"PASSELL,BOB (HP-USA,ex1)" wrote: > I have it installed on a 9000/725/100 with the A4071B > PCI graphics card and I cannot get X to start.
matly wanted to point out 725 doesn't have PCI slots. > Works fine otherwise in > character mode, though. When X tries to start, it fails after what appears > to be three tries, as measured by the number of times the screen goes blank. Sounds like you need to match the resolution of XF86 config file to whatever the STI/Firmware thinks it can display. X11 server should only try one resolution, not several. ... > (II) FBDev(0): using default device > (II) Running in FRAMEBUFFER Mode > (**) FBDev(0): Depth 8, (--) framebuffer bpp 8 ... > (**) FBDev(0): Default mode "1024x768": 44.9 MHz (scaled from 0.0 MHz), 35.5 > kHz, 87.0 Hz (I) Make sure the video card not only supports 1024x768x8 but is also actually set in that mode. ... > So, I think the problem is that I don't have an X device, most likely > because I don't have the driver for the A4071B PCI graphics card. Check console logs - dmesg output at boot time will tell you. If you get a penguin in the top left corner, you've got an FBdev. Check the FAQ on www.parisc-linux.org for graphics cfg questions. ... > If it's a driver that is needed, I'd appreciate a tip on > what driver it is or might be, where to find it (it's on one of the six > disks, no doubt), and a pointer to the Debian How-To for adding a driver to > your kernel on HPPA. Thanks in advance to anyone who desires to dig in and > help. AFAIK, no additional driver is available. We only have frame buffer support for a limited number of cards. If you to chase this further, try the parisc-linux mailing list instead. (See lists.parisc-linux.org) grant
