What type of notebook is it? I have found my resources on the web for putting Linux on Laptops. I'm working on getting my Toshiba 5005-504S working. Darn keyboard issues though. Matt At 12:39 PM 8/14/2002 +0100, you wrote: > Hi all, > > I cannot get X to work at all on my laptop. > > OpenBSD 3.1 i386 (release version) > XFree 4.2.0 > > XFree86 -configure identifies the card as NVidia GeForce2 Go rev 178. > When I subsequentlY RUN xFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new, X > starts up, > but the display is completely garbled - sorry, I have no better word > to describe it. > > XFree86.0.log excerpt (the full file is about 30k - available on request): > >XFree86 Version 4.2.0 (for OpenBSD) / X Window System >(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) >Release Date: 23 January 2002 > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is > newer than the above date, look for a newer version before > reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/) >Build Operating System: OpenBSD 3.1 i386 >Module Loader present >Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. >(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Aug 14 12:28:47 2002 >(++) Using config file: "/root/XF86Config.new" >(==) ServerLayout "XFree86 Configured" >(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0) >(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0" >(**) | |-->Device "Card0" >(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse0" >(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard0" >(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled >[...] >(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) NVidia GeForce2 Go rev 178, Mem @ 0xd1000000/24, >0xf0000000/27 >[...] >(II) LoadModule: "nv" >(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nv_drv.o >(II) Module nv: vendor="The XFree86 Project" > compiled for 4.2.0, module version = 1.0.1 > Module class: XFree86 Video Driver > ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.5 >[...] >(II) NV: driver for NVIDIA chipsets: RIVA128, RIVA TNT, RIVA TNT2, > RIVA TNT2 Ultra, Vanta, RIVA TNT2 M64, Aladdin TNT2, GeForce 256, > GeForce DDR, Quadro, GeForce2 GTS/Pro, GeForce2 Ti, GeForce2 Ultra, > Quadro2 Pro, GeForce2 MX/MX 400, GeForce2 MX 100/200, 0x0170, 0x0171, > 0x0172, 0x0173, 0x0174, 0x0175, 0x0178, 0x017A, 0x017B, 0x017C, > GeForce2 Integrated, Quadro2 MXR, GeForce2 Go, GeForce3, > GeForce3 Ti 200, GeForce3 Ti 500, Quadro DDC, 0x0250, 0x0258 >[...] >(II) NV(0): Initializing int10 >(II) checkDevMem: using aperture driver /dev/xf86 >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xa0000,0x20000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xf0000,0x10000) >(II) NV(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000 >(--) NV(0): Chipset: "GeForce2 Go" >(==) NV(0): Depth 8, (==) framebuffer bpp 8 >(==) NV(0): Default visual is PseudoColor >[...] >(==) NV(0): Using HW cursor >(--) NV(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xF0000000 >(--) NV(0): MMIO registers at 0xD1000000 >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd1710000,0x10000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd1600000,0x1000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd1680000,0x3000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd1100000,0x1000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd1002000,0x2000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd1400000,0x2000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd1101000,0x1000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd1009000,0x1000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd1000000,0x9000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd1800000,0x10000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd1601000,0x1000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd1681000,0x1000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd10c0000,0x1000) was already clear >(--) NV(0): VideoRAM: 16384 kBytes >[...] >(WW) NV(0): Monitor0: Using default hsync range of 28.00-33.00kHz >(WW) NV(0): Monitor0: using default vrefresh range of 43.00-72.00Hz >(II) NV(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 350.00 MHz >(II) NV(0): Not using default mode "640x350" (hsync out of range) >[about 70 modes not used] >(--) NV(0): Virtual size is 640x480 (pitch 640) >(**) NV(0): Default mode "640x480": 25.2 MHz, 31.5 kHz, 60.0 Hz >(II) NV(0): Modeline "640x480" 25.20 640 656 752 800 480 490 492 525 >-hsync >-vsync >(**) NV(0): Default mode "320x240": 12.6 MHz, 31.5 kHz, 60.1 Hz (D) >(II) NV(0): Modeline "320x240" 12.60 320 328 376 400 240 245 246 262 >doubles >can -hsync -vsync >(==) NV(0): DPI set to (75, 75) >[...] >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xd1000000,0x1000000) was already clear >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xf0000000,0x1000000) >(==) NV(0): Write-combining range (0xa0000,0x10000) was already clear >(II) NV(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA) > Screen to screen bit blits > Solid filled rectangles > 8x8 mono pattern filled rectangles > Indirect CPU to Screen color expansion > Solid Lines > Offscreen Pixmaps > Setting up tile and stipple cache: > 32 128x128 slots > 32 256x256 slots > 16 512x512 slots >(==) NV(0): Backing store disabled >(==) NV(0): Silken mouse enabled >[...] >(**) Option "Protocol" "wsmouse" >(**) Mouse0: Protocol: wsmouse >(**) Option "CorePointer" >(**) Mouse0: Core Pointer >(**) Option "Device" "/dev/wsmouse0" >(==) Mouse0: Buttons: 3 >(II) Keyboard "Keyboard0" handled by legacy driver >(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse0" (type: MOUSE) >(II) PM Event received: Unknown Event >(II) PM Event received: Unknown Event > > The card works fine under SuSE 8.0pro, 1024x768/16bit, possibly because > SuSE ships with NVidia's own driver. > > Any ideas? How can I help to identify the problem and get this to work? > >_______________________________________________ > >Newbie@XFree86.Org >*** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: >http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
