About a minute after sending this email, I got the idea to check my .xinitrc file. Found a typo. How embarrassing. I will go crawl back into my cave now. Please disregard this email. Thanks.
On Thu, 14 Nov 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all. I'm running testing with all the latest packages as of Nov 14. > I have a Matrox G100 card with four vga ports. It was working great until > I rebooted my workstation yesterday. Unfortunately it had an uptime of > over 120 days and I don't believe I restarted my X session during that > time. In other words, I don't know what version of X and related packages > last worked - only that 120 days ago X started up fine. > > When I try to start X with my original XF86Config-4 file, it complains > about my DefaultDepth. So I lowered that from 16 to 8. Then it complained > about not finding /dev/input/mice. So I commented out that mouse > definition. Then it complained about DRI only being supported for the > G200/G400/G550 cards. So I commented out all parts that referenced DRI. It > still complains about DRI. > > After much searching (and not much luck) on Google web & newsgroups I went > and installed the following from stable out of desperation: > > xfree86-common_4.1.0-16_all.deb > xlib6g_4.1.0-16_all.deb > xlibs_4.1.0-16_i386.deb > xserver-common_4.1.0-16_i386.deb > xserver-xfree86_4.1.0-16_i386.deb > > The error messages were rearranged, but still no X. > > In all cases and XF86Config-4 files, all my monitors come out of power > save mode, flicker a few seconds later, then I'm thrown back to console. > > I'm attaching my original XF86Config-4 last known to work, along with the > console output of startx when I try and use it now. > > I'm also attaching the XF86Config-4 file with DefaultDepth lowered to 8 > and DRI stuff commented out, along with the console output of startx when > I try and use that. > > > Any assistance or insight would be appreciated. As much as I love console, > even in "extended" vga mode, I've been spoiled by 1280x1024 desktops with > large rxvts and tiny fonts. :) > > > Here's some other (hopefully) useful info: > > > $ uname -a > Linux haze 2.4.18 #1 SMP Wed Nov 13 14:31:59 EST 2002 i686 Pentium III (Coppermine) >GenuineIntel GNU/Linux > > > /proc/pci: > > Bus 2, device 1, function 0: > VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G100 [Productiva] (rev 1). > IRQ 11. > Master Capable. Latency=64. > Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x43000000 [0x43ffffff]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x42000000 [0x42003fff]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x40000000 [0x407fffff]. > Bus 2, device 5, function 0: > Display controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G100 [Productiva] (#2) (rev 1). > IRQ 11. > Master Capable. Latency=64. > Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x44000000 [0x44ffffff]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x42100000 [0x42103fff]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x40800000 [0x40ffffff]. > Bus 2, device 9, function 0: > Display controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G100 [Productiva] (#3) (rev 1). > IRQ 11. > Master Capable. Latency=64. > Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x45000000 [0x45ffffff]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x42200000 [0x42203fff]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x41000000 [0x417fffff]. > Bus 2, device 13, function 0: > Display controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G100 [Productiva] (#4) (rev 1). > IRQ 11. > Master Capable. Latency=64. > Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x46000000 [0x46ffffff]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x42300000 [0x42303fff]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x41800000 [0x41ffffff]. > > > > In case my attachment gets mangled, here's the output of startx with my > DefaultDepth set to 8 and DRI stuff commented out: > > $ startx > hostname 2.08 > > > XFree86 Version 4.2.1 (Debian 4.2.1-3 20021016191246 [EMAIL PROTECTED]) / X >Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) > Release Date: 3 September 2002 > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is > newer than the above date, look for a newer version before > reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/) > Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.18 i686 [ELF] > Module Loader present > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Nov 14 15:10:59 2002 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" > (EE) Failed to load module "pex5" (module does not exist, 0) > (EE) Failed to load module "xie" (module does not exist, 0) > (WW) MGA: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:2:13:0) found > (EE) MGA(0): [drm] Direct rendering only supported with G200/G400/G550 AGP > (EE) MGA(1): [drm] Direct rendering only supported with G200/G400/G550 AGP > (EE) MGA(2): [drm] Direct rendering only supported with G200/G400/G550 AGP > Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list! > > $ > > BusID PCI:2:13:0 would be the fourth port on the card, which I'm not > using. Odd, that it's still trying to use DRI even though I commented it > all out from XF86Config-4. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
