On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Mike Miller wrote about, can't get X to run:
> I just installed Red Hat 5.2 and amazingly enough it seems to
> work. I can't seem to get X to run. I have run ./Xconfigurator a
> dozen times with no joy.
>
> I am running a GCT-MGX133 mobo with the Cyrix GX-133BP
> processor. This is a Media GX board with the processor providing
> the video function and using 2176K of system memory as video
> memory.
>
> Does anyone if I can get this board to work with X Windows? It
> work OK with Win95 and DOS.
According to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/Cards it should, i looked at XFree86-3.3.3
as well, its also supported there.
Check your Xfree-version, the best way to see what version you have is to
look at your source medium, on the cd its Redhat/RPMS/XFree86* just check
the fiirst 3 numbers, Eg; XFree86-3.3.3-x.x
I belive Redhat-5.2 has XFree86-3.3.3 so there should be no problem.
Check also that you have the SVGA server in /usr/X11R6/bin its called,
XF86_SVGA
You should also have a program called 'xf86config' in the same directory, i
suggest you use that to configure X with.
Its a text based script and will ask you "yes" or "no" questions, with the
occasianal hit enter to continue stuff, that program will succeed where
Xconfigurator XF86Setup will fail.
Near the end the script will ask if you want it to make a symbolic link,
make sure its made in /etc/X11/ to /usr/X11R6/lib/XF86_SVGA
another thing is make sure the resulting XF86Config file is copied to
/etc/X11 thats the way redhat wants it, or thats the way redhat does it
would be a beter word.
You will need to know the details of your monitor and video card during the
process.
If you make a mistake and have passed to another question, you can exit
with ctrl-c and start again, no damage is done anywhere to other files, if
you stop half way tho' then XF86Config simply does not get made.
O yes, your card is NOCLOCKPROBE xf86config will ask if you want to probe
the card, DO NOT PROBE, nothing nasty will happen, but you will be told the
program could not locate the card and that in turn will confuse you.
You may have other questions, i suggest looking at the archives.
For more information check out the archives at;
http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/3/Linux/47/0
Use the search engine there to find a "Keyword"
Another good place for info;
http://www.linuxtopia.com
> TIA,
> Mike
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