On Fre, 2003-01-03 at 07:43, marco wrote: > Le Thu, 02 Jan 2003 13:29:42 -0500 > Ian Pushee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> �crivait : > > > I've got an old G3/266 (beige) on which I am trying to install debian. > > I have an identical computer running the now defunct LinuxPPC -- but > > it appears quite a bit has changed since I did that install. I've > > gotten everything installed and running in console mode, but the > > xserver won't start up. The screen goes black a few times, then I am > > kicked into a configuration program which offers to display the logs, > > then to restart the xserver. > > > > In the X11 log, everything seems to be going ok untill the very end > > when I get the messages: > > (WW) ATI: PCI/AGP Mach64 in slot 0:18:0 could not be detected! > > (EE) No devices detected > > > Fatal server error: > > no screens found > > > > There are no other errors, either in the console, or in the logs. The > > slot number seems to be correct as lspci gives: > > 00:12:00 VGA Compatable controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage I/II > > 215GT [Mach64 GT] (rev9a) > > I hope you did try this : > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Generic Video Card" > Driver "ati" > BusID "PCI:0:12:0" > EndSection
lspci shows hex numbers, but the X server expects decimal, so 0:18:0 is correct. The best idea is probably to try a 2.4 kernel, as someone said the same setup worked for him with that but not with a 2.2 kernel. -- Earthling Michel D�nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
