On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 21:47, DBW wrote: > I think I have worked out what the problem is. No idea on the solution > though. Ends up that it isn't anything to do with gnome .... > > When I drop back out of Twm to the text prompt there is this error printed out: > > "(WW) fglrx: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:1:0:1) found" > > Finally found something somewhere with a similar problem. > > http://linux.ucla.edu/pipermail/linux/2003-February/008151.html > > >Looks to me as if fglrx driver was written with 1:0:1 set to primary > >(this is the DVI connector)since it has the correct vendor and version > >string. The kernel does not seem to know that 1:0:1 is a VGA connector > >(Unknown device) even. So I can't really call to it from XF86Config. I > >can only call to 1:0:0... > > That particular exchange didn't come up with any solution that I can find ..... > > Catch ya, > have you an entry like this in /etc/X11/XF86Config Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "nv" VendorName "Videocard vendor" BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)" Option "NvAGP" "0" BusID "PCI:1:0:1" do cat /proc/pci and look for the graphics card, mine is Bus 1, device 0, function 0: VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX440 (rev 163). checki it matches, if it exists > DBW > Melbourne | http://ozreef.org/ > Australia | dbw@xxxxxxxxxx > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail. > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-list mailing list > gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list > _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
