some other
> general stuff.
The "some other general stuff" in the logs is exactly the info w need to
help you. Error messages are there for a reason.
> I have tried running dpkg-reconfigure xfree86
> several t
> I have tried running dpkg-reconfigure xfree86
Are you sure you're running xfree86? Nowadays xorg is much more common.
Stefan
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general stuff. I have tried running dpkg-reconfigure xfree86
several times but somthing is not getting completely reset
because I still have the same problem.
Look in /var/log/XFree86.0.log (probably) for lines marked with an (EE).
Report those lines here.
Also, if your machine has an integrated vi
" and some other
general stuff. I have tried running dpkg-reconfigure xfree86
several times but somthing is not getting completely reset
because I still have the same problem.
I also tried doing a --forcereinstall with apt-get and that
didn't do the trick either.
Anybody know how to fo
ed running dpkg-reconfigure xfree86
several times but somthing is not getting completely reset
because I still have the same problem.
I also tried doing a --forcereinstall with apt-get and that
didn't do the trick either.
Anybody know how to force a full reinstall?
Thanks,
Dennis
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On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 08:56 -0800, Arlie Stephens wrote:
> (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice
> No such device.
> (EE) Generic Mouse: cannot open input device
> (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Generic Mouse"
> (II) UnloadModu
in
Debian.
> I'm inclined to presume the former - but if so, well, the system is
> running on a kernel that was current when 'woody' was still the stable
> release of debian. Did kernels of that generation even have this
> driver - or am I looking at a need to upgrade
d dynamically and not built into the main kernel?
Or is this a "driver" in some sense specific to X?
I'm inclined to presume the former - but if so, well, the system is
running on a kernel that was current when 'woody' was still the stable
release of debian. Did kernels of th
lly editing the file? Comment out the UseFBDev
> option below. There are two other modules not found found errors you
> may need to address. See below.
I had not tried. I consider myself clueless with regard to X
configurations, and figured that dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 was
On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 07:56 -0800, Arlie Stephens wrote:
> The complaint is that it fails to find a framebuffer, regardless of
> which answer I give to the question of whether or not to use the
> kernel's framebuffer. I (stupidly) failed to save the XF86Config file
> before starting, but the curren
ly this
> list will accept attachments - I haven't tried that before.
>
> p.s. I am very much looking forward to etch - its version of X seems
> much better at figuring out how to install itself correctly. But I'd
> prefer to get this system working reliably on sarge, rathe
Arlie Stephens wrote:
The complaint is that it fails to find a framebuffer, regardless of
which answer I give to the question of whether or not to use the
kernel's framebuffer.
Have you tried manually editing the file? Comment out the UseFBDev
option below. There are two other modules not
etch immediately, if I can figure out how to do this.
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# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by dexconf, the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf da
On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 17:22 +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> xfree86 changed its licence to something not very free, so what
> happened is that xorg foundation took the last remaining
> freely-licenced xfree86 code and renamed it xorg, then started working
> on that.
I thin
John L Fjellstad wrote:
"Tshepang Lekhonkhobe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
xfree86 changed its licence to something not very free, so what
happened is that xorg foundation took the last remaining
freely-licenced xfree86 code and renamed it xorg, then started working
on that
"Tshepang Lekhonkhobe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> xfree86 changed its licence to something not very free, so what
> happened is that xorg foundation took the last remaining
> freely-licenced xfree86 code and renamed it xorg, then started working
> on that. Loads o
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Raghu Kodali wrote:
> I am not very clear about the differences between xorg & xfree86. Why
> did we move from xfree86 in sarge to xorg in Etch? I tried to google it.
> I could get only individual information but not a comparision.
L
On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:59:22 +0530
Raghu Kodali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am not very clear about the differences between xorg & xfree86. Why
> did we move from xfree86 in sarge to xorg in Etch? I tried to google
> it. I could get only individual information but not a co
On 1/15/07, Raghu Kodali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am not very clear about the differences between xorg & xfree86. Why
did we move from xfree86 in sarge to xorg in Etch? I tried to google it.
I could get only individual information but not a comparision.
xfree86 changed its
I am not very clear about the differences between xorg & xfree86. Why
did we move from xfree86 in sarge to xorg in Etch? I tried to google it.
I could get only individual information but not a comparision.
Thanks
Raghu
It is better to throw windows out of the computer than throwing
Hi,
* Thorsten Haude wrote (2006-11-27 16:33):
>* Sven Arvidsson wrote (2006-11-27 15:54):
>>You can use "dpkg -S /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_drv.o" to find
>>out which package a file belongs to, and reinstall it.
>
>Thanks for the hint! It's xserver-xfr
Hi,
* Sven Arvidsson wrote (2006-11-27 15:54):
>You can use "dpkg -S /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/mga_drv.o" to find
>out which package a file belongs to, and reinstall it.
Thanks for the hint! It's xserver-xfree86, one of the packages I
already reinstalled. But now I als
On Mon, 2006-11-27 at 15:36 +0100, Thorsten Haude wrote:
> * Thorsten Haude wrote (2006-11-27 15:24):
> >after a recent upgrade, my X server will not start up. Log entries seem
> >to indicate that X chokes on the Matrox drivers for my G550 DH AGP.
>
> Forgot something: A logfile can be found here:
Hi,
* Thorsten Haude wrote (2006-11-27 15:24):
>after a recent upgrade, my X server will not start up. Log entries seem
>to indicate that X chokes on the Matrox drivers for my G550 DH AGP.
Forgot something: A logfile can be found here:
http://www.vranx.de/XFree86.0.log.gz
Thorsten
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of my old X server? I tried to purge a
number of packages (x-window-system, x-window-sytem-core, xserver-common
and xserver-xfree86), but I get the same error after reinstalling them.
tia,
Thorsten
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On Fri, Nov 24, 2006 at 07:30:18PM +0100, David Jardine wrote:
> > I tried running dpg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 and it returned
> > immediately without doing anything.
> >
> > What is the procedure for reconfiguring my x server?
Did you run dexconf after dpkg-reconfig
On Fri, Nov 24, 2006 at 03:39:35AM -0700, Ed Young wrote:
> For some reason debian installed X with a really low resolution so I'm
> trying to increase my screen resolution from 800x600 to something
> like 1024x768.
>
> I tried running dpg-reconfigure xserver-xfr
On Fri, 2006-11-24 at 03:39 -0700, Ed Young wrote:
> For some reason debian installed X with a really low resolution so I'm
> trying to increase my screen resolution from 800x600 to something
> like 1024x768.
>
> I tried running dpg-reconfigure xserver-xfr
For some reason debian installed X with a really low resolution so I'm
trying to increase my screen resolution from 800x600 to something
like 1024x768.
I tried running dpg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 and it returned
immediately without doing anything.
What is the procedure for reconfiguri
not believe it
to be true.
In general, almost nobody is a liar because they invariably believe
their own lie, and they fail the test for knowing that the statement
is false.
>
> > Anytime the topic came up, invariably it was from people who were not
> > going to do the work, but w
ion.
hmm - the alternative is to prove that he's stupid and spreading other
people's false information. Take your pick.
>> Anytime the topic came up, invariably it was from people who were not
>> going to do the work, but wanted someone else to do it for them.
> The wikip
o do the work, but wanted someone else to do it for them.
The wikipedia page on XFree86 certainly suggests that people willing to
contribute were denied CVS access. If you think you know better what
really happened then you should maybe correct this article and cite
sources to back you up.
The po
Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> for developers to contribute. Someone can make such a statement without
> being an aspiring contributor himself. I see neither a "promise" nor a
> "lie" in what he writes.
The lie was this: stating that it was not allowed to happen.
Anytime the topic c
On Mon, Nov 06, 2006 at 11:22:24 -, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> Kevin Mark wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 11:03:01PM +, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> >> Kevin Mark wrote:
> >> > One of the reasons why there was not a modularized source tree in
> >>
Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 11:03:01PM +, Thomas Dickey wrote:
>> Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > One of the reasons why there was not a modularized source tree in
>> > XFree86 was that it was not
On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 11:03:01PM +, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > One of the reasons why there was not a modularized source tree in
> > XFree86 was that it was not allowed to happen. No? So XFree86 never
> > could have it,
erver. Debian does not package
> > one. Who does?
>
> How about Debian[0]?
But that was the 6.8. Which was after the XFree86 that shipped with
Sarge when Xorg was being transitioned to the current modularized form
which is what will be shipped with Etch. We dont do that now. I wa
Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> One of the reasons why there was not a modularized source tree in
> XFree86 was that it was not allowed to happen. No? So XFree86 never
> could have it, while Xorg now does. And this lead to XFree86 development
> being harder than Xor
your statement if was the following:
Kevin Mark, 05.11.2006 03:08:
> One of the major differences between XFree86 and [the current] Xorg is the
> use of modularized source.
)
Regards, Mathias
[0] http://snapshot.debian.net/package/xorg-x11
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On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 11:13:59AM +0100, Mathias Brodala wrote:
> Hello Kevin.
>
> Kevin Mark, 05.11.2006 03:08:
> > One of the major differences between XFree86 and Xorg is the use of
> > modularized source.
>
> Nope.
Huh?
> That???s the difference betwe
Hello Kevin.
Kevin Mark, 05.11.2006 03:08:
> One of the major differences between XFree86 and Xorg is the use of
> modularized source.
Nope. That’s the difference between Release 6.9 and 7.0 and has nothing to do
with differences between XFree86 and Xorg. (Although the former doesn’t
On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 05:00:28PM -0700, Paul E Condon wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 04:38:36PM -0700, ChadDavis wrote:
> > Hey there. What X system does my recent (installed yesterday ) debian etch
> > system use? Isn't there adifference between xfree86 and xorg? The doc
ChadDavis wrote:
Hey there. What X system does my recent (installed yesterday ) debian
etch system use? Isn't there adifference between xfree86 and xorg?
The docs I found on the debian site are for xfree86 but my system
seems to have X11 / xorg stuff on it? Sort me out if I'
On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 04:38:36PM -0700, ChadDavis wrote:
> Hey there. What X system does my recent (installed yesterday ) debian
> etch
> system use?
xorg
>Isn't there adifference between xfree86 and xorg?
yes. i think xorg is a fork of xf86. try google.
A
signatur
On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 04:38:36PM -0700, ChadDavis wrote:
> Hey there. What X system does my recent (installed yesterday ) debian etch
> system use? Isn't there adifference between xfree86 and xorg? The docs I
> found on the debian site are for xfree86 but my system seems to hav
Hey there. What X system does my recent (installed yesterday ) debian etch system use? Isn't there adifference between xfree86 and xorg? The docs I found on the debian site are for xfree86 but my system seems to have X11 / xorg stuff on it? Sort me out if I'm clueless.
Respect.
On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:24:32 -0500, Ryan Nowakowski wrote:
> I've been trying for a few weeks. I have a mythtv box based on debian
> with an NVidia GeForce 4 card that I want to use to connect to my TV.
> *None* of the configs I've tried have worked with either the nv or
> nvidia drivers. I know
t want to watch movies on
> my TV. Any pointers to where should I start digging?
Hi,
Depending upon the graphic card and the tv encoder chip, it's quite
possible. See the documentation in /usr/share/doc/nvtv/ for the
supported list.
If your card and chip is supported, no XFree86/Xorg configu
Hello, Debian Users of the World...
I did have XFree86 working well with dual monitors, 2.6.16.18 kernel and
the prior xfree86 (stable sources) from the spring and summer of 2006.
A recent apt-get upgrade brought in newer xfree86 server, and
when I recently rebooted, I found X would not start
On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 11:35:01AM +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> The description of 'nvtv' suggests it is possible:
>
> Description: tool to control TV chips on NVidia cards under Linux
> This is a program to control the TV encoder chips on NVidia cards under
> Linux, in order to get tv-out wit
Hello all,
The description of 'nvtv' suggests it is possible:
Description: tool to control TV chips on NVidia cards under Linux
This is a program to control the TV encoder chips on NVidia cards under
Linux, in order to get tv-out with a wide range of resolutions and
sizes, including "overscan"
rSavage/IXC1179 video card. Everything works
> fine, except when I try to run a game called Tibia from the console I
> get:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/bin/Tibia$ ./Tibia
> Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
> error: Video surface allocation failed. (Er
ll all the packages needed to run the
x-window-system. its really simple.
to reconfigure the x-server, if you're having problems like specifying
the wrong driver issue the following
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
that will take you through the setup of the xserver and write a new
config file
video cards, the mouse, Xfree86 and Debian installation.
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:21:54 -0500
Kent West wrote:
> gpm also is a quicker means of
> experimenting with mouse types than trying to "startx" over and over
> until you get it right.
>
Or, to find the correct locat
Kent West wrote:
> gpm also is a quicker means of
> experimenting with mouse types than trying to "startx" over and over
> until you get it right.
>
Or, to find the correct location, you can type "cat /dev/psaux" and move
the mouse around; if you see a bunch of garbage appear on the screen,
you
sages before X tried to start contained things like"failed
> to acquire AGP,AGPdisabled, xf86 open serial cannot open device" etc
Worry about these things later. Just get a basic box working first.
> How do I run the Xwindows configuration again using the CLI in the
> install I ha
Thanks for responding,
mikef
From: M-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: video cards, the mouse, Xfree86 and Debian installation.
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:42:25 +1000
On Tuesday 17 October 2006 21:10, Michael Fothergill shared this with u
On Tuesday 17 October 2006 21:10, Michael Fothergill shared this with us all:
>--> Dear Debian folks,
>-->
>--> I have installed Debian on my PC here.
Which Debian? Sarge, Etch or Sid?
>It runs a 1200MHz Athlon CPU and
> has --> one 20GB disk on it with Fedora Core 5 on it and now after delete
Dear Debian folks,
I have installed Debian on my PC here. It runs a 1200MHz Athlon CPU and has
one 20GB disk on it with Fedora Core 5 on it and now after deleted Windows a
second disk (primary) which is 40GB in size has now got the Desktop Debian
installation on it.
At least I think it does
On Tuesday 17 October 2006 11:19, Florian Kulzer wrote:
>
> I cannot find package "lgtoclnt" anywhere in Sarge, Etch, Sid or
> Experimental. Is it an official Debian package? If not, get rid of it
> and see if that fixes the upgrade problem.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Florian
Ah --- a silly the
.. 29451 files and directories currently installed.)
> Preparing to replace xfree86-common 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1
> (using .../xfree86-common_4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge2_all.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement xfree86-common ...
> dpkg: error
> processing
> /var/cache/apt/
I have just tried an
apt-get update; apt-get upgrade, and I am getting the following error.
.
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 29451 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace xfree86-common
Liam O'Toole wrote:
On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:29:33 -0700
Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am currently running Sarge with XFree86. I have done a chroot
install of Etch with Xorg. When I boot into Sarge I run X with the
command:
startx -- :1.0 vt07 (through an alias)
On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:29:33 -0700
Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am currently running Sarge with XFree86. I have done a chroot
> install of Etch with Xorg. When I boot into Sarge I run X with the
> command:
>
> startx -- :1.0 vt07 (through an alias)
I am currently running Sarge with XFree86. I have done a chroot install
of Etch with Xorg. When I boot into Sarge I run X with the command:
startx -- :1.0 vt07 (through an alias)
and my wife uses
startx -- :0.0 vt08
That way we can each have seperate X sessions open at the same time,
with
have problems.
>
> I can currently say that debian testing/Xorg using an Xorg config
> found on the web specific for my klaptop (Averatec 3225) works
> perfectly *except* the projector says "no signal" as soon as X
> starts.
>
> Knoppix 4.0 (Xfree86) works and so doe
on the web specific for my klaptop (Averatec 3225) works
perfectly *except* the projector says "no signal" as soon as X
starts.
Knoppix 4.0 (Xfree86) works and so does the projector. Knoppix 5.0
(Xorg) works, but not the projector.
Evidently there is something in the Xorg config which the pr
Nick Wright wrote:
Interesting -- that sounds like the machine is still running.. can you
connect to it on SSH or ping it still when it gets into that state? If
you can still log in then you might be able to just kill off the X
process and have it start again without needing the reboot. Also,
th
> I too have been experiencing "lock ups" every so often, but I don't
> think it's because of my graphics card (ATI Rage 128 Pro). With me it
> happens a while after I leave xmms playing a bunch of mp3's (by then
> xscreensaver has been active for a while). Sometimes the music will
> just st
Nick Wright wrote:
Unfortuantely the computer occasionally locks up (no kernel panic or
anything helpful to go on here). I realise there are any number of
reasons (hardware, software) that might be the cause of the random
lockups. They're happening about once a week at the moment.
I too have
Hi All,
I have been using the proprietary driver from ATI to run my radeon
9600 in a dual-screen setup.
Unfortuantely the computer occasionally locks up (no kernel panic or
anything helpful to go on here). I realise there are any number of
reasons (hardware, software) that might be the cause of t
Christopher Nelson wrote:
On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 10:00:06PM -0400, J F wrote:
The difference between xfree86-common and x11-common packages is?
and why they conflict?
Is one x11 stuff version 3 (old video cards) and the other version 4?
xfree86-common is from the XFree86 project
On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 10:00:06PM -0400, J F wrote:
>
> The difference between xfree86-common and x11-common packages is?
> and why they conflict?
>
> Is one x11 stuff version 3 (old video cards) and the other version 4?
xfree86-common is from the XFree86 project, x11-common is
The difference between xfree86-common and x11-common packages is?
and why they conflict?
Is one x11 stuff version 3 (old video cards) and the other version 4?
Thanks
J
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I can't seem to get direct rendering working. Here is my system info:
Linux 2.6.17.1
Debian 3.1r2.
XFree86 4.3.0.1
Relevant PCI info:
:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown
device 3108 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Sy
Hello,
I have installed vis5d on my alpha + debian.
When I try to run vis5d, I have the following error message:
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
I have checked the file of configuration for XFree86 and the string
load "dri" is presen
ing to overwrite `/etc/X11/Xsession', which is also in package
> xfree86-common
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg return
(Reading database ... 42848 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking x11-common (from .../x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb) ...
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite `/etc/X11/Xsession'
will trillich wrote:
we haven't figured out how to get past this apt-get snag:
[...]
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/etc/X11/Xsession', which is also in package
xfree86-common
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste
(from .../x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/etc/X11/Xsession', which is also in package
xfree86-common
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encount
> does Xorg have any depends to XFree86?
Nope. X is now mainly run by X.org, and all the code that is in
XFree86 that it would depend on is in it, at least as I understand it.
> already downloaded Xorg from their site, and compiled it, but seem to be
> having problems
Why don't yo
Happy Monday all,
Running Sarge, and realize that I may be better off running Xorg
rather than XFree86 due to updated video drivers available for my card.
I don't like to have packages installed that aren't being used, so my
question is: does Xorg have any depends to XFre
Angelina Carlton wrote:
Doofus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
But now I'm even more confused. Ideally I'd like to understand why it
suddenly works. Everything I've found on the net describes the great
difficulty in configuring this laptop to run correctly at
1400x1050. Some X config files I've
Doofus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> But now I'm even more confused. Ideally I'd like to understand why it
> suddenly works. Everything I've found on the net describes the great
> difficulty in configuring this laptop to run correctly at
> 1400x1050. Some X config files I've found (which didn't wo
that the nVidia installer produced. Can anyone
here tell me why it works?
---
Working config built by nVidia installer
---
# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 1.0 ([
Angelina Carlton wrote:
> Doofus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>
>>xf86cfg prduces a sort of working config with a 640x480 display in the
>>middle of the screen, but no mouse. Can anyone describe any other
>>methods of fighting one's way toward a working config file?
>>
>
> ugh, the attachment
Doofus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> xf86cfg prduces a sort of working config with a 640x480 display in the
> middle of the screen, but no mouse. Can anyone describe any other
> methods of fighting one's way toward a working config file?
>
ugh, the attachment I sent dosent have that resoulution b
econd link above. It looks excellent - I'll go
> and try setting things up again.
I have that laptop, attached is the old config file I was using, (using
xorg now) my screen was SXGA so you might want to tweak that part if you
have a different screen.
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# XF8
Doofus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Thanks for your reply, and I apologise for not reading the config file
> notes properly with regard to overwriting the file.
>
> I've looked at many web resources on this problem, and I don't know
> how I've missed your second link above. It looks excellent - I
kamaraju kusumanchi wrote:
Doofus wrote:
Can someone please tell me what `dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86`
actually does?
At the end of the procedure it talks about writing two new
configuration files. Where are these files? I'd assumed it was
talking about /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 but
Doofus wrote:
Can someone please tell me what `dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86`
actually does?
At the end of the procedure it talks about writing two new
configuration files. Where are these files? I'd assumed it was talking
about /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 but mine isn't changed
Can someone please tell me what `dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86`
actually does?
At the end of the procedure it talks about writing two new configuration
files. Where are these files? I'd assumed it was talking about
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 but mine isn't changed in any way.
The re
> The instructions at the top of the config file say:
> # cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom
> # md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 >/var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum
> # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
>
> I don't pretend to understand why but
On (01/02/06 20:50), Thomas H. George wrote:
> I installed a new apg video card and ran dpkg-reconfigure
> xserver-xfree86. At first gdm exited with no display fournd. I deleted
> XF86Config-4 from /etc/X11 and tried again. This time I got a display
> but with only 640x480 re
Everything is in that XF86Config-4, create one with dpkg-reconfigure
and another with old xf86config . And run diff for both . You will get
a diffrence.
You could try one more command as a root
# XFree86 -configure
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On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 08:50:48PM -0500, Thomas H. George wrote:
> I post this message only because I would like to understand why
> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 failed.
Best thing would be to have a look into /var/log/XFree86.log. It lists
all the messages from XFree86, includi
I installed a new apg video card and ran dpkg-reconfigure
xserver-xfree86. At first gdm exited with no display fournd. I deleted
XF86Config-4 from /etc/X11 and tried again. This time I got a display
but with only 640x480 resolution. I deleted every XF86Config file in
the system and tried
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