On Sat, Jun 22, 2002 at 09:47:38PM -0700, Peter Leftwich wrote: > Remembering reading something about just settling for UNaccelerated XFree86 > use, I recently edited the ~/XF86Config.new file created by `XFree86 > -configure` and changed the line saying "ati" (driver) to "svga" (having > long-given-up on the r128 driver and replacement r128 driver I downloaded > from sourceforge.net) That produced an error in my /var/log/XFree86.0.log > file about a "Fatal error ... no screens found" or something. > > Well the x-AMAZING NEWS is that I remembered to check the contents of the > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ directory and, noticing no svga driver, in > seeing the vga driver ... [catches his excited breath] changed the line in > my XF86Config.new file from svga to vga and ran X! Well it worked, but a > hugely-dotted background and a huge X (movable) cursor is all I get. > What's the next step, that is, to get a normal 1024x768 resolution and > functional desktop manager? :) Yeay! I don't think you can do this with the VGA driver. According to vga(4) it won't use more than 256K of video memory, which won't get you much of a display... 1024x768x8 requires 1MB, as I recall. What was the problem with your r128 (sorry if I missed the thread earlier)? I've attached my XF86Config that works beautifully for my 8MB Rage 128 RL... this was mostly autogenerated; I think the only thing I had to do was reorder the resolutions so it comes up in 1600x1200x24 by default. HTH, Scott -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott.mitchell@mail.com | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon
Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "XFree86 Configured" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection Section "Files" RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" EndSection Section "Module" Load "extmod" Load "xie" Load "pex5" Load "glx" Load "dri" Load "dbe" Load "record" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "gb" Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "Auto" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" Option "Emulate3Buttons" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "MAX" ModelName "106080" HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Card0" Driver "ati" VendorName "ATI" BoardName "Rage 128 RL" BusID "PCI:1:5:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection
