Rob,
have you used XFdrake yet to setup your display? That is an awesome tool.
In console mode type "setuptool" as root user and you have a whole menu of
tools with which to do basic config of your Linux system. Xfdrake is just
one of the items on the menu.
--
Mark
"If you don't share your concepts and ideals, they end up being worthless,"
"Sharing is what makes them powerful."
On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Robin Regennitter wrote:
> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 10:12:59 -0800
> From: Robin Regennitter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] How do i configure my xfree86
>
> yeah, I've tried XF86config. I've looked into the mobo and jumpers there
> are only for resetting bios nothing about a jumper disabling i810. One
> question I have is BusID. I looked under the documentation and it says
> something about BusID. It is not very clear on how they setup "BusID
> "PCI:0:0:0" I thought well the card is in PCI slot #4. so I had it
> like this --> "BusID "PCI:4:0:0"" still it can't find device. Maybe I
> should download the latest DrakXtools and install that. maybe they fixed a
> bug on the XFdrake on 7.2.
>
> Rob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allen Joseph M Hernandez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 12:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] How do i configure my xfree86
>
>
> > Type XF86config at the command line and dabble with it as root.
> >
> > [oldie, but still a newbie] *8-)
> >
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > >I was wondering how i could configure my xfree86. If you have the
> knowledge=
> > > please tell me the whole command for doing this (i am a newbie:one
> day).=
> > >=20
> > >i want to do this because i get this error when i type startx:
> > >(EE) No devices detected=20
> > >datal server error=20
> > >no screens found=20
> > >X connection to :0.0 broken=20
> > >(explicit kill or server shutdown)
> > >
> > >i was wondering could this be that its not detecting my voodoo card and
> is =
> > >trying to use my disable i810 c
> >
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