Curious that you should be using 3.3.6 when 4.x.x is already at 4.2... Anyhow, it might help to give a couple of details on your graphic card in the device section... Lionel --- Doug Jolley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi -- > > At the moment I happen to be running Debian 2.2 which is > sort of a new experience for me. > > I'm trying to get X running using the frame buffer device. > At the moment when I do a startx I get a sort of off-white > screen for a moment, then I get the familiar X screen with > the big X planted in the middle (which, incidentially, I > can even move with the mouse). The problem is that the > screen doesn't stick. It only remains for about a second > and then disappears after which I see the following: > > XFree86 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300) > Release Date: January 8 2000 > 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 2.2.17pre10 i686 [ELF] > Configured drivers: > FBDev: Server for frame buffer device > (Patchlevel 11): mfb, cfb8, cfb16, cfb24, cfb32 > (using VT number 4) > > XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config > (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values > (**) Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/psaux, buttons: 3 > (**) FBDev: Graphics device ID: "Primary Card" > (**) FBDev: Monitor ID: "Primary Monitor" > (**) FontPath set to >"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" > (**) FBDev: Using default frame buffer video mode > (--) FBDev: Frame buffer device: VESA VGA > (--) FBDev: Video memory: 32768K @ 0xe0000000 > (--) FBDev: MMIO regs: 0K @ (nil) > (--) FBDev: Type 0 type_aux 0 bits_per_pixel 8 > (--) FBDev: Hardware accelerator: None > (--) FBDev: No driver support for hardware acceleration > bpp = 8, depth = 8, BitsPerRGB = 6 > (--) FBDev: Using cfb8 driver > > waiting for X server to shut down > > Here is my XF86Config file: > > Section "Files" > RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" > EndSection > > Section "Keyboard" > Protocol "Standard" > AutoRepeat 500 30 > EndSection > > Section "Pointer" > Protocol "PS/2" > Device "/dev/psaux" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "Primary Monitor" > HorizSync 31.5-48.5 > VertRefresh 55-90 > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Primary Card" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Driver "FBDev" > Device "Primary Card" > Monitor "Primary Monitor" > SubSection "Display" > Modes "default" > EndSubSection > EndSection > > If anyone has any thoughts on what I can do to fix this, I'd > really love to hear them. Thanks. > > ... doug > (Linux+ Certified) > _____________________________________________________________________ > Doug Jolley mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.footech.com > Don't bogart that file, my friend. Net it over to me. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
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