I tried putting Mandrake 9.2 on a partiton of my hard
drive on my lap top, and apparently the hardware I have isnt
directly supported by the version of Linux I have (or any other version for
that matter).
The list of hardware I have is located here: http://filebox.vt.edu/users/mabenz1/Gateway%20Support%20-%20Solo%209500%20Specifications.htm
I know how get in and edit the file that has the display configurations in it
for Linux (XF86Config-4) by using xf86config or drakconf,
and I have had a few reccomendations as to what
drivers and settings I should pick, but no matter
what when I try to run X by typing startx I get the
following errors:
- no core pointer device found
- unable to determine screen layout
- error from xf86 handle config failed
- fatal server error: no screen found
Below is the contents of the file XF86Config-4, hopefully someone can figure
out how i can get X up and running,
Any suggesttions are better then what I have right
now, so feel free
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Section "Module"
Load "glx" # 3D layer
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Generic"
ModelName "Flat Panel
1280x1024"
HorizSync 31.5-67
VertRefresh 50-75
# Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)?
# 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync
ModeLine "1024x480"
65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488
494 563 -hsync -vsync
# TV fullscreen mode
or DVD fullscreen output.
# 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576"
50.00 768 832 846
1000 576 590 595 630
# 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync
ModeLine "768x576"
63.07 768 800 960
1024 576 578 590 616
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "device1"
BoardName "ATI Rage 128"
Driver "r128"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen1"
Device "device1"
Monitor "monitor1"
DefaultColorDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 15
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 1280 1024
EndSubsection
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "layout1"
Screen "screen1"
EndSection
