One method is to run 'startx' and capture the debris. I've included
mine. Some versions of startx support a --probeonly option, which
provides the info without actually starting the server. The Debian
distribution doesn't support that option.
So, I run:
startx --probeonly > /tmp/x_specs.txt 2>&1
and fill x_specs.txt with the info (which comes out on STDERR). Since
I have a valid X configuration and Debian doesn't support the
--probeonly parameter, this actually starts the server on VT7. If my
configuration were invalid, I might find myself sitting in front of a
blank or flashing screen on VT7, wondering where my text screen went.
I can move back to the virtual terminal I started from (ctrl-alt-F1 on
my system) and issue a ctrl-C to kill the process. Here is my
x_specs.txt file:
pc18:/tmp> more /tmp/x_specs.txt
XFree86 Version 3.3.2.3 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
Release Date: July 15 1998
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/FAQ)
Operating System: Linux 2.0.36 i686 [ELF]
Configured drivers:
SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0):
NV1, STG2000, RIVA128, ET4000, ET4000W32, ET4000W32i,
ET4000W32i_rev_b, ET4000W32i_rev_c, ET4000W32p,
ET4000W32p_rev_a,
ET4000W32p_rev_b, ET4000W32p_rev_c, ET4000W32p_rev_d, ET6000,
ET6100,
et3000, pvga1, wd90c00, wd90c10, wd90c30, wd90c24, wd90c31,
wd90c33,
gvga, ati, sis86c201, sis86c202, sis86c205, tvga8200lx,
tvga8800cs,
tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga8900d, tvga9000,
tvga9000i,
tvga9100b, tvga9200cxr, tgui9400cxi, tgui9420, tgui9420dgi,
tgui9430dgi, tgui9440agi, cyber9320, tgui9660, tgui9680,
tgui9682,
tgui9685, cyber9382, cyber9385, cyber9388, cyber9397, cyber9520,
3dimage975, 3dimage985, clgd5420, clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426,
clgd5428, clgd5429, clgd5430, clgd5434, clgd5436, clgd5446,
clgd5480,
clgd5462, clgd5464, clgd5465, clgd6205, clgd6215, clgd6225,
clgd6235,
clgd7541, clgd7542, clgd7543, clgd7548, clgd7555, ncr77c22,
ncr77c22e,
cpq_avga, mga2064w, mga1064sg, mga2164w, mga2164w AGP, oti067,
oti077,
oti087, oti037c, al2101, ali2228, ali2301, ali2302, ali2308,
ali2401,
cl6410, cl6412, cl6420, cl6440, video7, ark1000vl, ark1000pv,
ark2000pv, ark2000mt, mx, realtek, AP6422, AT24, AT3D, s3_virge,
s3_svga, ct65520, ct65525, ct65530, ct65535, ct65540, ct65545,
ct65546, ct65548, ct65550, ct65554, ct65555, ct68554, ct64200,
ct64300, generic
(using VT number 7)
XF86Config: /etc/X11/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) XKB: keycodes: "xfree86"
(**) XKB: types: "default"
(**) XKB: compat: "default"
(**) XKB: symbols: "us(pc101)"
(**) XKB: geometry: "pc"
(**) XKB: keymap: "xfree86(us)" (overrides other XKB settings)
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) XKB: model: "pc101"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(**) Mouse: type: Microsoft, device: /dev/ttyS0, baudrate: 1200
(**) Mouse: buttons: 3, 3 button emulation (timeout: 50ms)
(**) SVGA: Graphics device ID: "Primary Card"
(**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "Primary Monitor"
(**) FontPath set to
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fo
nts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/f
onts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X
11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/font
s/freefont/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/sharefont/"
(--) SVGA: PCI: Cirrus Logic GD5434 rev 252, Memory @ 0xe0000000
(**) SVGA: chipset: clgd5434
(**) SVGA: videoram: 4096k
(**) SVGA: Option "mmio"
(**) SVGA: Option "linear"
(**) SVGA: Option "sw_cursor"
(**) SVGA: Using 8 bpp, Depth 8, Color weight: 666
(--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 110.300 MHz
(**) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024": mode clock = 110.000
(**) SVGA: Mode "1024x768": mode clock = 85.000
(**) SVGA: Mode "800x600": mode clock = 60.750
(--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 1280x1024
(--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024
(--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using programmable clocks
(--) SVGA: clgd5434: Internal memory clock register is 0x1f (Standard
RAS)
(**) SVGA: clgd5434: Approximate DRAM bandwidth for drawing: 111 of
221 MB/s
(--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using linear framebuffer at 0xe0000000 (3584MB)
(--) SVGA: clgd5434: 2883584 bytes off-screen memory available
(--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using accelerator functions
(--) SVGA: clgd5434: Using BitBLT engine
(**) SVGA: clgd5434: Using memory-mapped I/O
(--) SVGA: Using XAA (XFree86 Acceleration Architecture)
(--) SVGA: XAA: Solid filled rectangles
(--) SVGA: XAA: Screen-to-screen copy
(--) SVGA: XAA: Using 10 128x128 areas for pixmap caching
(--) SVGA: XAA: Caching tiles and non-transparent stipples
(--) SVGA: XAA: Horizontal and vertical lines and segments
xinit: unexpected signal 2
waiting for X server to shut down FreeFontPath: FPE
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc
:unscaled" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing.
Good luck!
-Tom
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> It's recommended that I gather certain information first. The part
that's
> difficult for me is the make and model of the video card and the
amount of
> video ram. Well I know the make [it's Matrox Millenium] but I don't
know
> the model or the amount of ram. Is there someway I can find it out
from my
> currently running system?
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