RE: [XFree86] Problem with linux in setting up display driver

Jonathon Ireland Thu, 27 Feb 2003 07:26:25 -0800

Did you Configure your XF86Config.new file? (At least that is what it is called in BSD)

If you are in the root directory type:

XFree86 –configure

Edit the default depth and then exit by typing:

:wq!

to exit and save over the read only file.

The file should look something like this when you are done:

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "XFree86 Configured"

Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0

InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"

InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

EndSection

Section "Files"

RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"

FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"

FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"

FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"

FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"

FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"

FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"

EndSection

Section "Module"

Load "dbe"

Load "extmod"

Load "glx"

Load "record"

Load "xtrap"

Load "type1"

Load "freetype"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard0"

Driver "keyboard"

Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse0"

Driver "mouse"

Option "Protocol" "wsmouse"

Option "Device" "/dev/wsmouse"

Option "Buttons" "3"

Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "Monitor0"

VendorName "Monitor Vendor"

ModelName "Monitor Model"

Option "dpms"

EndSection

Section "Device"

Identifier "Card0"

Driver "ati"

VendorName "ATI"

BoardName "Mach64 LB"

ChipSet "ati"

ChipId 0x4c42

ChipRev 0xdc

BusID "PCI:1:0:0"

EndSection

Section "Screen"

Identifier "Screen0"

Device "Card0"

Monitor "Monitor0"

DefaultDepth 16

SubSection "Display"

Depth 16

EndSubSection

EndSection

(very few modifications need to be made to the file)

Then when back at the command prompt type this:

cp XF86Config.new /etc/XF86Config

(This should copy the file to the directory needed by X-Server)

Let me know I this helps,

Jon Ireland

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Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:53 AM
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Subject: [XFree86] Problem with linux in setting up display driver

I have a Dell 8200 laptop with Pentium 4 and Nvidia GeForce 2 display driver. I tried to install Mandrake Linux (8.1, Linux 2.4.8-5mdkenterprise i686 [ELF]) and as expected the X system didn’t work properly. I tried to do install the drivers downloaded from Nvidia site and but it still doesn’t work. I am attaching the logfile with this mail. Can you please help me in setting up the display drivers

With best regards

Dev

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