Further info - I added an old Matrox millenium II card and had no problems configuring X - so it dioe seem that the proble is using the on board video. I also appear to hae problems with the onboard video sound.
Does anyone have any ideas? David ----- Original Message ----- From: "vizion communication" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [Newbie]Free BSD XFree Configuration on K7N420 Pro MotherBoard > PS > > I should have added that I am using the on board video > > David > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "vizion communication" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 3:09 PM > Subject: [Newbie]Free BSD XFree Configuration on K7N420 Pro > MotherBoard > > > > Hi > > > > I am having difficulty with persuading XFree to configure > on > > this system from THE "out of the Box" freeBSD 4..5 CD > > configuration tool. > > > > Everything goes fine until the configuration attempts to > > start the server. The graphical interface for configuraing > > mouse/keyboard/card etc works fine. An attempt to start > the > > server results in a a screen scattered with artifacts > and/or > > two blue colored horizontal bands across the monitor. The > > system appears to crash. > > > > All advice gratefully appreciated. > > > > David > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > > > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
