>From: david loaisa <loaisa@yahoo.com> >Reply-To: newbie@XFree86.Org >To: newbie@XFree86.Org >Subject: xfree 4.1. and "ATI RAGE 128 PRO ULTRA AGP" >Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:27:37 -0700 (PDT) > >Hello, >I have downloaded the first of the debian woody isos >and have installed it. >Of course, my problem comes when starting the X >windows. what is happening? have you tried setting your XF86Config-4 file, on Debian ( nice choice ), resides in /etc/X11/, there are a few ways to set this file up, no matter which way you do it, you have to stop xdm / gdm from trying to run. ( these programs are graphical login programs and they control how X ( the graphics program is simply called X ) runs and restarts - both gdm and xdm will respawn X even if it is not configured properly but that is beside the point 0. login at console, use root as username [alt + ctrl + f1] 1. kill the display manager # killall gdm # killall xdm 2. configure X # XFree -configure 3. save the output # cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4-first-attempt 4. ah what the heck give X a try, save errors # X 2> errorlog.txt if a grey pattern appears it is a good thing [alt + ctrl + backspace] 5. try again? # xf86config # cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4-second-attempt 6. run X again # X 2> errorlog2.txt 7. running X this way you may notice that there are no menus windows or anything, just a grey screen, that is cool, we dont care about a - Desktop Manager - at this point 8. shut down X [alt + ctrl + backspace] 9. mix and match the 2 XF86Config-4-XXXXX files if need be, their layout is very intuitive, if you look at enough of them you will get it - if you are a total newbie editing text files at the console should keep you busy - the mouse can cut and paste 10. which reminds me, the console mouse program - gpm - sometimes starts automatically and sometimes this can interfere with X's mouse # gpmconfig 11. finally, xdm or gdm whatever should work, i prefer xdm, on debian obtaining xdm is easy enough # apt-get install xdm 12. run xdm # xdm okay, this for total newbies, it is my aproach, i have been harassed for this approach before,- it does one thing at a time, and clearly separates the steps required - hope it helps darrell Can any one tell me whether is my card >supported or any way to make my card work. May be >installing xfree86 4.2, which is not contained in the >debian woody cd set actually? >I think, but not sure, the chipset for my card is >"Rage Pro II" and not "Rage Pro" due to the "Ultra" >extension (more resolution capabilities, I think). For >your reference, Windows OS identifies my card as "Rage >Fury Pro/Xpert 2000 pro". It has 32 Mb and Video Out >option. > >Thanks in advance for any suggestion >Jim > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better >http://health.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ > >Newbie@XFree86.Org >*** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie Greetings fr. darrell _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
