On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Don Cavaiani wrote:
> Greetings Wise Debian Users,
> I am having some trouble getting Xserver to work on my PC.
> I downloaded the base file to my WIN98 partition. I got the
> basic system to work. I got the modem to work and downloaded the
> 189MB for the Workstation profile(incl. web, etc.) I installed
> LILO and I can dual boot now without the floppy boot disk. I went
> into xf86config (several tries) and tried to configure the Xserver
> according to my hardware. I have some unusual hardware and I'm
> wondering if I will be able to get it all to work ??
> When I start up the system in Linux now, I get an X window. It has
> the Debian LOGO on top but the font is quite large and doesn't
> really fit. There are a few executed commands shown below the
> logo. The mouse does not seem to work at that point and I don't
> know what to do within the window. There is "no where to go". I
> have a Super Socket 7 and AMD 300MHz mainboard (PCCHIPS). There
> is an on-board SiS video chip (6326) with 8MB memory. I have
> tried to pick the only SiS video card listed but the model# is not
> the same. I have also tried the generic VGA and the unsupported
> VGA. The Super Probe says it is Super-VGA, Tseng ...., 0kb memory
> and Generic 8-bit pseudo-color DAC. Also, an issue down the road
> might be the on-board sound chip from C-media. Finally, I have
> added an ATX Form Card that has a P/S2 mouse connection and two
> USB ports. I have the mouse connected there and I chose #4 for
> P/S mouse on the configuration(also choose /dev/mouse rather than
> ttyS0. The modem works fine on ttyS1.
> be helpful.
Don
If the X server you are using is one in Slink, it has XFree 3.3.3,
which does not support the SiS 6326 chipset. Please go to XFree,
download a later server, 3.3.4 (which I am currently using) or 3.3.5
which do support your chipset.
I am sending via private email a file from Carl Mummert who solved
the problem for me. This information has worked for several SiS 6326
chipset users. If you need further help, please mail me back.
(The file is quite large. This avoids sending a HUGE file to the
mailing list. If anyone else wants this information, I'll be happy
to send it on. Like all XF86Config files, it is specific to my
monitor. It is unlikely but possible to damage your monitor by
running it out of specs by blindly using this config file, so I
disclaim responsibility for any damage caused by use of this data.)
To work on your systme, you can get to a textmode virtual console by
pressing control+alt+F1, or F2, etc. You can then get back to X by
pressing Alt-rightArrow or Alt-LeftArrow repeatedly until you get
back to X. If you know the the first virtual console that is does
not have a getty running on it, alt-thatFkey will take you directly
there.
You can make your system permenantly boot in text mode by removing
the xdm package or removing the symlink in rc2.d that runs the
init.d xdm package. Then when you start X, use startx.
I wish you luck.
--David
David Teague, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Debian GNU/Linux Because software support is free, timely,
useful, technically accurate, and friendly.
(I'm hoping this is all of the above!)
