XFree86 configure question
Thanx to some great people out there I have FreeBSD runningYea! Having some difficulty setting up the XFree86 Server. I did like it said in the handbook, but when I ee XF86Config.new, I get a blank file. If I use the configure tool in the sysinstall, it fails to save the file. I am logged on as 'root' Part 2 This computer is 3rd handme down... I found the screen resolution, Horizontal and vertical KHZ but nothing on the video adapter chipset or memory. Where do I go from here. Thanx in advance. Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XFree86 configure question
On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 08:05, LW Ellis wrote: Having some difficulty setting up the XFree86 Server. I did like it said in the handbook, but when I ee XF86Config.new, I get a blank file. If I use the configure tool in the sysinstall, it fails to save the file. I am logged on as 'root' The first thing I would do before trying to configure your XFree86 Server is to find out exactly what Video card( Part 2 ) you are using. You can do this usually by going through your system message buffer from kernel startup. Edit the file /var/run/dmesg.boot and look for information which would indicate your VGA chipset, it usually starts with pci0: In some cases where your Video card is not recognised by the kernel you may need to identify the chipset in another way. Try opening the computer and looking at the chipset on the video card itself. Once you have this information you can then run the command xf86config from the command line, it is usually located in /usr/X11R6/bin. If you lucky your card will be automatically detected otherwise you will manually have to put in the options. After running through the configuration check the XF86Config file it creates and adjust if necessary to your liking. Also, take a look at the FAQ's regarding the X Window System which can be found at: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/x.html Cheers, -- Nelis Lamprecht PGP: http://www.8ball.co.za/pgpkey/nelis.asc Unix IS user friendly.. It's just selective about who its friends are. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: XFree86 configure question
On Friday 11 June 2004 12:14, Nelis Lamprecht wrote: On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 08:05, LW Ellis wrote: Having some difficulty setting up the XFree86 Server. I did like it said in the handbook, but when I ee XF86Config.new, I get a blank file. If I use the configure tool in the sysinstall, it fails to save the file. I am logged on as 'root' The first thing I would do before trying to configure your XFree86 Server is to find out exactly what Video card( Part 2 ) you are using. You can do this usually by going through your system message buffer from kernel startup. Edit the file /var/run/dmesg.boot and look for information which would indicate your VGA chipset, it usually starts with pci0: In some cases where your Video card is not recognised by the kernel you may need to identify the chipset in another way. Try opening the computer and looking at the chipset on the video card itself. What he said about the video card, but you also want the specs for your monitor. Specificaly you need the horizontal and vertical synch rranges or the frequencies the monitor can do. Otherwise you risk blowing the monitor. And no one wants that. Really you need to know what video card you're running and, idealy, how much VRAM it's got, and the specs for your monitor. -- We all enter this world in the same way: naked, screaming, and soaked in blood. But if you live your life right, that kind of thing doesn't have to stop there. -- Dana Gould ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XFree86 configure question
On Fri, 11 Jun 2004, Matt Navarre wrote: On Friday 11 June 2004 12:14, Nelis Lamprecht wrote: On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 08:05, LW Ellis wrote: Having some difficulty setting up the XFree86 Server. I did like it said in the handbook, but when I ee XF86Config.new, I get a blank file. If I use the configure tool in the sysinstall, it fails to save the file. I am logged on as 'root' The first thing I would do before trying to configure your XFree86 Server is to find out exactly what Video card( Part 2 ) you are using. You can do this usually by going through your system message buffer from kernel startup. Edit the file /var/run/dmesg.boot and look for information which would indicate your VGA chipset, it usually starts with pci0: In some cases where your Video card is not recognised by the kernel you may need to identify the chipset in another way. Try opening the computer and looking at the chipset on the video card itself. What he said about the video card, but you also want the specs for your monitor. Specificaly you need the horizontal and vertical synch rranges or the frequencies the monitor can do. Otherwise you risk blowing the monitor. And no one wants that. Really you need to know what video card you're running and, idealy, how much VRAM it's got, and the specs for your monitor. Cant help with the monitor but I use the vesa kernel module and that give VESA: v3.0, 16384k memory, flags:0x1, mode table:0xc0888c62 (122) VESA: NVidia in my dmesg when i boot so you can try kldload vesa and check the output with dmesg. might help. -- We all enter this world in the same way: naked, screaming, and soaked in blood. But if you live your life right, that kind of thing doesn't have to stop there. -- Dana Gould ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XFree86 configure question
On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 12:05:25AM -0600, LW Ellis wrote: Thanx to some great people out there I have FreeBSD runningYea! Having some difficulty setting up the XFree86 Server. I did like it said in the handbook, but when I ee XF86Config.new, I get a blank file. If I use the configure tool in the sysinstall, it fails to save the file. I am logged on as 'root' Part 2 This computer is 3rd handme down... I found the screen resolution, Horizontal and vertical KHZ but nothing on the video adapter chipset or memory. Where do I go from here. Thanx in advance. Later, Leon A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill For the past year or two I have found it much easier to let X create a base config file and then to manually make small changes to it that are necessary. Assuming you are using X v4.x, you can do this by running the command: # XFree86 -configure This command will cause X to try to identify your video card, monitor and possibly the mouse, and will write out a suitable base configuration file to /root/XF86Config.new. It could easily be that this file as is will work for you. Simply copy or move it over to /etc/X11/XF86Config and then try to launch X. Then tweak the file as necessary. You may have to manually set the resolution to something acceptable. Nathan pgpOdLdiNHcfw.pgp Description: PGP signature
