Peter Leftwich wrote: > > The saga continues. I grow slightly wiser. From my ~/.history file: > > 1075 19:09 more /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Cards > > Does running the binary XFree86 check ones /etc/X11/XF86Config file's > specifications against the above Cards file?? > > 1085 19:12 XFree86 -probeonly ; more /var/log/XFree86.0.log > > Is this "-probeonly" flag really useful? I didn't see anything about > driver or chipset confirmed in the logfile. :( > > 1088 19:14 more /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o > > Oops, that's a binary file. Are driver files usually Object files?? > > 1091 19:14 more /usr/X11R6/bin/startx > > We are not even CLOSE yet to tweaking a ~/.xinitrc - skip ahead please! > > 1098 19:16 chmod 700 /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 > > The chmods used to be -rws--x--x but I didn't like that "s." So anyway > does it make sense for me, logged in as root, to chmod the XFree86 binary > to -rwx------? > > 1119 19:19 XFree86 -xf86config ~/XF86Config > > The screen goes black, and after a few seconds that "standby crackly" noise > is heard. When I C-A-BS to kill the server, the bulk of the errors are: > > Symbol drmFreeBufs from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o is unresolved! > Symbol drmR128TextureBlit from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o is unresolved! > Symbol drmFreeBufs from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/r128_drv.o is unresolved! i can offer that my start logs gets these missing symbols, but _Does_ work. red herring. these next errors i dont get. i am using suse 8.0, kde 3.0. hth, jackc... > Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling back to pre-XKB keymap > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/, removing from list! > > Does this offer anything clueful in my ever-woeful ongoing problem with XF86? > > -- > Peter Leftwich > President & Founder > Video2Video Services > Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA > +1-413-403-9555 > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Craig ImageIntegration 831-684-1375 jackc@imageintegration.com
