Re: Xeasyconf?
On Wed, 2004-04-28 11:24:09 -0400, Ed Sutherland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I select the ati drive. That might be right. I select ATI Technologies Rage 128 Pro TR as the video card ID. Don't. Either the ati driver detects your hardware, or it doesn't. I enter PCI:0:16:0 as my BusID (lspci says the decimal output is 0:10.0) Don't to that either. ati will get that automatically, as long as there isn't a second ATI card installed. I say yes to the framebuffer (have also tried no) Say yes if your virtual consoles do run on framebuffers, no otherwise. Use dmesg to see if your kernel enabled a framebuffer driver (if you see a small little penguin in the top-left corner, then you're running a framebuffer for sure; if it's missing, then you need to read the dmesg output...). What am I missing? Every other linux distro -- YDL, Mandrake, Gentoo -- have set-up X-Windows in minutes; Debian takes days, or even weeks. Only if you don't know how XFree86 works:) That's the contents of your /var/log/Xfree86.0.log (name may be slightly different), _after_ you made those changes suggested above? MfG, JBG -- Jan-Benedict Glaw [EMAIL PROTECTED]. +49-172-7608481 Eine Freie Meinung in einem Freien Kopf| Gegen Zensur | Gegen Krieg fuer einen Freien Staat voll Freier Bürger | im Internet! | im Irak! ret = do_actions((curr | FREE_SPEECH) ~(NEW_COPYRIGHT_LAW | DRM | TCPA)); signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Xeasyconf?
On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote:
On Wed, 2004-04-28 11:24:09 -0400, Ed Sutherland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I say yes to the framebuffer (have also tried no)
Say yes if your virtual consoles do run on framebuffers, no otherwise.
Use dmesg to see if your kernel enabled a framebuffer driver (if you
see a small little penguin in the top-left corner, then you're running a
framebuffer for sure; if it's missing, then you need to read the dmesg
output...).
Better, check /proc/fb
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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Re: Xeasyconf?
On Thu, 2004-04-29 13:41:45 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote: On Wed, 2004-04-28 11:24:09 -0400, Ed Sutherland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I say yes to the framebuffer (have also tried no) Say yes if your virtual consoles do run on framebuffers, no otherwise. Use dmesg to see if your kernel enabled a framebuffer driver (if you see a small little penguin in the top-left corner, then you're running a framebuffer for sure; if it's missing, then you need to read the dmesg output...). Better, check /proc/fb Ah, listed there, too? Nice. Need to check that on my one my VAX... Thanks, JBG (Geert: remember invitation?) -- Jan-Benedict Glaw [EMAIL PROTECTED]. +49-172-7608481 Eine Freie Meinung in einem Freien Kopf| Gegen Zensur | Gegen Krieg fuer einen Freien Staat voll Freier Bürger | im Internet! | im Irak! ret = do_actions((curr | FREE_SPEECH) ~(NEW_COPYRIGHT_LAW | DRM | TCPA)); signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Xeasyconf?
On 2004 Apr 28 , at 09:24, Ed Sutherland wrote: I've been trying the dpkg way (xeasyconf fails with many unresolved errors) to configure xfree. The system blanks the screen and comes back with the dreaded no screen found error. I need a working XF86Config-4 file for an iMac. Here are my responses to the dpkg screens: I select the ati drive. I select ATI Technologies Rage 128 Pro TR as the video card ID. I enter PCI:0:16:0 as my BusID (lspci says the decimal output is 0:10.0) I say yes to the framebuffer (have also tried no) I say Advanced for monitor characteristics (66Hz refresh;75-117Hz vert. refresh) I pick 1024X768 as the screen size with 16-bit color-depth. What am I missing? Every other linux distro -- YDL, Mandrake, Gentoo -- have set-up X-Windows in minutes; Debian takes days, or even weeks. Thanks. Ed I wish I could disagree with you on the difficulty of setting up X on a new debian box, but I can't. Setting up X is the most difficult part for me when I set up a new machine with debian. My semi escape goat method of setting up X on debian is to boot knoppix after the initial debian install and then steal and possibly tweak the XF86Config file knoppix creates. Perhaps that will be an option for you too. -cira
Xeasyconf?
I've installed Debian 'Woody' on my 500MHz G3 iMac. I'd like to use Xeasyconf (which I had much success with in Gentoo) to configure my X-Windows. Where can I get the binary? Thanks. Ed
Re: Xeasyconf?
hello ed... * Ed Sutherland [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-04-28 09:05 +0200]: I've installed Debian 'Woody' on my 500MHz G3 iMac. I'd like to use Xeasyconf (which I had much success with in Gentoo) to configure my X-Windows. Where can I get the binary? Thanks. is this what you need?: http://www.rdg.mirror.ac.uk/sites/www.ibiblio.org/gentoo/distfiles/xeasyconf-0.1.5.tar.gz/xeasyconf-0.1.5/Xeasyconf?extract=true you might try it the debian way: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 hth, sebastian -- ::: .O. ::: ..O ::: OOO ::: lynx -source http://www.kodeaffe.de/shensche.pub | gpg --import signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Xeasyconf?
I've been trying the dpkg way (xeasyconf fails with many unresolved errors) to configure xfree. The system blanks the screen and comes back with the dreaded no screen found error. I need a working XF86Config-4 file for an iMac. Here are my responses to the dpkg screens: I select the ati drive. I select ATI Technologies Rage 128 Pro TR as the video card ID. I enter PCI:0:16:0 as my BusID (lspci says the decimal output is 0:10.0) I say yes to the framebuffer (have also tried no) I say Advanced for monitor characteristics (66Hz refresh;75-117Hz vert. refresh) I pick 1024X768 as the screen size with 16-bit color-depth. What am I missing? Every other linux distro -- YDL, Mandrake, Gentoo -- have set-up X-Windows in minutes; Debian takes days, or even weeks. Thanks. Ed On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 11:44:44 +0200, Sebastian Henschel wrote: hello ed... * Ed Sutherland [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2004-04-28 09:05 +0200]: I've installed Debian 'Woody' on my 500MHz G3 iMac. I'd like to use Xeasyconf (which I had much success with in Gentoo) to configure my X-Windows. Where can I get the binary? Thanks. is this what you need?: http://www.rdg.mirror.ac.uk/sites/www.ibiblio.org/gentoo/distfiles/xeasyconf-0.1.5.tar.gz/xeasyconf-0.1.5/Xeasyconf?extract=true you might try it the debian way: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 hth, sebastian -- ::: .O. ::: ..O ::: OOO ::: lynx -source http://www.kodeaffe.de/shensche.pub | gpg --import
