On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Yvon Thoraval wrote:
> i did a complete successfull re-install of the mandrake 8.2 distro, > howver at reboot, i don't get X. > > the file /var/log/XFree86.0.log gives an error : > > Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such device) > the module apm_emu sort of emulates the apm_bios, you should be able to run X without it though, although you would probably still see that message in the log. > i thought bios was related to i386 or the like ??? > > after that, their is a search over the PCI bus without any message > speaking about video card nor video screen. > > what can i do in such a situation ? > What driver are you using in XFree86Config-4?. Did you try using fbdev? Is the card pci? Try: cat /proc/fb lspcidrake Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
