WW I810(0) Extended BIOS function 0x5f11 not supported. The 0x5f11 should be 0x4f11. Something is messed up in your install. (unless ox5f is an OEM function that I don't know about) Try woody Thomas Milo Somers wrote: > For my first Linux install experience, I chose Debian 3.1 (sarge) because I > thought it would be easy for a novice to install and more likely to be > compatible with my hardware, a Dell Dimension 4600 P4 2.66GHz BIOS Ver. A07, > purchased about a year ago. > > Installing from CDs, on the first attempt, I selected the "linux26" install > method and allowed the install program to choose the default > "kernel-image-2.6.8-2-k7-smp." I think I did the config okay, but in the > end, the kernel failed to load. Thinking the problem might be the kernel, > on the second attempt, I went with the default install method and allowed > the install program to install the default 2.4 kernel. This also failed to > load. The third time, I chose install method "expert26" and when the time > came to manually choose the kernel to load, I selected the second line on > the kernel list "kernel-image-2.6.8-2-k7." Completing the basic install, > the kernel did load and everything seemed to be okay. > > So, I proceeded to installation of X-windows, using command: "apt-get > install gnome-desktop-environment x-window-system gdm." During the config > process, I got some warning screens along the way that said something like > "Unavailable modules and devices that need them: > - i810-tco (Intel Corp. 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Bridge > - e100 (Intel Corp. 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet controller), > - ide-mod (Linux IDE driver) > - ide-detect (Linux IDE detection) > - ide-floppy (Linux IDE floppy) > - ide-scsi (Linux IDE SCSI emulation layer) > > Nevertheless, I completed the config process. However, when it came time to > start X-Windows, it did not start and I got an error screen saying X-Windows > was probably not configured correctly. (I don't doubt it!) > > Finding myself back at the command line, I reviewed the log file > /var/log/XFree86.0.log and noticed the following significant warnings and > errors: > WW Open APM failed. > WW I810(0) Extended BIOS function 0x5f11 not supported. > EE I810(0): No video BIOS modes for chosen depth. > EE Screens found, but none have a usable configuration. > and finally: > Fatal Server Error: No screens found. > > At this point, I followed someone's suggestion to try yet another kernel. I > chose kernel-2.6.8-2-386. That kernel loaded okay and so I attempted the > install of gnome and x-window system. When I completed the loading and > config and rebooted, I did not get the same error screen, but nevertheless x > did not start and when I checked log file /var/log/XFree86.0.log I found the > same warnings and errors: > > WW Open APM failed (dev/apm_bios) > WW I810(0) Extended BIOS function 0x5f11 not supported. > EE I810(0): No video BIOS modes for chosen depth. > EE Screens found, but none have a usable configuration. > Fatal Server Error: No screens found. > > It does look like I am missing the right driver for my video controller, but > I am at a loss as to where to look for a solution. > > I expected a Dell Intel machine to be pretty standard, with a good chance of > Linux-compatibility, but I guess I was wrong. > > At this point, I don't know whether I made config errors, whether I am using > the wrong kernel, or whether my hardware is incompatible with Debian 3.1 > (sarge) and I need to try the stable Debian 3.0 (woody). But will even > woody be compatible with my computer? > > At this point, I think I need the help of an expert, so I invite suggestions > to help me move forward getting the X-Window systems to run. > Thx in advance. Tom > Tom (my email: tmsomers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
