Hello, I ran the same command: $ dpkg --status xserver-svga and got the same readout as you did. I tried installing again using the Ati Mach 64 3D Rage II, Internal RamDac with the SVGA server. It didn't work so I used ctrl-Alt-F1 and Ctrl-Alt-Backspace as you suggested and got the following:
The /etc/a11/xF86Config file was not created. expr: syntax error dpkg: error processing xbase (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of motifnls: motifnls depends on xbase; however: Package xbase is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing motifnls (--configure): dependency problems-leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of fvwm95: fvwm95 depends on xbase (>= 3.1.2-9); however: Package xbase is not configured yet, dpkg: error processing fvwn99 (--configure): dependency problems-leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing emacs20 w3-el auctex xbase motifnls fum95 dpkg --configure returned error exit status 1. Press return to continue I don't know if that will help someone help me but..... Thanks, Kent Mark Phillips wrote: > > OK, I called IBM (I'm using an Aptiva 2137-E24). My monitor is > > SVGA, she said the chipset is ATI (I found more detailed info in > > Windows, it is an ATI RAGE II + 3D graphic controller); > > I think you want the xserver-svga package then. See what I get > if I do the following command: > > $ dpkg --status xserver-svga > Package: xserver-svga > Status: install ok installed > Priority: optional > Section: x11 > Installed-Size: 2882 > Maintainer: Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Source: xfree86 > Version: 3.3.2.3-2 > Replaces: xbase (<= 3.3.2-4) > Provides: xserver > Depends: makedev (>= 1.6-8), libc6, zlib1g > Description: X server for SVGA graphics cards > This package provides an X server suitable for use with many SVGA video > cards; video chipsets supported include models from Alliance, ATI, > Avance Logic, Chips & Technologies, Compaq, Genoa, Matrox, MX, NVidia, > Oak, RealTek, S3, SiS, Tseng, Video7, and Western Digital. At least > 256-color (8 bpp) unaccelerated operation is provided; in some cases > greater color depths and hardware acceleration are supported. > > So it seems the xserver-svga package supports ATI. > > > I didn't receive any more error messages so I can't add to > > that. > > When you test a particular configuration, and then you use > Ctr-Alt-Backspace to get out (not Ctr-Alt-Del!!!), I think you should > see a whole load of text on the screen which tells you what has been > happening with the xserver. (If you aren't getting this, try > Ctr-Alt-F1 while you are in X mode -- and then do Alt-F7 to get back > again.) There should be some useful information there which you can > tell us. > > By the way, I should say that I'm not an expert on this stuff. I've > been able to configure X on a few different systems, but there's still > much I don't know. So hopefully a few other people on the list who > know a bit more will reply as well. > > Cheers, > > Mark. > > _/~~~~~~~~\___/~~~~~~\____________________________________________________ > ____/~~\_____/~~\__/~~\__________________________Mark_Phillips____________ > ____/~~\_____/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ____/~~\HE___/~~\__/~~\APTAIN_____________________________________________ > ____/~~\______/~~~~~~\____________________________________________________ > __________________________________________________________________________ > "They told me I was gullible ... and I believed them!"
