Why don't you just run xf86config on your laptop (debian)?? That should make X work....
Ron On Tue, 30 May 2000, Andrew McRobert wrote: > nope :) > > A > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Rademaker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 4:15 PM > To: Andrew McRobert > Cc: 'Eric G . Miller'; 'Debian-Users (E-mail)' > Subject: RE: XFCOnfiggin' > > > Are you out of quota or out of diskspace ????? > > Ron Rademaker > > On Tue, 30 May 2000, Andrew McRobert wrote: > > > hi > > > > .. this has actually been a long-running saga on the list (well for yours > > truly anyhow). Both laptops are running 3.3.6 (mine's 3.3.6-6), not sure > > about the other. The S3 Savage card is supported in all versions of 3.3.6 > > (apparently). I've also downloaded a specific XF86_SVGA server for my > card. > > The generic SVGA server didn't recognise my chipset, but the new one does > > (which is something of a breakthrough). However, when I run 'startx' all I > > get is a blank screen. If I Ctrl+F1 to TTY1 then I see the message > "explicit > > kill or server shutdown". The output of startx is below, I'm running out > of > > ideas... > > > > tks, A > > > > XFree86 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System > > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300) > > Release Date: January 8 1999 > > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer > > than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting > > problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) > > Operating System: Linux 2.2.12-20 i686 [ELF] > > Configured drivers: > > SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0): > > NV1, STG2000, RIVA 128, RIVA TNT, RIVA TNT2, RIVA ULTRA TNT2, > > RIVA VANTA, RIVA ULTRA VANTA, RIVA INTEGRATED, GeForce 256, > > GeForce DDR, Quadro, ET4000, ET4000W32, ET4000W32i, > ET4000W32i_rev_b, > > ET4000W32i_rev_c, ET4000W32p, ET4000W32p_rev_a, ET4000W32p_rev_b, > > ET4000W32p_rev_c, ET4000W32p_rev_d, ET6000, ET6100, et3000, pvga1, > > wd90c00, wd90c10, wd90c30, wd90c24, wd90c31, wd90c33, gvga, r128, > ati, > > sis86c201, sis86c202, sis86c205, sis86c215, sis86c225, sis5597, > > sis5598, sis6326, sis530, sis620, sis300, sis630, sis540, > tvga8200lx, > > tvga8800cs, tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga8900d, tvga9000, > > tvga9000i, tvga9100b, tvga9200cxr, tgui9400cxi, tgui9420, > tgui9420dgi, > > tgui9430dgi, tgui9440agi, cyber9320, tgui9660, tgui9680, tgui9682, > > tgui9685, cyber9382, cyber9385, cyber9388, cyber9397, cyber9520, > > cyber9525, 3dimage975, 3dimage985, cyber9397dvd, blade3d, > cyberblade, > > clgd5420, clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426, clgd5428, clgd5429, > clgd5430, > > clgd5434, clgd5436, clgd5446, clgd5480, clgd5462, clgd5464, > clgd5465, > > clgd6205, clgd6215, clgd6225, clgd6235, clgd7541, clgd7542, > clgd7543, > > clgd7548, clgd7555, clgd7556, ncr77c22, ncr77c22e, cpq_avga, > mga2064w, > > mga1064sg, mga2164w, mga2164w AGP, mgag200, mgag100, mgag400, > oti067, > > oti077, oti087, oti037c, al2101, ali2228, ali2301, ali2302, ali2308, > > ali2401, cl6410, cl6412, cl6420, cl6440, video7, ark1000vl, > ark1000pv, > > ark2000pv, ark2000mt, mx, realtek, s3_savage, s3_virge, AP6422, > AT24, > > AT3D, s3_svga, NM2070, NM2090, NM2093, NM2097, NM2160, NM2200, > > ct65520, ct65525, ct65530, ct65535, ct65540, ct65545, ct65546, > > ct65548, ct65550, ct65554, ct65555, ct68554, ct69000, ct64200, > > ct64300, mediagx, V1000, V2100, V2200, p9100, spc8110, i740, > i740_pci, > > Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo3, smi, generic > > (using VT number 7) > > > > XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config > > (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values > > (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86" > > (**) XKB: model: "pc104" > > (**) XKB: layout: "us" > > (**) XKB: variant: "nodeadkeys" > > (**) Mouse: type: IMPS/2, device: /dev/psaux, samplerate: 60 > > (**) Mouse: buttons: 5 > > (**) Mouse: zaxismapping: (-)4 (+)5 > > (**) SVGA: Graphics device ID: "S3 Savage IX/MV" > > (**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "Primary-Monitor" > > (**) FontPath set to > > > "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unsca > > > led,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1, > > > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/X11R6/lib > > /X11/fonts/75dpi,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi" > > (--) SVGA: PCI: S3 Savage/IX (Macrovision) rev 17, Memory @ 0xf0000000 > > (--) SVGA: SAVAGE: Savage/MX rev 11, Linear FB @ 0xf0000000 > > (--) SVGA: Detected S3 Savage/MX > > (--) SVGA: using driver for chipset "s3_savage" > > (--) SVGA: videoram: 8192k > > (--) SVGA: Ramdac speed: 250 MHz > > (--) SVGA: Detected current MCLK value of 83.045 MHz > > (--) SVGA: VBE Version 2.0 > > (--) SVGA: BIOS label is "S3 Incorporated. M7 BIOS" > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Eric G . Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 3:42 PM > > To: Debian-Users (E-mail) > > Subject: Re: XFCOnfiggin' > > > > > > On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 03:02:01PM +0800, Andrew McRobert wrote: > > > hi again > > > > > > Can someone tell me why an XF86Config file from an identical laptop > > > will not work on mine (ie. identical model, CPU, RAM, HDD, Video Card, > > > Sound Card etc.) .... BUT ... mine's Debian as opposed to Red Hat ... > > > ? > > > > Crystal Ball is a little cloudy today... but I'm seeing different > > versions of X -- one that supports certain graphics hardware and one > > that does not. A likely course of action is to run x86config on the > > machine where X isn't working, and find out if the display hardware is > > supported. If yes, continue with configuration, using the other Config > > file as a reference. If no, update X (which may entail updating Debian > > version). > > > > You might try posting the exact problem in the future. Clairvoyance is > > tricky business. > > > > -- > > ¶ One·should·only·use·the·ASCII·characterset·when·compos > > > > » ing·email·messages. > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > /dev/null > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
