Re: Configuring X for second monitor running free-driver.
Thank You for Your time and answer, Hugo: Also I can not use option DRI in Section Device - Xserver does not start then. and the log? What does the log say? For now I have downgraded all the xserver-xorg* packages - back to stable, therefore, now X loads with the option, at least, though I do not have 3D-acceleration in the second monitor at least, ans the first one - is off always. Also, I can not watch windowed movies - but only in full screen, and some applications that use full screen mode and change resolution - the monitors turns off automatically for the time the app. is running - I believe it is been sent to the primary monitor. So, could You recommend a good guide on how I can get full control over the monitors so that I may easily specify in xorg.conf which hardware to use? I was searching Internet w/o luck on it as yet... Also in the man xorg.conf I have read that for dual heads of vcard I can specify bus for every head and utility of pciscan is suggested to be used but I can not find such an one in Debian repos. May, You know how I can find out the bus addresses for the heads? Thank You for Your time and effort, once again. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4be988aa.06a1660a.7b17.9...@mx.google.com
Re: Configuring X for second monitor running free-driver.
Sthu Deus wrote: Good day. Could You please help me with my X server config. I'm trying to use only external monitor connected to a laptop and all is fine except that I have no 3D-support and also mplayer when playing movies shows it only in full screen mode and refuses to show it in its window. It seems to me that Xserver does not operate fully somehow with the external screen - sending most of its capabilities to the internal screen (that is off always) and not to the external one. This my guess also proves the KDE 3.6 control center - in section of display it show only single screen w abilities of the laptop screen and it is no possibility to change the screen1 to another screen - that is KDE does not know on which screen it runs. Also I can not use option DRI in Section Device - Xserver does not start then. and the log? What does the log say? Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/hs3rn9$mb...@dough.gmane.org
Configuring X for second monitor running free-driver.
Good day. Could You please help me with my X server config. I'm trying to use only external monitor connected to a laptop and all is fine except that I have no 3D-support and also mplayer when playing movies shows it only in full screen mode and refuses to show it in its window. It seems to me that Xserver does not operate fully somehow with the external screen - sending most of its capabilities to the internal screen (that is off always) and not to the external one. This my guess also proves the KDE 3.6 control center - in section of display it show only single screen w abilities of the laptop screen and it is no possibility to change the screen1 to another screen - that is KDE does not know on which screen it runs. Also I can not use option DRI in Section Device - Xserver does not start then. $ glxgears X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation) Major opcode of failed request: 143 (GLX) Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString) Value in failed request: 0x1 Serial number of failed request: 17 Current serial number in output stream: 17 In case it is informative. Therefore, if my guess i true, how I can totally move Xserver capabilities to be applied to the external monitor? If i'm wrong, then what's else could be the problem and I can settle it? For instance, I use the monitor using only Xserver config file (that is w/o xrandr help). Here is its contents: Section ServerLayout Identifier Layout1 Screen Screen1 InputDeviceMouse0 CorePointer InputDeviceKeyboard0 CoreKeyboard EndSection Section ServerFlags Option AllowEmptyInput no EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Keyboard0 Driver kbd Option XkbModel pc105 Option XkbLayout us,ru(winkeys) Option XkbOptions grp:ctrl_shift_toggle,grp_led:scroll EndSection Section InputDevice Identifier Mouse0 Driver mouse EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Monitor0 ModelNameLCD Panel 1280x800 EndSection Section Monitor Identifier Monitor1 ModelNameLCD Panel 1600x900 EndSection Section Device Identifier videocard0 Driver radeon BusID PCI:1:5:0 Option AccelMethod EXA EndSection Section Screen Identifier Screen0 Device Videocard0 MonitorMonitor0 EndSection Section Screen Identifier Screen1 Device Videocard0 MonitorMonitor1 DefaultDepth 24 SubSection Display Viewport 0 0 Depth 24 Modes 1600x900 1280x800 EndSubSection EndSection The related software versions: xserver-xorg-7.3+20 xserver-xorg-core-1.4.2-10.lenny2 xserver-xorg-video-ati-6.9.0-1+lenny4 linux 2.6.32-3-amd64 Thanks for Your time. PS Please, reply to the list. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4be44746.101abc0a.5aeb.4...@mx.google.com
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
shatam bhattacharya wrote: Also, is 192.168.1.1 a real DNS server? I suspect that is pointing to your router, and I suspect it should be pointing to your ISP's DNS server(s). That might be configurable in your router's web interface, or you can just change your resolv.conf file for a quick test. Here's my file for comparison. volla I replaced the nameserver with that given in my DSL interface and apt update is working...THANKS FOR THE HELP. Now I will try to update X(for Intel 845). By the way, when I try apt-get install a lot of dependency problems show up on the screen. Is this configurable or should I resolve the dependencies by hand ??? Whew! Yea! I'm not sure what you mean by dependency problems show up. You should not have to resolve the dependencies by hand (using official Debian sources, at least). That's the greatness of apt and Debian; it does all that for you. But as mentioned, I'm unclear on what you're seeing, so something odd may be happening. You should just be able to: #apt-get update #apt-get dist-upgrade and maybe #apt-get install x-window-system kde gnome icewm fluxbox and whatever needs to be installed will be installed. -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
But as mentioned, I'm unclear on what you're seeing, so something odd may be happening. You should just be able to: Very true. It just needed a apt-get -f install. Everything (except low quality graphics and unavailable sound), is working fine. I m lovin' it!!! Trying to update xfree86 to 4.3; Is the following a good repository --- ftp://boisson.homeip.net/XFree4.3/ Got this link from apt-get mirror list. Any other good mirrors for X updates ?? Shatam
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
shatam bhattacharya wrote: deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free 0% [Connecting to security.debian.org (1.0.0.0)] My DSL router has a web based configuration. The DNS tab has the following options -- 1) Use User Discovered DNS server Only 2) Use Auto Discovered DNS server Only 3) Disable DNS Relay And then there are 2 options for prefered primary and secondary user DNS server. Should I use option 1.Is there some more configuration with the ethernet card. Post the contents of /etc/network/interfaces, please. -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
On Fri, 20 May 2005 Kent West wrote : shatam bhattacharya wrote: deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free 0% [Connecting to security.debian.org (1.0.0.0)] My DSL router has a web based configuration. The DNS tab has the following options -- 1) Use User Discovered DNS server Only 2) Use Auto Discovered DNS server Only 3) Disable DNS Relay And then there are 2 options for prefered primary and secondary user DNS server. Should I use option 1.Is there some more configuration with the ethernet card. Post the contents of /etc/network/interfaces, please. The contents are as follows -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8) # The loopback interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian installationauto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp Bye Shatam
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
shatam bhattacharya wrote: # The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian installationauto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp If the auto eth0 really is not on its own line, it needs to be. Otherwise, that looks okay. What's in your /etc/resolv.conf file? -- Kent West Technology Support /A/bilene /C/hristian /U/niversity -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
On Fri, 20 May 2005 Kent West wrote : shatam bhattacharya wrote: # The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian installationauto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp If the auto eth0 really is not on its own line, it needs to be. Otherwise, that looks okay. Please give a sample file. What's in your /etc/resolv.conf file? ginie:/etc# cat /etc/resolv.conf search nameserver 192.168.1.1 Shatam
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
shatam bhattacharya wrote: On Fri, 20 May 2005 Kent West wrote : shatam bhattacharya wrote: # The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian installationauto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp If the auto eth0 really is not on its own line, it needs to be. Otherwise, that looks okay. Please give a sample file. Fri May 20 13:49:51 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk: cat /etc/network/interfaces # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # This entry denotes the loopback (127.0.0.1) interface. auto lo iface lo inet loopback # This entry was created during the Debian installation auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp What's in your /etc/resolv.conf file? ginie:/etc# cat /etc/resolv.conf search nameserver 192.168.1.1 I wonder if that blank search line is causing problems. Also, is 192.168.1.1 a real DNS server? I suspect that is pointing to your router, and I suspect it should be pointing to your ISP's DNS server(s). That might be configurable in your router's web interface, or you can just change your resolv.conf file for a quick test. Here's my file for comparison. Fri May 20 13:49:54 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk: cat /etc/resolv.conf search campus.acu.edu nameserver 150.252.xxx.y11 nameserver 150.252.xxx.y22 (where xxx are real numbers) -- Kent West Technology Support /A/bilene /C/hristian /U/niversity -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
shatam bhattacharya wrote: 2) I still cant apt-get update (the same problem i.e. (1.0.0.0) hang persists.) the sources.list is deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main Notice mine does not have a slash after .org. Perhaps it'll make a difference? deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can't connect to debian.org [was: Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board]
On Thu, May 19, 2005 at 11:24:04AM -, shatam bhattacharya wrote: 2) I still cant apt-get update (the same problem i.e. (1.0.0.0) hang persists.) ... if I remember rightly, you recently posted your dmesg output which showed your single ethernet card being recognized twice - as eth0 (associated with the via Rhine driver) and eth1 (associated with the 8139too driver). Since 8139too seems to be the correct driver, but ifconfig shows eth0, could the problems stem from your having the wrong driver from the card? But in the process of upgrading to bf24 I reinstalled the system with ext3 fs and now am able to use the VESA driver. Still no i830 modules as yet. Now the contents of dmesg is [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dmesg Linux version 2.4.18-bf2.4 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease)) #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002 BIOS-provided physical RAM map: snip 8139cp 10/100 PCI Ethernet driver v0.0.6 (Nov 19, 2001) 8139cp: pci dev 01:02.0 (id 10ec:8139 rev 10) is not an 8139C+ compatible chip 8139cp: Try the 8139too driver instead. 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.24 eth0: RealTek RTL8139 Fast Ethernet at 0xd081ac00, 00:08:a1:32:e1:7e, IRQ 18 eth0: Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8139C' So that's okay now, although somewhat time-wasting. [...] the sources.list is deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free the apt-get update still hangs as ginie:/home/shatam# apt-get update 0% [Connecting to security.debian.org (1.0.0.0)] To my untrained eye, that's the wierd bit. Is that supposed to be the IP address? Can you connect to anwhere on the Internet? I'm sure there are plenty of people on this list who can help you better than I can, but it seems that there's somehting wrong with DNS. Have you got something int /etc/resolv.conf? Have you got something about debian.org in /etc/hosts? Sorry I can't be of more help. Cheers, David -- David Jardine Running Debian GNU/Linux and loving every minute of it. -L. von Sacher-M.(1835-1895) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
On Thu, 19 May 2005 Kent West wrote : shatam bhattacharya wrote: 2) I still cant apt-get update (the same problem i.e. (1.0.0.0) hang persists.) the sources.list is deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main Notice mine does not have a slash after .org. Perhaps it'll make a difference? deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free I am afraid it does not make apt work :-( The process still hangs as ginie:/home/shatam# apt-get update 0% [Connecting to security.debian.org (1.0.0.0)] I am getting perplexed with this issue. Please Help Shatam
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
shatam bhattacharya wrote: On Thu, 19 May 2005 Kent West wrote : shatam bhattacharya wrote: 2) I still cant apt-get update (the same problem i.e. (1.0.0.0) hang persists.) the sources.list is deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main Notice mine does not have a slash after .org. Perhaps it'll make a difference? deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free I am afraid it does not make apt work :-( The process still hangs as ginie:/home/shatam# apt-get update 0% [Connecting to security.debian.org (1.0.0.0)] See if this has any relevance (be sure to let us know). http://www.mepis.org/node/6516 -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
Forgive me if[sic] this is irrelevant nonsense (I know precious
little about this stuff; I've only been scrutinizing the ouput
you have provided), but ...
On Wed, May 18, 2005 at 07:20:29PM -, shatam bhattacharya wrote:
[...]
2) I still cant apt-get update (the same problem i.e. (1.0.0.0) hang
persists.)
I suspect the route output will give you a clue ---
ginie:/home/shatam# route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric RefUse Iface
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 00 eth0
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG0 00 eth0
Just to rebrief I am using a DSL router (192.168.1.1) and an ethernet card
whose ifconfig shows ---
ginie:/home/shatam# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:A1:32:E1:7E
inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:3252 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3406 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:2884677 (2.7 MiB) TX bytes:580437 (566.8 KiB)
Interrupt:18 Base address:0xac00
loLink encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:388 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:388 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:19848 (19.3 KiB) TX bytes:19848 (19.3 KiB)
... if I remember rightly, you recently posted your dmesg output
which showed your single ethernet card being recognized twice - as
eth0 (associated with the via Rhine driver) and eth1 (associated
with the 8139too driver). Since 8139too seems to be the correct
driver, but ifconfig shows eth0, could the problems stem from your
having the wrong driver from the card?
As I said, pure surmise; I have no idea how these things work :-{
Cheers,
David
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Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
shatam bhattacharya wrote:
I think its just a problem with apt configuration. plz have a look.
Since you otherwise have net capability, I agree.
You can surf on the net and ping sites from the console in Debian
or in XP?
I can surf the net on Debian.
What's the result of ping ftp.us.debian.org?
PING ftp.us.debian.org (204.152.191.39): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 204.152.191.39: icmp_seq=0 ttl=51 time=312.4 ms
64 bytes from 204.152.191.39: icmp_seq=1 ttl=51 time=312.3 ms
64 bytes from 204.152.191.39: icmp_seq=2 ttl=51 time=314.2 ms
What does your /etc/apt/sources.list file look like?
/* apt.cpnf */
I assume this is a type, and you meant apt.conf. In which directory do
you find this file? (My installation does not seem to have such a sample
file.)
// $Id: apt.conf,v 1.43 1999/12/06 02:19:38 jgg Exp $
/* This file is a sample configuration file with a few harmless sample
options.
*/
APT
{
// Options for apt-get
Get
{
Download-Only false;
};
};
// Options for the downloading routines
Acquire
{
Retries 0;
};
// Things that effect the APT dselect method
DSelect
{
Clean auto; // always|auto|prompt|never
};
DPkg
{
// Probably don't want to use force-downgrade..
Options {--force-overwrite;}
}
/*sources.list */
Is this still part of the apt.conf file listing above, or a separate file?
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
Here's what my /etc/apt/sources.list file looks like:
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib
non-free
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main
contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free
Your previous post mentioned the error:
[0%] connecting to ftp.us.debian.org(1.0.0.0)
yet what you're posting here as your /etc/apt/sources.list only
mentions 'http.us.debian.org', not 'ftp.us.debian.org'; something's
amiss here.
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Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
shatam bhattacharya wrote:
One more thing there was a directory called apt.conf.d in /etc/apt.
This had a file called 70debconf. when I removed the file, the
apt-get update started working!!!.
I suspect you'll want that file. Here's what mine looks like:
enjae[westk]:/etc/apt/apt.conf.d cat 70debconf
// Pre-configure all packages with debconf before they are installed.
// If you don't like it, comment it out.
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true;};
I want to upgrade to sarge(As you had advised earlier), I changed all
stable in sources.list to 'sarge'; after the full update I ran apt-get
dist-upgrade.
Except leave the security line at stable.
this was successfull too. But quite strangely my system now has no
X!!! I think I will have to install the additional packages manually.
Any clues.
apt-get install x-window-system kde gnome icewm fluxbox
should get you a decent selection of toys with which to play.
Also the apt-get install and update is very erratic in that sometimes
it will work and at other times it will just hang saying
[0%]connecting to http.us.debian.org (1.0.0.0);
I assume the 1.0.0.0 is what your system believes the IP address to be
for debian.org. If so, then something's seriously hosed with your DNS
lookups.
My connection being a DSL one should have no problem with speed. Can
this be a problem with apt installation(like lock etc...)
How do I upgrade the kernel (mine is 2.20 right now).
Find the appropriate kernel:
enjae[westk]:/home/westk apt-cache search kernel-image-2.4
snip
kernel-image-2.4.16-686 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.16 on
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII.
kernel-image-2.4.16-686-smp - Linux kernel image 2.4.16 on
PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII SMP.
kernel-image-2.4.16-k6 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.16 on AMD
K6/K6-II/K6-III
kernel-image-2.4.16-k7 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.16 on AMD K7
kernel-image-2.4.18-386 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.18 on 386.
snip
Say you're interested in the 2.4.16 version for an AMD Athlon;
enjae[westk]:/home/westk apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.16-k7
You may have to make a change in your /etc/lilo.conf, but the install
process will prompt you to make the required change.
would this affect my X settings???
No. (At least, not substantially.)
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Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
I suspect you'll want that file. Here's what mine looks like:
enjae[westk]:/etc/apt/apt.conf.d cat 70debconf
// Pre-configure all packages with debconf before they are installed.
// If you don't like it, comment it out.
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true;};
Ok i 'll leave it alone.
I assume the 1.0.0.0 is what your system believes the IP address to be for debian.org. If so, then something's seriously hosed with your DNS lookups.
I am using a telephone line DSL (make Dlink 502T router) and ethernet card (Realtek 8139 PCI Fast Ethernet). I have a subsciption of MTNL (Govt. telephone Co.). And most importantly everything else seems to work fine. I can ping, surf, use DAP, etc. Is it possible for the DNS lookup to fail in the case of apt and not while pinging the site. I mean I don't know. Cannot there be any other problem with apt???
Any clues.
Bye
Shatam Bhattacharya
New Delhi,
India
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
I suspect you'll want that file. Here's what mine looks like:
enjae[westk]:/etc/apt/apt.conf.d cat 70debconf
// Pre-configure all packages with debconf before they are installed.
// If you don't like it, comment it out.
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true;};
Ok i 'll leave it alone.
I assume the 1.0.0.0 is what your system believes the IP address to be for debian.org. If so, then something's seriously hosed with your DNS lookups.
I am using a telephone line DSL (make Dlink 502T router) and ethernet card (Realtek 8139 PCI Fast Ethernet). I have a subsciption of MTNL (Govt. telephone Co.). And most importantly everything else seems to work fine. I can ping, surf, use DAP, etc. Is it possible for the DNS lookup to fail in the case of apt and not while pinging the site. I mean I don't know. Cannot there be any other problem with apt???
Any clues.
Bye
Shatam Bhattacharya
New Delhi,
India
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shatam bhattacharya wrote: I assume the 1.0.0.0 is what your system believes the IP address to be for debian.org. If so, then something's seriously hosed with your DNS lookups. I am using a telephone line DSL (make Dlink 502T router) and ethernet card (Realtek 8139 PCI Fast Ethernet). I have a subsciption of MTNL (Govt. telephone Co.). And most importantly everything else seems to work fine. I can ping, surf, use DAP, etc. Is it possible for the DNS lookup to fail in the case of apt and not while pinging the site. I mean I don't know. Cannot there be any other problem with apt??? Shatam Bhattacharya New Delhi, India It's quite possible there's another problem with apt; it does seem odd that your network would work properly except when it comes time to use apt. I think I'd try a different mirror, perhaps one closer to home. You can find a list of mirrors for stable here: http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/ (and many of these will probably work for testing also). It may be that you're just having trouble reliably getting to debian.org from New Delhi. I see similar problems when my local ISP is congested (university, when the students are out of class and downloading the latest goodies, etc). -- Kent West Technology Support /A/bilene /C/hristian /U/niversity -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
shatam bhattacharya wrote: I am having trouble in configuring X on my system. I am using the following configuration -Intel 82845 GL motherboard uname -r says 2.2.20-idepci XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510) Release Date: 21 December 2001 I highly recommend you upgrade to Testing or Sid (unless you have some reason to stay on Woody, assuming that's what you're running). You'll get a newer version of X, and a 2.4 kernel is just an apt-get install away instead of having to compile your own. If for some reason you don't want to upgrade to Testing, please provide more info. Is it just the apg/drm modules you're having trouble with, or is X not starting at all, or something else entirely? What errors are you getting? -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
Kent West wrote: -Intel 82845 GL motherboard uname -r says 2.2.20-idepci I highly recommend you upgrade to Testing or Sid (unless you have some reason to stay on Woody, assuming that's what you're running). You'll get a newer version of X, and a 2.4 kernel is just an apt-get install away instead of having to compile your own. I agree that he should run Sarge (currently testing), however, woody does have a 2.4 kernel, both selectable during installation by putting bf2.4 on the command line (much the same way linux26 installs 2.6 with d-i) or apt-getable as either the bf variety or Xu's 2.4 kernel packages. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
On Sun, 15 May 2005 Kent West wrote : shatam bhattacharya wrote: I am having trouble in configuring X on my system. I am using the following configuration -Intel 82845 GL motherboard uname -r says 2.2.20-idepci XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510) Release Date: 21 December 2001 I highly recommend you upgrade to Testing or Sid (unless you have some reason to stay on Woody, assuming that's what you're running). You'll get a newer version of X, and a 2.4 kernel is just an apt-get install away instead of having to compile your own. If for some reason you don't want to upgrade to Testing, please provide more info. Is it just the apg/drm modules you're having trouble with, or is X not starting at all, or something else entirely? What errors are you getting? Actually I managed to start X with VGA configuration. But the throughput is very minimal. Also when i start X on i810 configuration, it displays an error stating Fatal Error : Screen found but no usable configuration As advised by you I am currently downloading sarge ISO images. By the way I tried to recompile 2.4; All went well, but on booting(with grub) it displays an error -- file system is ext2. File system not supported. Any suggestion on where I may be going wrong?? thanks Shatam Bhattacharya New Delhi, India
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
shatam bhattacharya wrote: On Sun, 15 May 2005 Kent West wrote : shatam bhattacharya wrote: I am having trouble in configuring X on my system. I highly recommend you upgrade to Testing or Sid As advised by you I am currently downloading sarge ISO images. If you're on a network, don't bother with downloading the ISO images. Just change your /etc/apt/sources.list file to change all occurences of stable to sarge (except the security line; leave it at stable), then run the two commands apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade. By the way I tried to recompile 2.4; All went well, but on booting(with grub) it displays an error -- file system is ext2. File system not supported. Sounds like you either made ext2 support a module, or you did not include it at all. Once you do the apt-get update/dist-upgrade as mentioned above, you can easily get a pre-built 2.4 kernel with apt-cache search kernel-image-2.4 to see which versions are available, then apt-get install kernel-image-2-4whatever version you need. -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
On Sun, 15 May 2005 Kent West wrote : shatam bhattacharya wrote: On Sun, 15 May 2005 Kent West wrote : shatam bhattacharya wrote: I am having trouble in configuring X on my system. I highly recommend you upgrade to Testing or Sid As advised by you I am currently downloading sarge ISO images. If you're on a network, don't bother with downloading the ISO images. Just change your /etc/apt/sources.list file to change all occurences of stable to sarge (except the security line; leave it at stable), then run the two commands apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade. By the way I tried to recompile 2.4; All went well, but on booting(with grub) it displays an error -- file system is ext2. File system not supported. Sounds like you either made ext2 support a module, or you did not include it at all. Once you do the apt-get update/dist-upgrade as mentioned above, you can easily get a pre-built 2.4 kernel with apt-cache search kernel-image-2.4 to see which versions are available, then apt-get install kernel-image-2-4whatever version you need. -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shatam Bhattacharya New Delhi, India
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
If you're on a network, don't bother with downloading the ISO images. Just change your /etc/apt/sources.list file to change all occurences of stable to sarge (except the security line; leave it at stable), then run the two commands apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade. How do I configure apt for a DSL connection. I am connected to the internet through a DSL connection and ethernet card. Sounds like you either made ext2 support a module, or you did not include it at all. yes you are right. I had skipped the ext2 module support, i will try again. Once you do the apt-get update/dist-upgrade as mentioned above, you can easily get a pre-built 2.4 kernel with apt-cache search kernel-image-2.4 to see which versions are available, then apt-get install kernel-image-2-4whatever version you need. I am on XP right now as the X output is terrible. plz help Shatam Bhattacharya New Delhi, India
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
If you're on a network, don't bother with downloading the ISO images. Just change your /etc/apt/sources.list file to change all occurences of stable to sarge (except the security line; leave it at stable), then run the two commands apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade. How do I configure apt for a DSL connection. I am connected to the internet through a DSL connection and ethernet card. Sounds like you either made ext2 support a module, or you did not include it at all. yes you are right. I had skipped the ext2 module support, i will try again. Once you do the apt-get update/dist-upgrade as mentioned above, you can easily get a pre-built 2.4 kernel with apt-cache search kernel-image-2.4 to see which versions are available, then apt-get install kernel-image-2-4whatever version you need. I am on XP right now as the X output is terrible. plz help Shatam Bhattacharya New Delhi, India
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
shatam bhattacharya wrote: On Sun, 15 May 2005 Kent West wrote : shatam bhattacharya wrote: On Sun, 15 May 2005 Kent West wrote : I highly recommend you upgrade to Testing or Sid As advised by you I am currently downloading sarge ISO images. If you're on a network, don't bother with downloading the ISO images. I am on the network through a DSL connection through ethernet card. When I try apt-get update, it just hangs as --- [0%] connecting to ftp.us.debian.org(1.0.0.0) Most probably I haven't got the right configuration. Earlier I had a proxy server(squid), hence I set the http_proxy environment variable, but its not the case now. How do I configure a DSL Connection for apt. Please note that the network is working as I can surf on the net and ping sites from the console. Right now I am on XP as the X output is terrible to say the least!!! You can surf on the net and ping sites from the console in Debian or in XP? That information's not quite clear from your paragraph. What's the result of ping ftp.us.debian.org? What does your /etc/apt/sources.list file look like? What's the output of ifconfig? -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
Hi,
I think its just a problem with apt configuration. plz have a look.
You can surf on the net and ping sites from the console in Debian or in XP?
I can surf the net on Debian. Although its tough time using the quality of X I have got!!
That information's not quite clear from your paragraph.
What's the result of ping ftp.us.debian.org?
PING ftp.us.debian.org (204.152.191.39): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 204.152.191.39: icmp_seq=0 ttl=51 time=312.4 ms
64 bytes from 204.152.191.39: icmp_seq=1 ttl=51 time=312.3 ms
64 bytes from 204.152.191.39: icmp_seq=2 ttl=51 time=314.2 ms
--- ftp.us.debian.org ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 312.3/312.9/314.2 ms
What does your /etc/apt/sources.list file look like?
/* apt.cpnf */
// $Id: apt.conf,v 1.43 1999/12/06 02:19:38 jgg Exp $
/* This file is a sample configuration file with a few harmless sample
options.
*/
APT
{
// Options for apt-get
Get
{
Download-Only false;
};
};
// Options for the downloading routines
Acquire
{
Retries 0;
};
// Things that effect the APT dselect method
DSelect
{
Clean auto; // always|auto|prompt|never
};
DPkg
{
// Probably don't want to use force-downgrade..
Options {--force-overwrite;}
}
/* sources.list */
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
What's the output of ifconfig?
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:A1:32:E1:7E
inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:590 (590.0 b) TX bytes:342 (342.0 b)
Interrupt:9 Base address:0xd400
loLink encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
RX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:24 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1648 (1.6 KiB) TX bytes:1648 (1.6 KiB)
Any Clues. bbye
Shatam Bhattacharya
New Delhi,
India
Configuring X on Intel 82845 gl board
Hi, I am having trouble in configuring X on my system. I am using the following configuration -Intel 82845 GL motherboard -256 sdram -Microtek color moniter I also tried to install the driver from the intel site but could not do so. It said installation failure. when i tried to recompile the 2.4 kernel with dri and drm modules, in syslog it said no agp modules found. i have the following debian configuration --- lsmod says -- Module Size Used by ls_cp4373896 2 (autoclean) ntfs 35168 0 (unused) 8139too12600 0 (unused) af_packet6136 0 uname -r says 2.2.20-idepci XFree86 -version says - XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510) Release Date: 21 December 2001 Shatam Bhattacharya New Delhi, India
Re: Configuring X/Xfree86 for higher resolution....
On Tue, 2004-11-16 at 04:11, Shawn McCuan wrote: Hi; I cannot remember what to type in my shell to bring up the xfree86 configuration tool so I can set my resolution higher than the current 800x600 that is driving me insane. Ive tried xfree86 --config xfree86config And I belive it is something similar to those, but, im not sure which! If you use Sarge, you can use configure-debian (or, in X, synaptic) too. Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X/Xfree86 for higher resolution....
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 11:11:16PM -0500, Shawn McCuan wrote: Hi; I cannot remember what to type in my shell to bring up the xfree86 configuration tool so I can set my resolution higher than the current 800x600 that is driving me insane. Ive tried xfree86 --config xfree86config I think you're looking for XFree86 -configure and XFree86 -xf86config XF86Config-4.new to test. Jeremy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X/Xfree86 for higher resolution....
--- Shawn McCuan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi; I cannot remember what to type in my shell to bring up the xfree86 configuration tool so I can set my resolution higher than the current 800x600 that is driving me insane. Ive tried xfree86 --config xfree86config And I belive it is something similar to those, but, im not sure which! Help please? Thanks; Shawn McCuan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are 2 easy ways to do this: The more easy is #dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 The other one is editing your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 in your screen section you have: SubSection Display Depth 24 Modes 800x600 640x480 EndSubSection after editing you must have: SubSection Display Depth 24 Modes 1024x768 800x600 640x480 EndSubSection Regards. = -- Sergio Basurto J. If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. (Isaac Newton) -- __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Configuring X/Xfree86 for higher resolution....
Hi; I cannot remember what to type in my shell to bring up the xfree86 configuration tool so I can set my resolution higher than the current 800x600 that is driving me insane. Ive tried xfree86 --config xfree86config And I belive it is something similar to those, but, im not sure which! Help please? Thanks; Shawn McCuan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X/Xfree86 for higher resolution....
On 2004-11-15T23:11:16-0500, Shawn McCuan wrote: I cannot remember what to type in my shell to bring up the xfree86 configuration tool so I can set my resolution higher than the current 800x600 that is driving me insane. Ive tried xfree86 --config xfree86config xf86config, or you can simply edit the config file with any editor (/etc/X11/XF86Config). /Allan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Configuring X/Xfree86 for higher resolution....
Hi On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 11:11:16PM -0500, Shawn McCuan wrote: Hi; I cannot remember what to type in my shell to bring up the xfree86 configuration tool so I can set my resolution higher than the current 800x600 that is driving me insane. Ive tried xfree86 --config xfree86config And I belive it is something similar to those, but, im not sure which! Help please? Maybe, it is sufficient, type dpkg-reconfigure -pyourdesiredpriority xserver-xfree86 Was it, what you searched? Thanks; Shawn McCuan Regards Salvatore -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X
maybe somebody already suggested this, but, you can make xdm write a default config file if you feed it the right option - xdm --help will list the options, I think (and it may not be in the docs...) I had to do that to get the display to work at all; the default config file that the Debian install generated had display modes that caused my monitor to go berserk. I then compared the config file written by xdm with the one that the install generated and did a manual sort/merge to get things working... I had to do all that from a command prompt login since I didn't have KDE up. On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 10:07:11 -0700, Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: #secure method=pgp mode=sign -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Paul Akkermans [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have just a simple question (I hope). I am trying to configure my Xfree86 (version 4.1.0.1) but I don't know how to do this. Can anybody help me? The easiest, fastest way to do this right now... 1. Go get yourself a Knoppix CD. 2. Boot to Knoppix. Go to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and copy it to your hard drive's /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 3. Shut down Knoppix, eject the CD, reboot. 4. Start X. It should work. There's an established Debian way, but it's considerably more involved. If you use an nVidia card, it's far more involved (thanks to nVidia's assenine licensing policies for it's barely-workable drivers...they should either free the drivers and keep their customers or eliminate them entirely and lose the customer base instead of this bullshit license limbo self-installer crap). -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBOKS/UzgNqloQMwcRAmKGAJ0VlJJM9gjOhpsK8E6AQS3OYDDFgQCeKbxS J8XPSKK2tbI6Qm+5AO3F3A0= =klFN -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Configuring X
Hi Everyone, I have just a simple question (I hope). I am trying to configure my Xfree86 (version 4.1.0.1)but I don't know how to do this. Can anybody help me? with kind regards, Paul Akkermans
Re: Configuring X
Hello Paul Akkermans ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I have just a simple question (I hope). I am trying to configure my Xfree86 (version 4.1.0.1) but I don't know how to do this. Can anybody help me? apt-get install x-window-system-core dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 xf86config xf86cfg nano /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 or nano /etc/X11/XF86Config best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 ICQ #17079270 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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#secure method=pgp mode=sign -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Paul Akkermans [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have just a simple question (I hope). I am trying to configure my Xfree86 (version 4.1.0.1) but I don't know how to do this. Can anybody help me? The easiest, fastest way to do this right now... 1. Go get yourself a Knoppix CD. 2. Boot to Knoppix. Go to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and copy it to your hard drive's /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 3. Shut down Knoppix, eject the CD, reboot. 4. Start X. It should work. There's an established Debian way, but it's considerably more involved. If you use an nVidia card, it's far more involved (thanks to nVidia's assenine licensing policies for it's barely-workable drivers...they should either free the drivers and keep their customers or eliminate them entirely and lose the customer base instead of this bullshit license limbo self-installer crap). -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBOKS/UzgNqloQMwcRAmKGAJ0VlJJM9gjOhpsK8E6AQS3OYDDFgQCeKbxS J8XPSKK2tbI6Qm+5AO3F3A0= =klFN -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re: Configuring X-Windows in Woody (Novice help)
Many thanks Kent. The magic number PCI:1:0:0 worked!!!. For the first time I saw the GENOME desktop on my own PC :-). However, the writings are blurred and the mouse pointer is big, but at least I can click and something happens. Oh! my God I have a lot of fiddling to do. I guess I can edit /etc/x11/xf86config-4 to change the settings until i get a good display. I ran mv /etc/rc2.d/s99xdm /etc/rc2.d/_s99xdm so that the GUI(GENOME) login will not come because I wanted to edit the /etc/x11/xf86config-4 to try different settings, but now whenever I login it's my blurred screen that comes. To solve this I need to read more abou linux, any pointer or hint? Thanks a lot _ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X-Windows in Woody (Novice help)
Janjs Jangori wrote: Many thanks Kent. The magic number PCI:1:0:0 worked!!!. For the first time I saw the GENOME desktop on my own PC :-). However, the writings are blurred and the mouse pointer is big, but at least I can click and something happens. Oh! my God I have a lot of fiddling to do. I guess I can edit /etc/x11/xf86config-4 to change the settings until i get a good display. If you directly edit XF86Config-4, it'll no longer be managed by debconf (so that dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 will no longer work). If I were you, I'd avoid editing the file directly unless you have to, and instead use the dpkg-reconfigure tool to modify your X settings. I ran mv /etc/rc2.d/s99xdm /etc/rc2.d/_s99xdm so that the GUI(GENOME) login will not come because I wanted to edit the /etc/x11/xf86config-4 to try different settings, but now whenever I login it's my blurred screen that comes. There are four common login managers: xdm, gdm, wdm, and kdm. Even though you disabled xdm, it may be that one of the other three is still starting. You can press Ctrl-Alt-F2 from your blurred screen and get to a text console, and from there shut down whatever dm with /etc/init.d/[?]dm stop. Then you can run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 to reconfigure your X settings (if you haven't already manually edited /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, in which case you can just continue manually editing the file), then either restart your dm with the start instead of stop option, or just run startx. Don't forget that Ctrl-Alt-Backspace should kill X when you're in X. That might come in handy. -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Configuring X-Windows in Woody (Novice help)
Confession: Am a complete novice and just had my first Linux installed by following the 'Installing Debian Linux 3.0(Woody)'. However, when I login as root and type startx to get my GUI running I get the err message x connection to :0.0 broken (Explicit kill or Server Shutdown) I did realise that am not the first to encounter this error. I tried all the suggestions given in the respective forums without success. Part of my lspci output is: 01:0.0 VGA Compatable Controller: S3 Inc.: Unknown device 8d04. When I ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 I was asked, among other things, to supply BUSID of the format PCI:nn:nn:nn But I couldnt get this format from my lspci output(which I guess is 8d04) I also ran dselect to select,install and configure 'xserver-svga' On typing startx, I got the following error msgs SVGA PCI: S3 unknown chipset(0x8d04) rev 0, memory @ 0xdfe8000 Looking at my monitor it is Philips 105MB, 15 However my XP display configuration is showing the following default settings: Chip Type:S3 ProSavage DDR, Resloution 800x600, color 32bit, Memory 32MB,and Refresh 60HZ I really have no idea what's going on. I have reinstalled woody over 15times in each case recorded my steps but the error still persists. I'll not give up because Debian GNU/Linux is the direction I want to take. I sincerely appreciate help to get my GUI working. _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X-Windows in Woody (Novice help)
Janjs Jangori wrote: Confession: Am a complete novice and just had my first Linux installed by following the 'Installing Debian Linux 3.0(Woody)'. However, when I login as root and type startx to get my GUI running I get the err message x connection to :0.0 broken (Explicit kill or Server Shutdown) This particular error means nothing. Look further up the screen (Shift-PgUp) or at the log file (/var/log/XFree86.0.log). Part of my lspci output is: 01:0.0 VGA Compatable Controller: S3 Inc.: Unknown device 8d04. If it were me, I'd update my kernel, and update to sid, in order to get newer software that's more likely to recognize your video chipset. Others may have different recommendations. When I ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 I was asked, among other things, to supply BUSID of the format PCI:nn:nn:nn But I couldnt get this format from my lspci output(which I guess is 8d04) It would be PCI:1:0:0. But unless you have multiple video chipsets or are on a non-x86 (Pentium, AMD, etc) system, you should be able to leave this blank. I also ran dselect to select,install and configure 'xserver-svga' On typing startx, I got the following error msgs SVGA PCI: S3 unknown chipset(0x8d04) rev 0, memory @ 0xdfe8000 Fix the BusID as mentioned above. Looking at my monitor it is Philips 105MB, 15 However my XP display configuration is showing the following default settings: Chip Type:S3 ProSavage DDR, Resloution 800x600, color 32bit, Memory 32MB,and Refresh 60HZ I really have no idea what's going on. I have reinstalled woody over 15times in each case recorded my steps but the error still persists. I'll not give up because Debian GNU/Linux is the direction I want to take. Except in very rare situations, reinstallations of Debian GNU/Linux is not necessary. It may be convenient, or it may be a good learning experience, but very rarely necessary. -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X-Windows in Woody (Novice help)
On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 12:18:35AM +0300, Janjs Jangori wrote: Confession: Am a complete novice and just had my first Linux installed by following the 'Installing Debian Linux 3.0(Woody)'. I would go with the new beta installer and install either testing (the default with the regular setup) or unstable (with the expert setup or upgrade later). X is _much_ easier to setup and its much newer. Woody is more for the server world and kind of difficult for new users (its installation and hardware discovery is much less friendly), also X is really old, although I did see that it 4.1 which is better the 3.3 (or whatever version the original woody had IIRC) However, when I login as root and type startx to get my GUI running I get You should login as a regular user not as root. the err message x connection to :0.0 broken (Explicit kill or Server Shutdown) This means it stopped due to an error but doesn't give the error. Send the file /var/log/XFree86.0.log, it should contain the error. I did realise that am not the first to encounter this error. I tried all the suggestions given in the respective forums without success. Part of my lspci output is: 01:0.0 VGA Compatable Controller: S3 Inc.: Unknown device 8d04. When I ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 I was asked, among other things, to supply BUSID of the format PCI:nn:nn:nn Leave it blank, if you read the full text it well tell you that apart from circumstances you are probably not facing you don't have to enter it. But I couldnt get this format from my lspci output(which I guess is 8d04) I also ran dselect to select,install and configure 'xserver-svga' On typing startx, I got the following error msgs SVGA PCI: S3 unknown chipset(0x8d04) rev 0, memory @ 0xdfe8000 Looking at my monitor it is Philips 105MB, 15 However my XP display configuration is showing the following default settings: Chip Type:S3 ProSavage DDR, Resloution 800x600, color 32bit, Memory 32MB,and Refresh 60HZ Looks like X is too old and isn't recognizing your card. Upgrade to testing/unstable for X 4.3 or use backports.org. I really have no idea what's going on. I have reinstalled woody over 15times in each case recorded my steps but the error still persists. I'll not give up because Debian GNU/Linux is the direction I want to take. I sincerely appreciate help to get my GUI working. _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] +++ This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System at the Tel-Aviv University CC. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X in Debian Woody 3.0 r1
On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 23:03, Kent West wrote: . kdm actually changes fully between the wm/dm. If you want to try kdm, just: apt-get install kdm and you'll be asked which session manager you want to use. Later if you want to change which one you use: dpkg-reconfigure kdm (or gdm, etc) I'll install kdm and post the results. That'll probably do the trick fer ya. And indeed it did. The kdm login screen let me choose whatever wm I have installed and works great. Many thanks Hector -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X in Debian Woody 3.0 r1
HectorScaramelli wrote: On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 23:03, Kent West wrote: . kdm actually changes fully between the wm/dm. If you want to try kdm, just: apt-get install kdm and you'll be asked which session manager you want to use. Later if you want to change which one you use: dpkg-reconfigure kdm (or gdm, etc) I'll install kdm and post the results. That'll probably do the trick fer ya. And indeed it did. The kdm login screen let me choose whatever wm I have installed and works great. Many thanks Hector I tinkered with GDM last night, and it also has the options, under the Session menu. -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Configuring X in Debian Woody 3.0 r1
Hi, I need help on learning how to install Debian so I can start X with any desired window manager ie. icevwm, blackbox by default. Or any suggestion on which would be the best installation process. Or please lead me to a detailed HowTo. I don't want gnome or kde just a fast, non-heavy window manager like icewvm or blackbox. Any and all help highly ap'ted TIA Hector -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X in Debian Woody 3.0 r1
HectorScaramelli wrote: Hi, I need help on learning how to install Debian so I can start X with any desired window manager ie. icevwm, blackbox by default. Are you asking how to install Debian, or are you asking how to startx with your preferred wm? Assuming the latter. Or any suggestion on which would be the best installation process. Or please lead me to a detailed HowTo. I don't want gnome or kde just a fast, non-heavy window manager like icewvm or blackbox. You can set this on a user-by-user basis by creating a file in the user's home directory named .xinitrc, and put the name of your preferred wm in that file. Here's what mine looks like, which startx KDE: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk: cat .xinitrc #sawfish #icewm #gnome-session startkde #flwm #blackbox #fvwm95 #larswm #galeon #fvwm95 #xterm #gnome-panel #twm #wmaker #xfwm If you want to change it system-wide, I believe you'll need to change the symlink /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager; you can do so by running update-alternatives --config x-window-manager, and/or /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager (with update-alternatives --config x-session-manager). You could also install KDM which is a graphical login screen, which will give you a choice of which wm to start (I don't believe xdm or wdm offers the choice; I _think_ gdm does, but I'm not sure). -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X in Debian Woody 3.0 r1
On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 17:48, Kent West wrote: HectorScaramelli wrote: Hi, I need help on learning how to install Debian so I can start X with any desired window manager ie. icevwm, blackbox by default. Are you asking how to install Debian, or are you asking how to startx with your preferred wm? Assuming the latter. Your assumption is correct. Or any suggestion on which would be the best installation process. Or please lead me to a detailed HowTo. I don't want gnome or kde just a fast, non-heavy window manager like icewvm or blackbox. You can set this on a user-by-user basis by creating a file in the user's home directory named .xinitrc, and put the name of your preferred wm in that file. Here's what mine looks like, which startx KDE: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk: cat .xinitrc #sawfish #icewm #gnome-session startkde #flwm #blackbox #fvwm95 #larswm #galeon #fvwm95 #xterm #gnome-panel #twm #wmaker #xfwm I don't have any right now. Can I have this done by the installation process? I didn't request kde when installing for the first time. If you want to change it system-wide, I believe you'll need to change the symlink /etc/alternatives/x-window-manager; you can do so by running update-alternatives --config x-window-manager, and/or /etc/alternatives/x-session-manager (with update-alternatives --config x-session-manager). You could also install KDM which is a graphical login screen, which will give you a choice of which wm to start (I don't believe xdm or wdm offers the choice; I _think_ gdm does, but I'm not sure). Yes gdm does it and I have been able to run blackbox within gnome but could'n get rid of the gnome desktop. Thanks Hector -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X in Debian Woody 3.0 r1
HectorScaramelli wrote: On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 17:48, Kent West wrote: HectorScaramelli wrote: Hi, I need help on learning how to install Debian so I can start X with any desired window manager ie. icevwm, blackbox by default. You can set this on a user-by-user basis by creating a file in the user's home directory named .xinitrc, and put the name of your preferred wm in that file. Here's what mine looks like, which startx KDE: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk: cat .xinitrc #sawfish #icewm #gnome-session startkde #flwm #blackbox #fvwm95 #larswm #galeon #fvwm95 #xterm #gnome-panel #twm #wmaker #xfwm I don't have any right now. Can I have this done by the installation process? I didn't request kde when installing for the first time. You'll have to manually create the .xinitrc file; you'll have to install any window managers you want to try out. You can do so with a command like: apt-get install sawfish icewm blackbox kde wmaker or apt-get install fvwm95 Yes gdm does it and I have been able to run blackbox within gnome but could'n get rid of the gnome desktop. This is choice during the login using gdm? kdm actually changes fully between the wm/dm. If you want to try kdm, just: apt-get install kdm and you'll be asked which session manager you want to use. Later if you want to change which one you use: dpkg-reconfigure kdm (or gdm, etc) -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X in Debian Woody 3.0 r1
On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 20:21, Kent West wrote: HectorScaramelli wrote: On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 17:48, Kent West wrote: HectorScaramelli wrote: Hi, I need help on learning how to install Debian so I can start X with any desired window manager ie. icevwm, blackbox by default. You can set this on a user-by-user basis by creating a file in the user's home directory named .xinitrc, and put the name of your preferred wm in that file. Here's what mine looks like, which startx KDE: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk: cat .xinitrc #sawfish #icewm #gnome-session startkde #flwm #blackbox #fvwm95 #larswm #galeon #fvwm95 #xterm #gnome-panel #twm #wmaker #xfwm I don't have any right now. Can I have this done by the installation process? I didn't request kde when installing for the first time. You'll have to manually create the .xinitrc file; you'll have to install any window managers you want to try out. You can do so with a command like: apt-get install sawfish icewm blackbox kde wmaker or apt-get install fvwm95 Yes gdm does it and I have been able to run blackbox within gnome but could'n get rid of the gnome desktop. This is choice during the login using gdm? Not at the login screen. Later during the gnome session I found a menu where to set the default window manager. kdm actually changes fully between the wm/dm. If you want to try kdm, just: apt-get install kdm and you'll be asked which session manager you want to use. Later if you want to change which one you use: dpkg-reconfigure kdm (or gdm, etc) I'll install kdm and post the results. Thanks Hector -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X in Debian Woody 3.0 r1
HectorScaramelli wrote: Not at the login screen. Later during the gnome session I found a menu where to set the default window manager. I believe I'm vaguely familiar with this menu; if I'm right, this only affects the default wm within Gnome, and doesn't have anything to do with whether the default environment is Gnome or something else. kdm actually changes fully between the wm/dm. If you want to try kdm, just: apt-get install kdm and you'll be asked which session manager you want to use. Later if you want to change which one you use: dpkg-reconfigure kdm (or gdm, etc) I'll install kdm and post the results. That'll probably do the trick fer ya. -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X server
Hello (please don't top post) Joseph ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I must have don't some configuration incorrectly as I can not read any fonts on the screen. Ctrl+Alt+1 is showing the same unreadable fonts. CTRLALTF1 gets you from X Window to the console. CTRLALTF7 gets you back to X. Lilo will not prompt at boot time either. Edit /etc/lilo.conf. man lilo. I use grub and no longer remember lilo stuff. Kind of dificult to edit the file if you can't read the letters on the screen. It is somehow possible to make lilo ask you (I think some key combination was named here on the list recently, maybe SHIFT+TAB). When getting lilo to prompt, enter Linux init S. This will enter single user mode, and XFree will not be started. You can also boot from one of the installation CDs. Enter for example rescbf24 root=somedev init s when using the first CD to use the 2.4 rescue kernel. My problem is that CTRLALTF1 is showing the same garbage on the screen as CTRLALTF7 I think I have to un-install X-server along with configuration files and reinstall it again. No, you don't have to. Repair your configuration using dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 What is the command to un-install X-server along with config files. apt-get --purge remove xserver.* xfonts.* There are some more packages, install and try deborphan to find and remove them. However the main configuration file belongs to xserver-xfree86. best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X server
s. keeling wrote: Incoming from Joseph: How to configure X in Debian. lists.debian.org is your friend. I _think_ the answer is dpkg-reconfigure xfree86, but check that. I must have don't some configuration incorrectly as I can not read any fonts on the screen. Ctrl+Alt+1 is showing the same unreadable fonts. CTRLALTF1 gets you from X Window to the console. CTRLALTF7 gets you back to X. Lilo will not prompt at boot time either. Edit /etc/lilo.conf. man lilo. I use grub and no longer remember lilo stuff. try: # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 to start with if these base-files were included at installation (check log}. maybe even better: # apt-get -f install xserver-xfree86 just toe see or - of course to install. hope this will work steef -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X server
On Sat, 2004-03-06 at 01:48, Andreas Janssen wrote: Hello (please don't top post) I hope I didn't top post this time. [snip] Kind of dificult to edit the file if you can't read the letters on the screen. It is somehow possible to make lilo ask you (I think some key combination was named here on the list recently, maybe SHIFT+TAB). When Thanks, Shift+Tab was the key to to to single user mode. getting lilo to prompt, enter Linux init S. This will enter single user mode, and XFree will not be started. You can also boot from one of the installation CDs. Enter for example rescbf24 root=somedev init s when using the first CD to use the 2.4 rescue kernel. It turned out my xserver wasn't correctly installed. -- Joseph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Configuring X server
How to configure X in Debian. I must have don't some configuration incorrectly as I can not read any fonts on the screen. Ctrl+Alt+1 is showing the same unreadable fonts. Lilo will not prompt at boot time either. -- Joseph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X server
Incoming from Joseph: How to configure X in Debian. lists.debian.org is your friend. I _think_ the answer is dpkg-reconfigure xfree86, but check that. I must have don't some configuration incorrectly as I can not read any fonts on the screen. Ctrl+Alt+1 is showing the same unreadable fonts. CTRLALTF1 gets you from X Window to the console. CTRLALTF7 gets you back to X. Lilo will not prompt at boot time either. Edit /etc/lilo.conf. man lilo. I use grub and no longer remember lilo stuff. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling - - -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X server
Joseph wrote: How to configure X in Debian. I must have don't some configuration incorrectly as I can not read any fonts on the screen. Ctrl+Alt+1 is showing the same unreadable fonts. Perhaps you have some internationalization settings set incorrectly. I'm afraid int'l'zation is beyond me. Or perhaps your terminal is confused; you might try typing blindly reset after logging in on VT1 or 2. Lilo will not prompt at boot time either. Try pressing the left Shift key early on in the process to get a boot: prompt (right after the POST). Alternatively, boot from the installer CD or a Knoppix CD and fix your lilo.conf so it offers you a boot prompt (or wait and fix the boot prompt with a normal boot after you've gotten your fonts issue fixed). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Configuring X server
My problem is that CTRLALTF1 is showing the same garbage on the screen as CTRLALTF7 I think I have to un-install X-server along with configuration files and reinstall it again. What is the command to un-install X-server along with config files. -- Thanks, Joseph I must have don't some configuration incorrectly as I can not read any fonts on the screen. Ctrl+Alt+1 is showing the same unreadable fonts. CTRLALTF1 gets you from X Window to the console. CTRLALTF7 gets you back to X. Lilo will not prompt at boot time either. Edit /etc/lilo.conf. man lilo. I use grub and no longer remember lilo stuff. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling - - -- Joseph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm a newbie and would like help configuring x and kde
I'm a total newbie to debian and been using redhat for sometime now and it's worked fine. I have tried knoppix for sometime too and love the package management of debian and been thinking of switching but don't know exactly how to get kde/gnome, X setup and working because redhat basically does everything for you. The debian setup seems to end without configuring X or setup of KDE or gnome. I'd appreciate if someone could redirect me to a site, a newbie list or howto get it setup on my dell inspiron so that I can have a gui. Thanks for the time Freeballer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: I'm a newbie and would like help configuring x and kde
To install KDE, u need to type apt-get install x-window-system kde from CLI and then, to get it running type startkde (this is presuming you have you monitor and graphics card drivers installed). Hope this worlks Tom -Original Message- From: Geoffrey Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 November 2003 13:02 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: I'm a newbie and would like help configuring x and kde I'm a total newbie to debian and been using redhat for sometime now and it's worked fine. I have tried knoppix for sometime too and love the package management of debian and been thinking of switching but don't know exactly how to get kde/gnome, X setup and working because redhat basically does everything for you. The debian setup seems to end without configuring X or setup of KDE or gnome. I'd appreciate if someone could redirect me to a site, a newbie list or howto get it setup on my dell inspiron so that I can have a gui. Thanks for the time Freeballer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
configuring X
Hello all, I've got a few questions regarding X. I hope that someone can help me to solve these problems. 1. I need to configure X so that I can use xfont-75dpi. I currently have xfont-100dpi and I cannot get rid of this since it will get rid of the x-window-system as well. So, can anyone please help me on how to configure this? 2. I currently have twm. I would like to get rid of this and use sawfish. If and when I install sawfish, do I need to reconfigure X again? All help is greatly appreciated. bp _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: configuring X
On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 07:53:11PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote: I've got a few questions regarding X. I hope that someone can help me to solve these problems. 1. I need to configure X so that I can use xfont-75dpi. I currently have xfont-100dpi and I cannot get rid of this since it will get rid of the x-window-system as well. So, can anyone please help me on how to configure this? I answered your question on this earlier today. I guess you aren't subscribed to the list? If not, it would help if you requested to be copied on replies. My answer was Don't worry about removing those [x-window-system and x-window-system-core]. They're just convenience packages. 2. I currently have twm. I would like to get rid of this and use sawfish. If and when I install sawfish, do I need to reconfigure X again? No. You just need to use 'update-alternatives --config x-window-manager' to make sawfish the default, and/or change your .xsession script if you have one. (Actually, sawfish will probably become the default anyway once installed, if I remember the priorities correctly, but update-alternatives is a useful thing to be aware of anyway.) Cheers, -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: configuring X
On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 07:53:11PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote: | Hello all, | | I've got a few questions regarding X. I hope that someone can help me to | solve these problems. | 1. I need to configure X so that I can use xfont-75dpi. I currently have | xfont-100dpi and I cannot get rid of this since it will get rid of the | x-window-system as well. So, can anyone please help me on how to configure | this? Don't worry about that. The 'x-window-system' package is pretty meaningless. To see what files a package contains use 'dpkg -L'. If you run that on x-window-system you'll see that it is an empty package. It only exists as a convenient way to obtain all the various components needed for a typical X installation (which it does through dependencies). I believe those task packages are going to vanish in favor of 'tasksel' soon. (you've run into one of the deficiencies with the task packages) | 2. I currently have twm. I would like to get rid of this and use sawfish. | If and when I install sawfish, do I need to reconfigure X again? No. You can actually install the two of them side-by-side. How you end up running sawfish when you log in depends on how you currently have X, sessions, and logins set up. If you use gnome, run the Control Panel and select the desired wm. If you use xsession, edit ~/.xsession to run sawfish instead of twm. HTH, -D -- Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained. --C.S. Lewis http://dman.ddts.net/~dman/ msg16481/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: configuring X
Bruce Park wrote: Hello all, I've got a few questions regarding X. I hope that someone can help me to solve these problems. 1. I need to configure X so that I can use xfont-75dpi. I currently have xfont-100dpi and I cannot get rid of this since it will get rid of the x-window-system as well. So, can anyone please help me on how to configure this? In /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, comment out: FontPath /usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled FontPath /usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi and add: FontPath /usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled FontPath /usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi 2. I currently have twm. I would like to get rid of this and use sawfish. If and when I install sawfish, do I need to reconfigure X again? In ~/.Xsession, comment out: exec twm and add: exec sawfish (i guess). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: configuring X
On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 07:53:11PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote: I've got a few questions regarding X. I hope that someone can help me to solve these problems. 1. I need to configure X so that I can use xfont-75dpi. I currently have xfont-100dpi and I cannot get rid of this since it will get rid of the x-window-system as well. So, can anyone please help me on how to configure this? x-window-system is a metapackage, it is a set of dependancies. It can be safely removed. You just don't want to remove some of the packages it depends on (such as x-fonts-75dpi, xbase-clients, and xserver-xfree86). 2. I currently have twm. I would like to get rid of this and use sawfish. If and when I install sawfish, do I need to reconfigure X again? You won't need to reconfigure X. -- Seneca [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: configuring X
Colin, Actually, I did read the mail. What happened earlier was that I removed xterm and it removed x-window-system and x-window-system-core. Afterwars, mozilla was behaving weird so I decided to ignore your message. However, it seems to be running fine now. I don't know what I did but as far as I can remeber, that was the only thing that I did. As for twm, I'll get rid of it and see what happens. Thanks for the help. bp From: Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bruce Park [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: configuring X Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 01:12:42 + On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 07:53:11PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote: I've got a few questions regarding X. I hope that someone can help me to solve these problems. 1. I need to configure X so that I can use xfont-75dpi. I currently have xfont-100dpi and I cannot get rid of this since it will get rid of the x-window-system as well. So, can anyone please help me on how to configure this? I answered your question on this earlier today. I guess you aren't subscribed to the list? If not, it would help if you requested to be copied on replies. My answer was Don't worry about removing those [x-window-system and x-window-system-core]. They're just convenience packages. 2. I currently have twm. I would like to get rid of this and use sawfish. If and when I install sawfish, do I need to reconfigure X again? No. You just need to use 'update-alternatives --config x-window-manager' to make sawfish the default, and/or change your .xsession script if you have one. (Actually, sawfish will probably become the default anyway once installed, if I remember the priorities correctly, but update-alternatives is a useful thing to be aware of anyway.) Cheers, -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian SID Configuring X
On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 04:03:51PM -0600, Michael Madden wrote: How do I tell gdm or xdm to start WindowMaker instead of the default GNOME? Hi, In the top left corner of the GDM screen you see a menu that allows you to choose a Debian session, a Gnome session, X session etc. Chose Debian session. Now login. It will ask if you want Debian session to be the norm. Say yes. Now create a .xsession file with 2 words: exec wmaker Logout, login and you'll be in Windowmaker. As a tip, if you have a windows key, you can map it here to F13. Also, if there are partitions you want to mount or remote smbmounts that its a hassle to manually mount, .xsession is a good place to put the commands. Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian SID Configuring X
Thanks! That is exactly what I wanted to do. It works like a charm. Thanks again, Mike On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 09:58:31AM +0100, Patrick Kirk wrote: On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 04:03:51PM -0600, Michael Madden wrote: How do I tell gdm or xdm to start WindowMaker instead of the default GNOME? Hi, In the top left corner of the GDM screen you see a menu that allows you to choose a Debian session, a Gnome session, X session etc. Chose Debian session. Now login. It will ask if you want Debian session to be the norm. Say yes. Now create a .xsession file with 2 words: exec wmaker Logout, login and you'll be in Windowmaker. As a tip, if you have a windows key, you can map it here to F13. Also, if there are partitions you want to mount or remote smbmounts that its a hassle to manually mount, .xsession is a good place to put the commands. Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian SID Configuring X
I normally login by using the gdm or xdm login screen. However, when I do so GNOME is started. I cannot figure out how to get WindowMaker to start. If I don't start gdm and run startx from the shell, it works fine since I added the exec /usr/bin/wmaker line to my .xinitrc fine. However, if I login with gdm, it still starts GNOME. How do I tell gdm or xdm to start WindowMaker instead of the default GNOME? On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 10:22:09PM +0200, Patrick Schnorbus wrote: you needn't gdm for x since it provides its own mouse driver. or what's your question? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian SID Configuring X
Create a file called $HOME/.xinitrc and put all of the commands that you want run when X starts in there. Luck. -- Stephen W. Juranich [EMAIL PROTECTED] Electrical Engineering http://students.washington.edu/sjuranic University of Washingtonhttp://ssli.ee.washington.edu/ssli /\ || \ / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN || NO ATTACHMENTS X AGAINST HTML MAIL || NO STATIONERY / \ AND POSTINGS|| NO GRAPHICS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Debian SID Configuring X
I recently installed the latest Debian Woody SID version, and I am running into tons of problems getting X to work. I have the following X packages installed: ii xfree86-common 4.1.0-13 X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure ii xserver-xfree8 4.1.0-13 the XFree86 X server I am using a Matrox G400 with 16 MB RAM. I was able to configure X fine with xf86config, however I keep losing the ability to move the mouse pointer around in GNOME or WindowMaker. After a little while, it simply stops responding. The mouse I am using is a Logitech 3 button PS/2 mouse. Here is my config file; if anyone sees anything wrong please let me know. Thanks, Mike # File generated by xf86config. # # Copyright (c) 1999 by The XFree86 Project, Inc. # # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a # copy of this software and associated documentation files (the Software), # to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation # the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, # and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the # Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: # # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in # all copies or substantial portions of the Software. # # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR # IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL # THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF # OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE # SOFTWARE. # # Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall # not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other # dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the # XFree86 Project. # # ** # Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of # this file. # ** # ** # Module section -- this section is used to specify # which dynamically loadable modules to load. # ** # Section Module # This loads the DBE extension module. Loaddbe # Double buffer extension # This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables # initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module. SubSection extmod Optionomit xfree86-dga # don't initialise the DGA extension EndSubSection # This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules Loadtype1 Loadfreetype # This loads the GLX module #Load glx EndSection # ** # Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set # ** Section Files # The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the # file minus the extension (like .txt or .db). There is normally # no need to change the default. RgbPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together), # as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath # command (or a combination of both methods) # # If you don't have a floating point coprocessor and emacs, Mosaic or other # programs take long to start up, try moving the Type1 and Speedo directory # to the end of this list (or comment them out). # #FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/ FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/ FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/ FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/ FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/ FontPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/ # The module search path. The default path is shown here. #ModulePath /usr/X11R6/lib/modules EndSection # ** # Server flags section. # ** Section ServerFlags # Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is # received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may # provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging #Option NoTrapSignals # Uncomment this to disable the CrtlAltBS server abort sequence # This allows clients to receive this key event. #Option DontZap # Uncomment this to disable the CrtlAltKP_+/KP_-
Re: Debian SID Configuring X
On Sun, 2002-03-31 at 17:24, Michael Madden wrote: I recently installed the latest Debian Woody SID version, and I am running into tons of problems getting X to work. I have the following X packages installed: ii xfree86-common 4.1.0-13 X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure ii xserver-xfree8 4.1.0-13 the XFree86 X server I am using a Matrox G400 with 16 MB RAM. I was able to configure X fine with xf86config, however I keep losing the ability to move the mouse pointer around in GNOME or WindowMaker. After a little while, it simply stops responding. The mouse I am using is a Logitech 3 button PS/2 mouse. Here is my config file; if anyone sees anything wrong please let me know. Thanks, Mike # File generated by xf86config. snip afaik, xf86config is not for xfree86 ver 4.x. Try 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86'. You should have a '/etc/X11/XF86Config-4' config file. -- Greg C. Madden Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Configuring X in sid
On Wed, 2002-02-20 at 07:53, Karsten M. Self wrote: Otherwise, you'd need to modify your XF86Config-4 file or restart X with another color depth preference. Note that if this is for certain ill-behaved apps, Xnest might buy you what you're looking for. Thanks Karsten. I have it working now except for cut, copy and paste which work fine in console mode. I'm going to buy a 3 button mouse before I try to make it work in X later today
Re: Configuring X in sid
on Tue, Feb 19, 2002, Patrick Kirk ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Hi all, What is recommended as a grpahical package that allows you change resolutions, depth, fonts, etc. under X? Something along the lones of the Windows Display applet. There isn't one per se. You can't resize both the virtual desktop and the resolution under X as you can in Legacy MS Windows, AFAIK. If your /etc/XF86Config-4 has multiple resolution lines, you can switch between them with the ctrlaltkeypad +|- key combination. Otherwise, you'd need to modify your XF86Config-4 file or restart X with another color depth preference. Note that if this is for certain ill-behaved apps, Xnest might buy you what you're looking for. I'm running Enlightenment, though kinda impressed by Gnome/Sawfish. Strongly partial to WindowMaker myself. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self kmself@ix.netcom.comhttp://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of Gestalt don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org pgpL6vCJFhDf0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Configuring X in sid
Hi all, What is recommended as a grpahical package that allows you change resolutions, depth, fonts, etc. under X? Something along the lones of the Windows Display applet. I'm running Enlightenment, though kinda impressed by Gnome/Sawfish. BR, Patrick
Re: Configuring X on Potato r3 for an on-board Mercury(810) Display
On Wed, 09 Jan 2002 08:00:55 +0530, shyamk wrote: I am having problem in configuring X on Potato r3 for an on-board Mercury(810) Display. I get only 8bpp while Win98 is crystal clear.I am sulking because I want to shift completely to Debian , even the pictures. As you can guess , the list of drivers does not show anything proximate to Mercury or i810. The i810(e) is not supported in potato. Per the Intel site, you should use vga16, then download the module/driver from them. I have the same video chip set but have not updated yet, so don't the gotchas if any. I have no clue what Debian has. gt Yes I fear I am living beyond my mental means--Nash
Re: Configuring X on Potato r3 for an on-board Mercury(810) Display
Gary Turner wrote: The i810(e) is not supported in potato. More specifically, it is not supported in XFree86 3.3, which is the version in Potato -- although I understand that it should be possible to obtain an i810 X server from Intel to plug into XFree86 3.3, at which point it should work. If someone wants to try Debian on a workstation, I don't think they should bother with Potato; it's too outdated. They should just go for Woody at this point. Woody has XFree86 4.x, which includes i810 support. Potato is still useful for dedicated servers, on which it is not usually as annoying to be running old releases of software, but not workstations. The machine I'm writing this on (a Dell Dimension L700cx) has an i810 motherboard with built-in video. I don't remember anymore whether I actually got XFree86 3.3 working on it (other than in 640x480 VGA mode), but I remember trying to get it working was a pain. I upgraded to XFree86 4 as soon as I could, and had no problems at all getting it to work. Craig
Configuring X on Potato r3 for an on-board Mercury(810) Display
I am having problem in configuring X on Potato r3 for an on-board Mercury(810) Display. I get only 8bpp while Win98 is crystal clear.I am sulking because I want to shift completely to Debian , even the pictures. As you can guess , the list of drivers does not show anything proximate to Mercury or i810. An autoprobe (I guess something like this takes place) ... takes the chipset as Mercury ... but , things stay there. I still get only 8 bpp even though I asked for 32 bpp and 800x680 As a result the pictures I view in qvwm have grains. Could somebody please guide me . Thanks in advance. Shyam -- ([EMAIL PROTECTED])--(=)--(Shyam)--- Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. The truth is stranger than fiction. -
Re: Configuring X on Potato r3 for an on-board Mercury(810) Display
On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 08:00:55AM +0530, shyamk wrote: | I am having problem in | configuring X on Potato r3 for an on-board Mercury(810) Display. | I get only 8bpp while Win98 is crystal clear.I am sulking because | I want to shift completely to Debian , even the pictures. | As you can guess , the list of drivers does not show anything | proximate to Mercury or i810. Does it suport VESA 2.0? Just go with vesafb in the kernel and fbdev in X. Piece of cake. -D -- Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of GREAT WORTH in God's sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past used to make themselves beautiful. I Peter 3:3-5
Re: Configuring X on Potato r3 for an on-board Mercury(810) Display
On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 08:00:55AM +0530, shyamk wrote: I am having problem in configuring X on Potato r3 for an on-board Mercury(810) Display. I get only 8bpp while Win98 is crystal clear.I am sulking because I want to shift completely to Debian , even the pictures. As you can guess , the list of drivers does not show anything proximate to Mercury or i810. An autoprobe (I guess something like this takes place) ... takes the chipset as Mercury ... but , things stay there. I still get only 8 bpp even though I asked for 32 bpp and 800x680 As a result the pictures I view in qvwm have grains. Could somebody please guide me . Thanks in advance. Shyam -- ([EMAIL PROTECTED])--(=)--(Shyam)--- Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. The truth is stranger than fiction. - -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can you get 16 bpp or 24 bpp? If you set DefaultColorDepth 24 in XF86Config, what you get error messages in /var/log/XFree86.0.log? -- Jerome
configuring X in unstable
I do not like to hack Xf86Config and xf86config dont work in unstable, what should I use to optimise the display? -- Eric Smith
Re: configuring X in unstable
try dpkg-configure xserver-xfree86 That is assuming that it downloaded when you upgraded. Check to make sure that you have it installed. --- Eric Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not like to hack Xf86Config and xf86config dont work in unstable, what should I use to optimise the display? -- Eric Smith -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com
Re: configuring X in unstable
According to D. on Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 04:39:12AM -0800: try dpkg-configure xserver-xfree86 That is assuming that it downloaded when you upgraded. Check to make sure that you have it installed. nope [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~] $ dpkg --configure xserver-xfree86 dpkg: error processing xserver-xfree86 (--configure): package xserver-xfree86 is already installed and configured I am looking for I think the debconf interface - like when you do a fresh install -- Eric Smith
Re: configuring X in unstable
On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 01:46:15PM +0100, Eric Smith wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~] $ dpkg --configure xserver-xfree86 dpkg: error processing xserver-xfree86 (--configure): package xserver-xfree86 is already installed and configured I am looking for I think the debconf interface - like when you do a fresh install -- Eric Smith You can do dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86. It's also possible to let X configure itself: as root, run X -configure (assuming X4 is your default server). This will generate an XF86Config-4 file in your current directory. Test it directly or move it over to /etc/X11/. More in the manpage! HTH, Tim __ Timothy Burt Duke University, Dept. of Physics 204 FEL Box 90305, Durham N.C. 27708-0305, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: configuring X in unstable
Eric Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: According to D. on Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 04:39:12AM -0800: try dpkg-configure xserver-xfree86 That is assuming that it downloaded when you upgraded. Check to make sure that you have it installed. nope [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~] $ dpkg --configure xserver-xfree86 dpkg: error processing xserver-xfree86 (--configure): package xserver-xfree86 is already installed and configured I am looking for I think the debconf interface - like when you do a fresh install dpkg-reconfigure (not dpkg --configure) -- Keith Willoughby Poor, poor OJ. He's only been able to convince 12 people in the whole world that he's not a murderer. - Wil Wheaton, on OJ Simpson
Re: configuring X in unstable
Eric Smith wrote: | According to D. on Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 04:39:12AM -0800: | try dpkg-configure xserver-xfree86 That is assuming | that it downloaded when you upgraded. Check to make | sure that you have it installed. | nope | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~] $ dpkg --configure xserver-xfree86 | dpkg: error processing xserver-xfree86 (--configure): | package xserver-xfree86 is already installed and configured | | I am looking for I think the debconf interface - like when you do a | fresh install dpkg-reconfigure package -Jason -- Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wonka.hampshire.edu/~jason FORTUNE PROVIDES QUESTIONS FOR THE GREAT ANSWERS: #31 A: Chicken Teriyaki. Q: What is the name of the world's oldest kamikaze pilot? pgp0DloowrMJb.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Help configuring x-window
I need to know how to configure my x-window cause when i use the startx the only thing that start is sawfish, but i would like to start sawfish, gnome panel and the gmc...i dont know how to do it... Thanks for all... I think then you should start gnome-session in your .xinitrc/.xsession/whatever. Do not start sawfish or panel or gmc directly. gnome-session will do that for you, so that it is done the right way. I hope this helps. Best regards Johnny :o)
Help configuring x-window
I need to know how to configure my x-window cause when i use the startx the only thing that start is sawfish, but i would like to start sawfish, gnome panel and the gmc...i dont know how to do it... Thanks for all... João Laureano Leme Brasil
Re: Help configuring x-window
On Thu, Aug 30, 2001 at 03:05:28PM -0200, João Laureano Leme wrote: | I need to know how to configure my x-window cause when i use the startx | the only thing that start is sawfish, but i would like to start sawfish, | gnome panel and the gmc...i dont know how to do it... | Thanks for all... What do your .xinitrc and .xsession files look like? You shouldn't have a .xinitrc and your .xsession should have only gnome-session in it. Then be sure and select sawfish as your window manager in the GNOME Control Center if it isn't the default. HTH, -D
Re: problems with configuring X
--- fouad HENNI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My video card is a 'Trident Blade 3d PCI/AGP (ICP)' When I installed X under Debian 2.2 r0 I choose in the database the card number '688', that is: 'Trident Blade3D (generic)' and the 'svga' server. But when I start X with server 'svga' driver 'Trident Blade 3D (generic)' the computer blocs and I have no way to stop it. When I specify (in the XF86Config): server 'svga' driver 'Generic VGA' X starts, but the only graphic mode that I had is the 320x200 with a very big font. So what can I do to repair all that ? Thank you. Are you connected to the internet via this computer? If you are do you have your sources.list setup to upgrade through apt-get? Perhaps a newer version of 2.2 will give you some more video cards to select from (hopefully, the one you have in particular). If wife/child will cooperate, I should be able to get to my Linux machine at home, just set it up to upgrade via the web, which is way cool! Here's a link to beginning apt-get documentation. http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/apt-get-intro.html Scott Hamma __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
problems with configuring X
My video card is a 'Trident Blade 3d PCI/AGP (ICP)' When I installed X under Debian 2.2 r0 I choose in the database the card number '688', that is: 'Trident Blade3D (generic)' and the 'svga' server. But when I start X with server 'svga' driver 'Trident Blade 3D (generic)' the computer blocs and I have no way to stop it. When I specify (in the XF86Config): server 'svga' driver 'Generic VGA' X starts, but the only graphic mode that I had is the 320x200 with a very big font. So what can I do to repair all that ? Thank you. ___ Do You Yahoo!? -- Vos albums photos en ligne, Yahoo! Photos : http://fr.photos.yahoo.com
Configuring X Server during Install
I have been trying to install Debian on my Toshiba 2180CDT laptop. But I just can't get X server to work. My Monitior is Plug-n-Play on S3 Inc. ViRGE/MX My monitior support 800x600 resolution in 8,16,or 24- Bit It can do 640x480 but the screen is then small. Can any suggest settings I can use? Also how do I shut down Debian from the Command Line?
Re: Configuring X Server during Install
On Sun, Jun 17, 2001 at 04:29:32PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :I have been trying to install Debian on my Toshiba 2180CDT laptop. :But I just can't get X server to work. I'm not familiar with your hardware but you might look up info on your laptop at http://www.linux.org/hardware/laptop.html :Also how do I shut down Debian from the Command Line? [EMAIL PROTECTED] halt to reboot use reboot instead of halt -Jon
Re: Problems Configuring X w/ GForce 2
On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 06:50:04AM -0700, John and Kristy Woodill wrote: I have just bought a GForce 2 graphics card and now i can't seem to get x to configure and load correctly. I just get a black and white screen all scrambled up. I have a Riva TNT 2 before and had zero problems with that. This is one of the best graphics cards out and i would think that there would be some way configuring it correctly. Thanks to those who respond. Well, I just installed a new Geforce2 MX a couple days ago and had no problems, so I'll tell you what I did. This is using unstable and already having X 4 installed. If you don't have X 4 installed, you should probably upgrade to it; and if you're not using unstable, these instructions may not help you (in which case I recommend following the decent instructions on nvidia's website). It would help you if you would describe your system (which version of Debian you're using, which version of X, what you tried to do to set up the card, etc.) I'll go ahead and post what I did anyway in case it benefits anyone. First, prereqs: Make sure you have the kernel-package package installed, along with the source for your kernel (the appropriate kernel-headers package may work; I don't know), and the usual stuff needed to compile stuff (like gcc, dev versions of typical libraries, etc.). Anyway, once you're ready: 1. Assuming you're running X 4, run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 and choose nv for the video card driver. Start X and make sure it works (you'll have 2D but no 3D hardware acceleration). 2. apt-get install nvidia-kernel-src nvidia-glx-src 3. Switch to the directory with your kernel source or headers (hopefully this will work with just kernel-headers; I haven't tried it since I compile my own kernels) and run make-kpkg modules_image 4. You now have a package with the kernel module in the directory above the dir with your kernel source; cd.. and install it with dpkg -i 5. cd to /usr/src/nvidia-glx-# (where # is a version number like 0.9.769) and type dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc 6. Again, you'll have a built package in the parent directory, so cd.. and dpkg -i it. 7. Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and: In the Module section Comment out these two lines: Load dri Load GLcore In the Device section change Driver nv to.. Driver nvidia Restart X and pray. :) I'm in a rush so apologize for any mistakes, I'll check over what I said later. -- Tom What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. -Oliver Wendell Holmes
Re: Problems Configuring X w/ GForce 2
What version of X are you running? My GeForce 2 GTS runs fine with XFree 4.0.2 On 23 Apr 2001 06:50:04 -0700, John and Kristy Woodill wrote: I have just bought a GForce 2 graphics card and now i can't seem to get x to configure and load correctly. I just get a black and white screen all scrambled up. I have a Riva TNT 2 before and had zero problems with that. This is one of the best graphics cards out and i would think that there would be some way configuring it correctly. Thanks to those who respond. Andrew J Woodill [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Craig Holyoak [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.uq.net.au/craigh/
Problems Configuring X w/ GForce 2
I have just bought a GForce 2 graphics card and now i can't seem to get x to configure and load correctly. I just get a black and white screen all scrambled up. I have a Riva TNT 2 before and had zero problems with that. This is one of the best graphics cards out and i would think that there would be some way configuring it correctly. Thanks to those who respond. Andrew J Woodill [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problems Configuring X w/ GForce 2
On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 06:50:04AM -0700, John and Kristy Woodill wrote: I have just bought a GForce 2 graphics card and now i can't seem to get x to configure and load correctly. I just get a black and white screen all scrambled up. I have a Riva TNT 2 before and had zero problems with that. This is one of the best graphics cards out and i would think that there would be some way configuring it correctly. Thanks to those who respond. You don't give much detail on your system.. don't expect great replies.. but make sure you have X version 4.0.x .. such as 4.0.2 from woody as 3.3.6 doesn't work.. There is a generic geforce driver which I am pretty sure works for the 4.0.x servers or you can go to nvidia and grab the latest linux driver from there.. Once configured your GII will work fine.
Re: Problems Configuring X w/ GForce 2
This is how I did it. Download the latest drivers (NVidiaNVIDIA_GLX-0.9-769 and NVIDIA_kernel-0.9-769) and as root do make in the kernel and then GLX directory. Run and configure X with xf86config. I believe graphic card you want is under number 320. Then you'll need to edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file by uncommenting the Load glx and changing the driver from nv to nvidia. -- Stephen On Monday 23 April 2001 08:50 am, John and Kristy Woodill wrote: I have just bought a GForce 2 graphics card and now i can't seem to get x to configure and load correctly. I just get a black and white screen all scrambled up. I have a Riva TNT 2 before and had zero problems with that. This is one of the best graphics cards out and i would think that there would be some way configuring it correctly. Thanks to those who respond. Andrew J Woodill [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1; name=Attachment: 1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description:
