Re: Need help with XF86 config

2004-12-22 Thread Chris Lale
Andrew Konosky wrote: After I got the base system installed, I selected "Desktop Environment" and apt installed both KDE and Gnome, Gnome as default. I switched it over to KDE and KDM, but the installer didn't set up my graphical config right. My Radeon 8500 graphics card and my Philips 107P mo

Re: Need help with XF86 config

2004-12-21 Thread Rick Taylor
On Mon, 2004-12-20 at 12:35, Andrew Konosky wrote: > After I got the base system installed, I selected "Desktop Environment" > and apt installed both KDE and Gnome, Gnome as default. I switched it > over to KDE and KDM, but the installer didn't set up my graphical config > right. > > My Radeon

Re: Need help with XF86 config

2004-12-20 Thread James Vahn
Andrew Konosky wrote: > After I got the base system installed, I selected "Desktop Environment" > and apt installed both KDE and Gnome, Gnome as default. I would like to see "KDE Desktop" and "GNOME Desktop", and not have both installed. > I switched it over to KDE and KDM, but the installer did

Re: Need help with XF86 config

2004-12-20 Thread Kamaraju Kusumanchi
On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 12:35:47 -0600, Andrew Konosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what command do I run to reconfigure > the graphics setup? > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 might be what you are looking for. You can also source /etc/bash_completion and then press tab after entering the command mi

Need help with XF86 config

2004-12-20 Thread Andrew Konosky
After I got the base system installed, I selected "Desktop Environment" and apt installed both KDE and Gnome, Gnome as default. I switched it over to KDE and KDM, but the installer didn't set up my graphical config right. My Radeon 8500 graphics card and my Philips 107P monitor are detected ri

Re: Can´t configure XF86 - a newbi really in the need for some help

2004-04-24 Thread John Foster
On Saturday 24 April 2004 05:39 am, Andrei Badea wrote: > Christel Schultz wrote: > > Hallo, > > > > I have installed x-window-system and desk environment om my Fujitsu XS, > > PIII, with monitor Compal M770 (both from around 1999). > > > > I think I have put most of the parameters right using dexc

Re: Can´t configure XF86 - a newbi really in the need for some help

2004-04-24 Thread Kent West
Christel Schultz wrote: Hallo, I have installed x-window-system and desk environment om my Fujitsu XS, PIII, with monitor Compal M770 (both from around 1999). I think I have put most of the parameters right using dexconf and the screen starts up nicely with driver "vga", the mouse and the ke

Re: Can´t configure XF86 - a newbi really in the need for some help

2004-04-24 Thread Andrei Badea
Christel Schultz wrote: Hallo, I have installed x-window-system and desk environment om my Fujitsu XS, PIII, with monitor Compal M770 (both from around 1999). I think I have put most of the parameters right using dexconf and the screen starts up nicely with driver "vga", the mouse and the ke

Can´t configure XF86 - a newbi really in the need for some help

2004-04-24 Thread Christel Schultz
Hallo,   I have installed x-window-system and desk environment om my Fujitsu XS, PIII, with monitor Compal M770 (both from around 1999).   I think I have put most of the parameters right using dexconf and the screen starts up nicely with driver "vga", the mouse and the keyboard works fine an

Re: XF86 4.3.0-3 uninstallable

2004-03-04 Thread David Clymer
On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 01:12, Paul Johnson wrote: > Not only is it not installable, but I'm entirely stumped about how to > proceed, so I'll let the transcript speak for itself and see if > anybody else can make heads or tails of what's going on... Hmm. I just compiled/installed 4.3 from the unstab

Re: XF86 4.3.0-3 uninstallable (but only with dash as /bin/sh)

2004-03-04 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 12:19:16PM +0100, Rapha?l Berbain wrote: > Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Not only is it not installable, but I'm entirely stumped about how to > > proceed, so I'll let the transcript speak for itself and see if

Re: XF86 4.3.0-3 uninstallable

2004-03-04 Thread Raphaël Berbain
Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Not only is it not installable, but I'm entirely stumped about how to > proceed, so I'll let the transcript speak for itself and see if > anybody else can make heads or tails of what's going on... http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=235772 s

XF86 4.3.0-3 uninstallable

2004-03-03 Thread Paul Johnson
Not only is it not installable, but I'm entirely stumped about how to proceed, so I'll let the transcript speak for itself and see if anybody else can make heads or tails of what's going on... -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : `. `'` proud Debian admin and user `-

Re: xf86 3.0, i845, no go

2004-02-16 Thread Bren Smith
Joe, I found that by upgrading the BIOS on my system I was able to access a new feature in the BIOS which allowed my to use 8MB of video RAM vs. the standard 1MB of RAM on earlier versions of the BIOS. Solved the problem immediately. I was using BIOS version A02 on a Dell Optiplex, and am now

Re: XF86 config for LCD/CRT

2004-01-23 Thread Chris Searle
> "XA" == Xavier Andrade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: XA> On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Chris Searle wrote: XA> I use gdm, for starting two server you just have to add an XA> entry in gdm.conf like the following: Many thanks - I'll give it a go tonight. -- Chris Searle -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: XF86 config for LCD/CRT

2004-01-23 Thread Xavier Andrade
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Chris Searle wrote: > > "XA" == Xavier Andrade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > Do you run kdm/gdm/xdm? If so - how do you start two servers? > > I take it I just have two separate XF86Config-4 files - one for each > server? > I use gdm, for starting two server you just

Re: XF86 config for LCD/CRT

2004-01-23 Thread Chris Searle
> "XA" == Xavier Andrade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: XA> On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Chris Searle wrote: [...] >> Anyone out there who's solved this? Or otherwise has a good way >> of handling X with a laptop that is used docked/undocked? >> XA> What I do is run two xservers, o

Re: XF86 config for LCD/CRT

2004-01-22 Thread Xavier Andrade
On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Chris Searle wrote: [...] > Anyone out there who's solved this? Or otherwise has a good way of > handling X with a laptop that is used docked/undocked? > What I do is run two xservers, one with each resolution so you can switch between them with ctrl+alt+f7 and ctrl+alt+f8. T

XF86 config for LCD/CRT

2004-01-22 Thread Chris Searle
Have this problem now on two laptops (one uses ati driver - Rage Mobility M/F, the other radeon - Radeon Mobility 7500). For either I can set up a config so that X ignores the LCD totally - and will therefore drive the monitor at full res. or I can set up a config so that X drives both LCD and

Re: XF86 problem for Ashley

2003-12-20 Thread Ashley Hinton
Jeff, There was no such line in XF86Config-4. Any other ideas? -- Ashley Hinton http://www.gestaltswitch.co.nz/ Hi Again, I looked up the line and it says "Use FBDev" "true" Jeff Hi Ashley, I just went through this this morning with a Riva TNT card. The fix for me was at the root command prompt t

XF86 problem for Ashley

2003-12-20 Thread Jeff Waltermire
Hi Again, I looked up the line and it says "Use FBDev" "true" Jeff Hi Ashley, I just went through this this morning with a Riva TNT card. The fix for me was at the root command prompt to run nano (text editor) then ctl R to read file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and remove the line that says "FB "

XF86 problem for Ashley

2003-12-20 Thread Jeff Waltermire
Hi Ashley, I just went through this this morning with a Riva TNT card. The fix for me was at the root command prompt to run nano (text editor) then ctl R to read file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and remove the line that says "FB " "true". I can't remember off hand but it has to do with a framebuff

Re: XF86 mode question ?

2003-09-11 Thread David selby
Oki DZ wrote: On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 08:09:07AM +0100, David selby wrote: Its quite possible I have misunderstood how to do this, I have a lot od "Doh !" moments. I had an aha moment. I set the gdm config to have two X server settings, one with 24 and the other with 16bpp, and the Scre

Re: XF86 mode question ?

2003-09-11 Thread Oki DZ
On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 08:09:07AM +0100, David selby wrote: > Its quite possible I have misunderstood how to do this, I have a lot od > "Doh !" moments. I had an aha moment. I set the gdm config to have two X server settings, one with 24 and the other with 16bpp, and the Screen section is in t

Re: XF86 mode question ?

2003-09-11 Thread David selby
Oki DZ wrote: On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 02:27:58PM +0100, David selby wrote: I setup my modes in subsection "display" as "800x600" "1024x768" and restarted X. Do you happen to have the word "Virtual" on the Display subsection? Oki I have tryed Virtual, if I add I added Mode "800x600" "1

Re: XF86 mode question ?

2003-09-10 Thread Oki DZ
On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 02:27:58PM +0100, David selby wrote: > I setup my modes in subsection "display" as "800x600" "1024x768" and > restarted X. Do you happen to have the word "Virtual" on the Display subsection? Oki -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscr

XF86 mode question ?

2003-09-10 Thread David selby
"full screen" window, but not ideal. I hate to say this, but is there a way to make XF86 work like Windows ? ie no matter what the resolution I want a fixed screen the size of my monitor screen, no scrolling, no expanding off the end. I have checked out "man XF86Config-4" and

Re: xf86 3.0, i845, no go

2003-09-07 Thread Johan Kullstam
Joe Paxton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am using the vesa driver of XFree86 3.0 ^^^ I see this as a simple typo and you are using 4.3.0. > from experimental with i845 chipset; when doing 'startx', one of two > things occurs: either the server aborts, giv

xf86 3.0, i845, no go

2003-09-06 Thread Joe Paxton
I am using the vesa driver of XFree86 3.0 from experimental with i845 chipset; when doing 'startx', one of two things occurs: either the server aborts, giving a "no screens found" error, or else multiple lines and dots of various colors appear on the screen and the machine locks. I have used debco

Re: XF86 4.2.1 upgrade problem *solved*

2002-12-11 Thread dave mallery
remember the old adage: if it breaks when you change something, it's whatever you changed!! i swapped the memory upgrade out and problem is gone. happily running X4.2.1 when will he ever learn??? dave -- Dave Mallery, K5EN (debian testing & woody) PO Box 520 .~._

Re: XF86 4.2.1 upgrade problem

2002-12-11 Thread dave mallery
hi i finally rebooted to add some memory and am now in the grips of the x4.2 problems. (was able to restart X ok yesterday before reboot so i thought it would restart ok after boot..) the log file from /etc/X11 shows it trying to load "sub-module" fb. that has always been the kiss of death he

Re: XF86 UK Keyboard setup

2002-11-17 Thread Glyn Kennington
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > How do I change the keyboard setup in the XF86 Config file? > > Im using Woody... Is there a configuration program that can do it for me or > will I have to do it manually? If you're after a UK keyboard, as your subject suggests, then try this in /e

XF86 UK Keyboard setup

2002-11-17 Thread Hooper
How do I change the keyboard setup in the XF86 Config file? Im using Woody... Is there a configuration program that can do it for me or will I have to do it manually? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: XF86 4.2.1 upgrade problem

2002-11-06 Thread Bob Proulx
Richard Kimber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-06 15:56:49 +]: > I run testing, and have just upgraded X to 4.2.1-3, and I eventually got > it working OK. However, although I'm using the same XF86Config file as > before, and have not made any screensaver or other changes, my monitor no > longer g

XF86 4.2.1 upgrade problem

2002-11-06 Thread Richard Kimber
I run testing, and have just upgraded X to 4.2.1-3, and I eventually got it working OK. However, although I'm using the same XF86Config file as before, and have not made any screensaver or other changes, my monitor no longer goes into power saving mode as it used to with the previous version of X.

XF86 4.2.1 + Radeon == No valid mode found for this DFP/LCD

2002-10-10 Thread martin f krafft
[debian-x says it's about packaging... so I am posting here...] I've been experiencing major problems with X ever since the 4.2.1 upgrade. This particular problem is on a laptop with a Radeon Mobility M6 LY Video card running a custom 2.4.19+grsecurity kernel with the 'radeon' kernel module loade

Re: GeForce 2 MX200 and XF86 4 hard lockup

2002-03-29 Thread Jerome Acks Jr
On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 05:46:49AM -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote: > On Sun, 2002-03-24 at 14:37, Jerome Acks Jr wrote: > > Does /var/log/XFree86.0.log list any error messages? > > > > Since you have not yet configured USB, you may need to include > > > > Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true" > > >

Re: GeForce 2 MX200 and XF86 4 hard lockup

2002-03-29 Thread Alex Malinovich
On Sun, 2002-03-24 at 14:37, Jerome Acks Jr wrote: > Does /var/log/XFree86.0.log list any error messages? > > Since you have not yet configured USB, you may need to include > > Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" "true" > > in ServerFlags section > > Assuming F86Config-4 should be setup to use nVidia

Re: GeForce 2 MX200 and XF86 4 hard lockup

2002-03-24 Thread Jerome Acks Jr
On Sat, Mar 23, 2002 at 08:09:02PM -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote: > I'm trying to set up Debian on a friend's computer since he's finally > decided to give up the evil M$ empire. He's got a GeForce 2 MX200 hooked > up to a Gateway FPD1500 flat-screen. (TFT) I compiled 2.4.17 for him and > got the la

GeForce 2 MX200 and XF86 4 hard lockup

2002-03-24 Thread Alex Malinovich
I'm trying to set up Debian on a friend's computer since he's finally decided to give up the evil M$ empire. He's got a GeForce 2 MX200 hooked up to a Gateway FPD1500 flat-screen. (TFT) I compiled 2.4.17 for him and got the latest NVidia drivers (2802) and using the latest Sid packages. If I start

GeForce 2 MX200 and XF86 4 hard lockup

2002-03-23 Thread Alex Malinovich
I'm trying to set up Debian on a friend's computer since he's finally decided to give up the evil M$ empire. He's got a GeForce 2 MX200 hooked up to a Gateway FPD1500 flat-screen. (TFT) I compiled 2.4.17 for him and got the latest NVidia drivers (2802) and using the latest Sid packages. If I start

Re: XF86 4.2.0?

2002-03-08 Thread Scott Henson
On Sat, 2002-03-09 at 00:16, Timothy R. Butler wrote: > I noticed there haven't been any updates to the X Strike Force in over two > weeks... could this mean XF86 4.2.0 is an imminent release and they just want > us to be surprised, or that there just isn't any news? > &g

XF86 4.2.0?

2002-03-08 Thread Timothy R. Butler
I noticed there haven't been any updates to the X Strike Force in over two weeks... could this mean XF86 4.2.0 is an imminent release and they just want us to be surprised, or that there just isn't any news? Also, does anyone know if anyone has packaged unofficial XFree86 4.2.0 deb

Re: Xf86 4.1.0.1 configuration problem

2002-01-23 Thread Jerome Acks Jr
On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 11:43:48PM -0500, Conor McCutcheon wrote: > I still am having some inexplicable difficulties though. I have a very > poor monitor, only capable of 640x480 at 8bpp (better than a herc mono > though), and I cannot compel X to use that and only that resolution > without it doi

Re: Xf86 4.1.0.1 configuration problem

2002-01-23 Thread cmm37
> > Have you tried: > > apt-get install xserver-xfree86 > > XFree86 version 4.x uses a new modules-based one-size-fits-all xserver. > It's possible you're using a card-specific xserver from the 3.x series, > which may or may not work with the 4.x series. > I am certain that I am using xfree86 4

Re: Xf86 4.1.0.1 configuration problem

2002-01-23 Thread csj
On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 23:43:48 -0500 Conor McCutcheon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 10:25:45PM -0500, Jerome Acks Jr wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 08:23:32PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I am trying to get X configured and started on my woody box, but I > > > can

Re: Xf86 4.1.0.1 configuration problem

2002-01-23 Thread Conor McCutcheon
> Check out the video card's memory / memory setting. It sounds like X is > trying to give you a display that will "fit" within the memory limits of > the card. I have no video card memory settings. But the video card is supposed to support modes up to 1024x768 at 256, which is far more than th

Re: Xf86 4.1.0.1 configuration problem

2002-01-23 Thread Donald R. Spoon
Conor McCutcheon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thank you, that has made my xserver at least find a functioning display. I still am having some inexplicable difficulties though. I have a very poor monitor, only capable of 640x480 at 8bpp (better than a herc mono though), and I cannot compel X to us

Re: Xf86 4.1.0.1 configuration problem

2002-01-22 Thread Conor McCutcheon
On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 10:25:45PM -0500, Jerome Acks Jr wrote: > On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 08:23:32PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I am trying to get X configured and started on my woody box, but I > > cannot seem to make it happen. I have run and rerun dpkg-reconfigure on > > X a number of

Re: Xf86 4.1.0.1 configuration problem

2002-01-22 Thread Jerome Acks Jr
On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 08:23:32PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am trying to get X configured and started on my woody box, but I > cannot seem to make it happen. I have run and rerun dpkg-reconfigure on > X a number of times, and hand audited the config file for obvious errors > (to the bes

Xf86 4.1.0.1 configuration problem

2002-01-22 Thread cmm37
I am trying to get X configured and started on my woody box, but I cannot seem to make it happen. I have run and rerun dpkg-reconfigure on X a number of times, and hand audited the config file for obvious errors (to the best of my ability with a limited knowledge of the arcane art of X configurati

Re: Fatal server error: Number Nine I128 and XF86 4.1.0

2002-01-09 Thread Sebastiaan
High, On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Sebastian Canagaratna wrote: > Hi: > > I am having a fatal server error with XFree86 4.1.0 with my > Number Nine Imagine I128 Card. > > Section "Device" > ### Available Driver options are:- > ### Values: : integer, : float, : "True"/"False", > #

Fatal server error: Number Nine I128 and XF86 4.1.0

2002-01-09 Thread Sebastian Canagaratna
Hi: I am having a fatal server error with XFree86 4.1.0 with my Number Nine Imagine I128 Card. The specifications of the card are: Chip Set Cirrus CL-GD5424 Memory 512 RAMDAC Cirrus Logic Built-in 15/16/24-Bit DAC (6-Bit wide-loop) Attached G

Re: XF86 4.1 on potato

2001-11-17 Thread Colin Watson
On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 08:01:29PM -0500, Carl Fink wrote: > Why is SPI so against frequent, less-dramatically-different releases, > anyway? Please help us if you care. http://qa.debian.org/ is a good place to start. > Note: I'm posting this to Debian-Policy as well as Debian-User, and > suggest

Re: XF86 4.1 on potato

2001-11-17 Thread Carl Fink
On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 08:15:01PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > Note: I'm posting this to Debian-Policy as well as Debian-User, and suggest > > further discussion take place there. > > No, the Policy list isn't correct, either. Any special reason you're being mysterious, rather than just

Re: XF86 4.1 on potato

2001-11-17 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 08:01:29PM -0500, Carl Fink wrote: > Why is SPI so against frequent, less-dramatically-different releases, > anyway? SPI has absolutely nothing to do with Debian's release management practices. > Note: I'm posting this to Debian-Policy as well as Debian-User, and suggest

Re: XF86 4.1 on potato

2001-11-17 Thread Carl Fink
On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 01:10:30PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > Which implies a kernel issue ... if that's the case, you can install > Adrian Bunk's 2.4 kernel packages for potato (URL in another recent > thread). Good deduction, but wrong. I did use Adrian Bunk's much-appreciated packages to

Re: XF86 4.1 on potato

2001-11-17 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 12:33:02PM -0500, Carl Fink wrote: > On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 11:40:42AM -0500, Sean wrote: > > > I don't see how blindly attempting to install unstable packages into a > > stable distribution is a Debian install issue. > > No, it's a Debian *policy* issue. The problem is

Re: XF86 4.1 on potato

2001-11-17 Thread Carl Fink
On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 11:40:42AM -0500, Sean wrote: > I don't see how blindly attempting to install unstable packages into a > stable distribution is a Debian install issue. No, it's a Debian *policy* issue. The problem is the absurdly long time between releases, so it's very hard to use stab

Re: XF86 4.1 on potato

2001-11-17 Thread Sean
On Sat, 2001-11-17 at 11:10, Rafe B. wrote: > > >>I just tried to upgrade my "potato" box with > >>XFree86 from "unstable." Bad idea? > > > >Yes! > > > > > >You have a mixture of 3.3.6 and 4.1 packages on your system > > How is a newbie expected to avoid this situation? > You know, I've been

XF86 4.1 on potato

2001-11-17 Thread Rafe B.
, I've been around the block a time or two, but getting a wee bit frustrated with debian install issues. >>So my questions are: >> >>1. Was it dumb to install XF86 4.1 on >>top of a 2.2r3 base (kernel 2.2.18pre21) ? > >No but the wrong way of doing. Looks

Re: XF86 4.1.0-9

2001-11-17 Thread Sean
entation fault, and no other messages - > dies a very quick death. > > 2. Any basic reason why XF86 4.1.0-9 wouldn't > work after being installed over a 2.2r3 base? > I have reason to believe that xdm (startx) is > putting in a valiant effort, but that the > X11 config

XF86 4.1.0-9

2001-11-17 Thread Rafe B.
other messages - dies a very quick death. 2. Any basic reason why XF86 4.1.0-9 wouldn't work after being installed over a 2.2r3 base? I have reason to believe that xdm (startx) is putting in a valiant effort, but that the X11 config file is hopeless. 3. Are the newer Matrox drivers (eg., G-450

XF86 4

2001-11-12 Thread JakeCatfox
Hi, does anyone know where I can get XF86 version 4 servers for Debian? Thanks. -- Deven Gallo

Screen res; modelines; XF86 ???; ATI 3DPro Turbo

2001-10-31 Thread Gianguido Cianci
hi, I am wondering if anybody can help: It's my 1st time installing Linux and I am having problems... I have reached a point where the size o fthe screen fits well on the monitor by tweaking the monitor settings. Now my problem is that the resolution is too low. SO how do I find what res I am at

Re: [tpeters@xs4all.nl: XF86 on Debian documentation]

2001-09-23 Thread Steve Kowalik
> On debian-user someone suggested that this is configured in > /etc/X11/Xserver, but I believe that that file is obsoleted: it is not in > my new install, `dpkg -S` doesn't know about it (apparently on my old > installation it is a relict of a previous Debian version), and I cannot > find it docum

[tpeters@xs4all.nl: XF86 on Debian documentation]

2001-09-23 Thread Branden Robinson
Would someone please help this gentleman out? -- G. Branden Robinson|Damnit, we're all going to die; Debian GNU/Linux |let's die doing something *useful*! [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-- Hal Clement, on comments that http://people.debian.org/~br

Re: [mrz.pct@home.com: XF86 4.x?]

2001-05-30 Thread Colin Watson
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >- Forwarded message from MRZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - > >From: MRZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: XF86 4.x? >Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 14:34:59 -0700 >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> &

[mrz.pct@home.com: XF86 4.x?]

2001-05-28 Thread Branden Robinson
- Forwarded message from MRZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - From: MRZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: XF86 4.x? Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 14:34:59 -0700 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi. I understand you're the maintainer of the XFree86 packages on Debia

Re: XF86 not starting, broken mouse?

2001-05-07 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Mon, May 07, 2001 at 10:10:40PM -0600, Robert L. Harris ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > I'm trying to do a "startx" on my desktop. It's exiting with: > > (**) Generic Mouse: Core Pointer > (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" > (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice >

XF86 not starting, broken mouse?

2001-05-07 Thread Robert L. Harris
I'm trying to do a "startx" on my desktop. It's exiting with: (**) Generic Mouse: Core Pointer (**) 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

Re: problem w voodoo3/XF86-4

2001-04-28 Thread Kenward Vaughan
On Sat, Apr 28, 2001 at 04:09:04PM +0200, Johannes J?rg wrote: > Hello List > > I still have this problem with my voodoo 3 3500 and XFree86-4.0.2-13: > > My X-server crashes every time I want to run a 3d-accelerated program (i.e. > quake3, ut, ...) The funny thing is, XScreensaver runs (well, it

Re: problem w voodoo3/XF86-4

2001-04-28 Thread Michel Dänzer
Andrei Ivanov wrote: I have just spent several hours last night getting my new V3 card to work with 4.0.2. Here are my thoughts (And I did get it to work) 1. compile kernel with agp, DRI support AGP support isn't needed for 3dfx chips as the chips themselves don't support any AGP functions.

Re: problem w voodoo3/XF86-4

2001-04-28 Thread Andrei Ivanov
I have just spent several hours last night getting my new V3 card to work with 4.0.2. Here are my thoughts (And I did get it to work) 1. compile kernel with agp, DRI support (I didnt build DRI module like they suggested, I used DRI that came with the kernel source), and your chipset support. In X,

problem w voodoo3/XF86-4

2001-04-28 Thread Johannes Jörg
Hello List I still have this problem with my voodoo 3 3500 and XFree86-4.0.2-13: My X-server crashes every time I want to run a 3d-accelerated program (i.e. quake3, ut, ...) The funny thing is, XScreensaver runs (well, it does not actually run, but walk ;-)) - I see an error message when it start

OT : KVM : RE: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3

2001-04-10 Thread Joris Lambrecht
L PROTECTED] Sent: dinsdag 10 april 2001 18:12 To: 'debian-user@lists.debian.org' Subject: RE: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3 It helps to get really short cables (3ft or less) between the box and the CPUs. This is one of those cases where gold contacts seem to help as well. Rule of thumb - i

RE: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3

2001-04-10 Thread Brian McGroarty
D] > Sent: dinsdag 10 april 2001 17:41 > To: Joris Lambrecht > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: RE: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3 > > > On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Joris Lambrecht wrote: > > > Moreover, it's well supported in X and support nice refresh > rates

RE: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3

2001-04-10 Thread Brian McGroarty
Try hooking each card to the monitor directly or reduce your refresh rate in order to compare the cards. Most switch boxes will muddy anything above 1024x768x60hz, as will long cable lengths. --- Brandon High <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Joris Lambrecht wrote: > > > Moreover,

OT : RE: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3

2001-04-10 Thread Joris Lambrecht
S Galbraith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: dinsdag 10 april 2001 17:45 To: Joris Lambrecht Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3 Joris Lambrecht wrote: > i wasn't impressed until i started playing with the apperture size > and some other

RE: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3

2001-04-10 Thread Joris Lambrecht
about it if the combination don't mix. Good to hear it might be videocard based. Greets, Joris -Original Message- From: Brandon High [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: dinsdag 10 april 2001 17:41 To: Joris Lambrecht Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.

Re: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3

2001-04-10 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Joris Lambrecht wrote: > i wasn't impressed until i started playing with the apperture size > and some other little tweaks. Once you get the right apperture size the G200 > is surely up to a tnt2 What do we need to do? Thanks, Peter

RE: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3

2001-04-10 Thread Brandon High
On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Joris Lambrecht wrote: > Moreover, it's well supported in X and support nice refresh rates at any > resolution, my brand new monitor still can't beat this card. i'm getting all > melancholic here but man take a look at the picture quality of the G200 > compared to a TnT2 (mudd

RE: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3

2001-04-10 Thread Joris Lambrecht
aybe not :) Joris -Original Message- From: Brandon High [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: maandag 9 april 2001 20:36 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3 In my workstation, I've currently got a Matrox G200 card. I recently came across a TNT2 card that I&#x

Re: TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3

2001-04-09 Thread Aaron Brashears
/README.NVIDIA is metions that only > 16-bit color is supported. Not good. > > Has this been corrected in XF86-4? Or should I just stick with the G200? I have XF4 running at (I think) 32 as 8,8,8,8 on my TNT2 card. However, to get full use of it, I had to install the special nv driver.

TNT2 and Potato XF86 3.3

2001-04-09 Thread Brandon High
en corrected in XF86-4? Or should I just stick with the G200? -B -- Brandon High [EMAIL PROTECTED] Honk if you love peace and quiet.

Re: GPM and XF86

2001-03-26 Thread Stephen Boulet
Thanks. This solved my problem with my logitech firstmouse+ too. -- Stephen On Sunday 25 March 2001 11:13 am, Jimmy Richards wrote: > Hello Raffeale, > > > Run 'gpmconfig' while in console or X, it doesn't matter. Then at the > end it'll ask you what you want for the 'Repeat' value. Answer 'none'

Re: GPM and XF86

2001-03-25 Thread Jimmy Richards
Hello Raffeale, Run 'gpmconfig' while in console or X, it doesn't matter. Then at the end it'll ask you what you want for the 'Repeat' value. Answer 'none'. Hope that helps, Jimmy Richards On 25 Mar 2001 18:12:40 +0200, Raffaele Sandrini wrote: > Hi all > > I have an IntelliMouse. I use t

GPM and XF86

2001-03-25 Thread Raffaele Sandrini
Hi all I have an IntelliMouse. I use the imps2 protocol with gpm - all works well. I send raw data to /dev/gpmdata... Now, if i choose imps2 at xf86setup and /dev/gpmdata the cursor filps around and nothing works. The same happens if i use ps2 at xfsetup. I tried to use msc to repeat to /dev/gpm

Where do timings go for Xf86 4?

2001-03-17 Thread Stan Brown
I have a nice Xfree86 4 server runing on my ATI card thanks to progeny! Ni, I have run xvidtune, and determined the correct timings, but I don't seem to be able to find the correct fiel to put them inot. What file is it? -- Stan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]84

Re: xf86 4.0.2

2001-03-16 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 15 Mar 2001, Jason Majors wrote: > I just started using debian (I've been using Redhat for years), and I'm having > trouble with my X-Window system. I installed the 4.0.2 packages from woody, > but noticed that xserver-svga is still 3.3.6 and xserver-common is installed > as > both 4.0.2 and 3.

xf86 4.0.2

2001-03-15 Thread Jason Majors
I just started using debian (I've been using Redhat for years), and I'm having trouble with my X-Window system. I installed the 4.0.2 packages from woody, but noticed that xserver-svga is still 3.3.6 and xserver-common is installed as both 4.0.2 and 3.3.6. When I run startx with the 3.3.6 XF86Confi

woody, XF86 4.0.2 upgrade & kde2.0

2001-02-12 Thread techlists
I had stable installed with X (which ever comes with stable), and KDE 2, on my laptop. Everything running fine I upgraded to woody, and then installed x 4.0.2. It unistalled KDM, Why? Does KDM not work with XF86 4.0.2? When I type startx the bare wm comes up, but the mouse no longer worked

Re: Font corruption under XF86 4.0

2001-01-29 Thread Rob VanFleet
arada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > >Hello, > > > >I recently moved from stable to testing, and in the process to XF86 > >(4.0.2-1). The problem that I am having is that fonts/text seem to get > >corrupted/not properly refreshed; i.e., when I ori

Re: Font corruption under XF86 4.0

2001-01-29 Thread Rick Loga
, etc. --- Daishi Harada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >Hello, > >I recently moved from stable to testing, and in the process to XF86 >(4.0.2-1). The problem that I am having is that fonts/text seem to get >corrupted/not properly refreshed; i.e., when I originally type text >e

Font corruption under XF86 4.0

2001-01-29 Thread Daishi Harada
Hello, I recently moved from stable to testing, and in the process to XF86 (4.0.2-1). The problem that I am having is that fonts/text seem to get corrupted/not properly refreshed; i.e., when I originally type text everything is fine, but if I occlude the text (e.g. with another window) and then

Re: FrameBuffer and XF86

2001-01-06 Thread Tommy Wu
"Jason Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well, i can tell you that is one of the problems for sure. you need to post > the rest of your xfconfig file for us though. maybe somebody will see > something else. > = my XF86config == # File generated by anXious - the Debian X Configurat

RE: FrameBuffer and XF86

2001-01-06 Thread Jason Holland
1 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: 'Debian User' > Subject: Re: FrameBuffer and XF86 > > > "Jason Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > SubSection "Display" > > > Depth 32 > > > Mo

Re: FrameBuffer and XF86

2001-01-06 Thread Tommy Wu
"Jason Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > SubSection "Display" > > Depth 32 > > Modes "default" > > Virtual 1024 768 > > EndSubSection > > EndSection > Take the Virtual line out I've tried this. There is no different for me. They still be

RE: FrameBuffer and XF86

2001-01-06 Thread Jason Holland
> SubSection "Display" > Depth 32 > Modes "default" > Virtual 1024 768 > EndSubSection > EndSection Take the Virtual line out Jason

FrameBuffer and XF86

2001-01-06 Thread Tommy Wu
Hi! Does anyone know how to change the XWindow resolution for FBDev server ? I'm using a Permedia2 for framebuffer. It's work fine. But when I startup KDE2 with kdm (XF86 3.3.6), the desktop resolution is very very large virtual screen. Could I set the resoltion to

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