Hello Harry, > > Here is the output of dmesg and the XFree86.0.log ... sorry for the Windows > cr's ... but then you probably figured out that I am a Linux newbie a long > time ago ... trying hard to make the switch :-). > no pb ;)
> Also Joel, I got hopeful when I saw your "is your screen is well connected > to your eg/pci card?" comment because I had the eg/pci connected to the > screen through a kvm. I connected the screen directly to the eg/pci through > the evc to vga adapter, but unfortunately nothing changed. > Anyway good progress (but I never paly with two gfx a buildin and an additional so I don't know how pdc behave in this case sorry) > I did CS11:~# ls -la /dev/fb0 and got > crw-rw---- 1 root video 29, 0 Jun 26 20:47 /dev/fb0 > > Thanks again for all of your help!! I hope one of you can see something > obvious in dmesg or XFree86.0.log. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joel Soete [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 3:18 PM > To: Harry Cochran > Subject: Re: Graphics mode on my C3000 - still no joy - more info > > > > > Harry Cochran wrote: > > >I was wrong about the message "Process set to nice value 0 instead of -10 > as > >requested" after the "I cannot start the X server" window ... it's gone. > The > >next window starts out "This is apre-release of XFree86 and is not > supported > >in any way". > > > >Also, after you see this window, you get a chance to retry to start X. You > >put in the root password and it goes through the process pretty quickly. > By > >watching it several times I was able to see two things: > > > >1. "Unable to open/locate file //XF86Config.new > > error from xf86HandleConfigFile() > > > >2. Fatal Screen Error: > > No Screens Found > > > > > You would certainly find more in your /var/log/XFree86.0.log > > >By the way, I also tried changing the monitor to type 5 (1024x768) and > >changing the mode to 1024x768 in the Display SubSection. This made no > >difference. > > > > > Stupid question (i know but that's something like this we miss :) ): is > your screen is well connected to your eg/pci card? > > Again, please help us to help you more accurately (your dmesg and > XFree86.0.log would be helpfull) > > Joel > > > Or, Helge, is that better to use another fb (eg fb1) ? > > No, you should cat /proc/fb which should give you "0 stifb". > So, /dev/fb0 is your device. > And, /dev/fb0 should look like: > pa64:~# ls -la /dev/fb0 > crw-rw---- 1 root video 29, 0 Jun 27 22:02 /dev/fb0 > > > Please send us your dmesg and /var/log/XFree86.0.log > > Yes, please. > > Helge > > Attachment: dmesg.txt > > > Attachment: XFree86.0.log > I will check. Thanks a lot, Joel --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW: Tiscali ADSL LIGHT, 28,95 EUR/mois, c'est le moment de faire le pas! http://reg.tiscali.be/default.asp?lg=fr
