On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Wayne Topa wrote: > > Subject: help getting xfree86 4 working on an ATI Rage lt pro > Date: Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 11:42:16PM +1000 > >In reply to:Daryl Dusheiko > >Quoting Daryl Dusheiko([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >> Hi, >> >> I have been trying to get X working using Xfree86 >> version 4.0.3-4. I had it working successfully with >> version 3.3.6. >> >> I initially installed Debian on my notebook using a CD >> (release 2.2r2). After getting X working with >> enlightenment I upgraded my distribution to the >> "testing" variety. This is where everything came >> crashing down. >> >> When I run startx, the screen goes blank and then >> comes back with an error message - saying there are no >> valid screens. >> >> I used dexconf to create my XFree86-4 file. >> >> Can anyone please help. I've included my XFree86-4 and >> error log files. > >> Section "Device" >> Identifier "Generic Video Card" >> Driver "ati" >> EndSection > >No memory listed for the Video. That was 'one' of my problems. >I had VideoRam 4 and got the same results as you. When >changed to 4096 I finally got a screen.
For the ati driver, VideoRam is largely irrelevant for PCI/AGP cards. Best thing to do is to just comment it out. Take a look at /usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/README.ati.gz >Hope that that is all you have to do. I had to play with a bunch of >Options to get a nice looking X. Working fine now on a Woody box but >can't get the mouse working on the Potato system, yet. > >:-) HTH, YMMV, HAND :-) > > -- FINE, I take it back: UNfuck you! Who is John Galt? [EMAIL PROTECTED], that's who!