It Worked !! Downloaded the xserver-mach4 using apt. Last question, how do I toggle between the various resolution modes. Right now, it's set to 640X480 and I want to toggle to the 1024X768
- Rathon On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:07:52 -0500, David Mandelberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Syed Huq wrote: > > Hi David, > > > > > >>>Then I changed to Depth of 8 and get this error: > >>>(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice, No such device > >>>(EE) Generic Mouse: Cannot open input device > >>>(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Generic Mouse". > >> > >>Try reconfiguring xserver-xfree86 and changing the mouse device to > >>/dev/psaux if > >>you have a PS/2 mouse. > > > > > > Only when I change the Depth to 8 does this Mouse issue crop up. All > > along, the mouse settings were at /dev/psaux for a PS/2 mouse. I did > > not change them. > '(EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice, No such device' says > that you have it configured for /dev/input/mice, which should work with a 2.6 > kernel, but probably not with 2.2 or 2.4. > > The reason why you only get the mouse error when the depth is 8 is probably > because X loads the video drivers before the mouse drivers and any depth other > than 8 makes the video driver fail, so you get that error instead. > > > > > > > >>># dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 > >> > >>You have to run dexconf to generate the config file every time you run > >>dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86. > > > > > > As per your suggestion, I ran dexconf after each dpkg-reconfigure > > xserver-xfree86 > > still no change. > > > > Depth of 24 and 16 shows up as the (EE) message of Driver can''t > > support depth 24(or16) > > > > Do I need to download a specific xserver for this ATI Mach64 ? > > When I do a , dpkg -l | grep xserver > > I get: > > xserver-common > > xserver-xfree8 > I did an apt-cache search and found xserver-mach64 which might help (I've > never > used the Mach64 before). > > > > - Rathon > > > > > > -- > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.1 > GAT/CM$/CS>$/CC/IT$/M/S/O/U dpu s+:++ !a C++$>C+++$ > UB+++>++++$L++++$*-- P+>++$ L+++(++++)$ E-(---) W+++>$ N(+) o? K- > w--(---) O? M V? PS++@ PE-@ Y+@ PGP++(+++)>$ t? 5? X? R tv--(-) > b++(+++)@ DI? D? G e->++++ h* r? z* > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > David Mandelberg > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
