You seem to be mixing up X 3.3.6 (SVGA) and X 4.x.x (There the standard -regrettably non accelerated- driver is vesa) You stand a good chance of being even more amazed if you don't decide which version you are running and take the relevant drivers for that version... Lionel --- Peter Leftwich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Remembering reading something about just settling for UNaccelerated XFree86 > use, I recently edited the ~/XF86Config.new file created by `XFree86 > -configure` and changed the line saying "ati" (driver) to "svga" (having > long-given-up on the r128 driver and replacement r128 driver I downloaded > from sourceforge.net) That produced an error in my /var/log/XFree86.0.log > file about a "Fatal error ... no screens found" or something. > > Well the x-AMAZING NEWS is that I remembered to check the contents of the > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ directory and, noticing no svga driver, in > seeing the vga driver ... [catches his excited breath] changed the line in > my XF86Config.new file from svga to vga and ran X! Well it worked, but a > hugely-dotted background and a huge X (movable) cursor is all I get. > What's the next step, that is, to get a normal 1024x768 resolution and > functional desktop manager? :) Yeay! > > -- > Peter Leftwich > President & Founder > Video2Video Services > Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA > +1-413-403-9555 > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
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