Norbert
On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 05:04:07PM +0100, Norbert Hamel wrote:
> I all,
HI
> I'm very new to Linux and tried to install
> a debian 3.0r1 on my laptop (Sony Vaio
> with ATI Mobility Radeon 7500).
>
> Basic configuration with (ether)network runs fine.
>
> In the Tasksel I marked the desktop and laptop options,
> and hoped to get a graphical working enironment :-(
>
> After a while I recognized that I had to install a
> Xserver, so I tried to install:
>
> apt-get install xserver-xfree86
>
> This command installed a 4.2.1 version of xfree,
> but after rebooting the system and starting xserver
> via gdm automatically, I run into errors once again.
That is the correct server and version. I works fine on my
Vaio (GR114SK). I expect that it is the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.
> Error messages mentioned that no screens where found...
This sounds like the sort of thing that would be taken from
the config file.
> Any idea what to install for a basic debian with kde
> or gnome on a vaio with ati radeon?
I've got it all working so I've attached my XF86COnfig-4 file.
Although I use a "Radeon Mobility M6 LY" the radeon driver
supports all the Radeon range.
> I just need to run a webserver and a browser on this
> installation, no games or the like...
Steve
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "Stylus1" "AlwaysCore"
InputDevice "Eraser1" "AlwaysCore"
InputDevice "Cursor1" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/local/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/local/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "/usr/local/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/local/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/local/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/local/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/local/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/local/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
#Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
Load "xtrap"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
Load "wacom"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/misc/psaux"
Option "Emulate3Buttons"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Stylus1"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Type" "stylus"
Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse"
Option "USB" "on"
Option "DebugLevel" "10"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Eraser1"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Type" "eraser"
Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse"
Option "USB" "on"
Option "DebugLevel" "10"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Cursor1"
Driver "wacom"
Option "Type" "cursor"
Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse"
Option "USB" "on"
Option "DebugLevel" "10"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>]
#Option "Dac8Bit" # [<bool>]
#Option "ForcePCIMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "CPPIOMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "CPusecTimeout" # <i>
#Option "AGPMode" # <i>
#Option "AGPSize" # <i>
#Option "RingSize" # <i>
#Option "BufferSize" # <i>
#Option "EnableDepthMoves" # [<bool>]
#Option "CrtScreen" # [<bool>]
#Option "PanelSize" # [<str>]
#Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "radeon"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "Radeon Mobility M6 LY"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 16
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 32
EndSubSection
EndSection
