[XFree86] NVidia Drivers

2003-07-14 Thread Nickolay Kolev
Hi all, I have recently had to look into my X server log and found a few disturbing log messages. It seems like my video card is trying something it cannot do for a while before giving up. This does explain the small delay (and blinking) I thought was normal when switsching form console to X. Mig

Re: [XFree86] S3 Trio64V2/GX4.

2003-07-14 Thread JoeHill
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 20:50:54 +0200 Egbert Eich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > Oops, no what I meant the latest version in CVS. I don't know if > this submission has been tagged already. If so it should be 4.3.99-8 > in CVS. Of course, if I install from source and experience mucho problemo, there

Re: [XFree86] Odd problem with terminals

2003-07-14 Thread Andy Goth
On Monday, July 14, 2003 6:31 pm, Christian Convey wrote: > With files this time :/ ---//--- XFree86.0.log: (II) LoadModule: "nv" ---//--- XF86Config: Section "Device" Identifier "device1" #Driver "nv" Driver "vesa" Option "DPMS" Option "FlatPanel" Option "CrtcNumber" "1" E

Re: [XFree86] help with chips 65548 XF86Config

2003-07-14 Thread Andy Goth
On Monday, July 14, 2003 10:07 pm, j y wrote: > Thanks, Andy. I got it working now. I found that using "chips" driver gave > me a double-image problem, but using "vesa" solved it. The chips driver is supposed to support hardware acceleration on the ct65548 using the "Basic Architecture", so if y

Re: [XFree86] Modelines

2003-07-14 Thread Sudev Barar
On Mon, 2003-07-14 at 20:12, Egbert Eich wrote: > Andy Goth writes: > > On Monday, July 14, 2003 3:51 am, Sudev Barar wrote: > > > Can any one on the list give me modelines for b&w SVGA monitor? The make > > > is MicroTek (I think this is only their Indian name) > > > I want to use few of these

Re: [XFree86] help with chips 65548 XF86Config

2003-07-14 Thread j y
Thanks, Andy. I got it working now. I found that using "chips" driver gave me a double-image problem, but using "vesa" solved it. I am surprised that the right cfg is actually very simple :-) 48 Section "Monitor" 49 Identifier "lcd" 50 #HorizSync 31.5-37.9

Re: [XFree86] Modelines

2003-07-14 Thread Sudev Barar
On Mon, 2003-07-14 at 14:43, Andy Goth wrote: > On Monday, July 14, 2003 3:51 am, Sudev Barar wrote: > > Can any one on the list give me modelines for b&w SVGA monitor? The make > > is MicroTek (I think this is only their Indian name) > > I want to use few of these monitors under XF86_SVGA server i

Re: [XFree86] Odd problem with terminals

2003-07-14 Thread Mark Vojkovich
I'm not sure what is the "correct" way to enable debug. I usually copy xc/config/xf86site.def over to xc/config/host.def and uncomment the DefaultGcc2i386Opt line and add -g to it: #define DefaultGcc2i386Opt -O2 -g -fno-strength-reduce Mark. On Mon, 14 Jul 2003,

Re: [XFree86] Dual display problems...

2003-07-14 Thread Geoff Petzold
On July 14, 2003 05:53 pm, Andy Goth wrote: > On Monday, July 14, 2003 12:35 pm, Mark Vojkovich wrote: > > On Sun, 13 Jul 2003, Geoff Petzold wrote: > > > I crashed X again but fail to see how i can ping my computer from a > > > different host if my comuter is frozen... > > > > > > I have attached

Re: [XFree86] Dual display problems...

2003-07-14 Thread Geoff Petzold
On July 14, 2003 02:34 pm, Jay R. Ashworth wrote: > On Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 10:18:51PM -0500, Andy Goth wrote: > > On Sunday, July 13, 2003 3:14 pm, Geoff Petzold wrote: > > > I have stumbled onto something thsat is interesting... if i move the > > > file into my /etc/X11/ directory and rename it a

Re: [XFree86] Dual display problems...

2003-07-14 Thread Geoff Petzold
On July 14, 2003 05:35 pm, Mark Vojkovich wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jul 2003, Geoff Petzold wrote: > > I crashed X again but fail to see how i can ping my computer from a > > different host if my comuter is frozen... > > > > I have attached the log file... > > > > When X crashes i get a terminal screen w

Re: [XFree86] Mailing list behaviour and etiquette, in general

2003-07-14 Thread Jay R. Ashworth
On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 09:16:17PM +0200, Egbert Eich wrote: > Jay R. Ashworth writes: > > Actually, the address for Mr Bateman on the appropriate page seems to be > > dead, I was hoping that either my list posting might drag him out, or that > > Egbert might forward. > > David has other obliga

Re: [XFree86] Error : GARTInit: Unable to open /dev/agpgart(Device not found)

2003-07-14 Thread Eric Anholt
On Wed, 2003-06-18 at 07:51, onkar sangoram wrote: > dear all, > I configuring the xwindows for FreeBSD ... > I m getting this error . > As well as , I810(0): AGP GART support not available > No screens found . > Please focus on this, You need AGP in your kernel. FreeBSD-stable past 4.7 or

Re: [XFree86] Odd problem with terminals

2003-07-14 Thread Christian Convey
Hi Mark, Yeah, I'm guessing the segfault had something to do with my general cluelessness about installing new builds of XFree86. I did throw the coredump into gdb, but since the thing wasn't built in debug mode, there were no symbols for the backtrace. I didn't think you'd have any use for i

Re: [XFree86] Initial X Screen

2003-07-14 Thread johnlowell
Mark Vojkovich wrote: I believe it's option -br with XFree86 4.3. Eg: startx -- -br Mark. ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 Right on target, Mark!! :-) You don't know how long I've fumbled

Re: [XFree86] Installation error?

2003-07-14 Thread Mark Vojkovich
We need to see the /var/log/XFree86.0.log file before we can diagnose the problem. Mark. On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Ed Lasater wrote: > I loaded Red Hat Linux 8 on another computer but after the installation I received > an error message stating: "Fatal IO error 104" and "Fa

Re: [XFree86] Odd problem with terminals

2003-07-14 Thread Mark Vojkovich
I'm not sure what's up with that. I don't know any reason why it would segfault. I'm thinking that segfault probably doesn't have anything to do with the driver. Do you have a core dump? Do you know how to use gdb to get a backtrace out of it? I'll see if I can get access to one of thes

Re: [XFree86] Xpert, Any software just for 15$ - 40$

2003-07-14 Thread Randy Kramer
On Monday 14 July 2003 06:38 pm, Peter \ wrote: > There is a wiki at http://xwin.org:9673/xwin/FrontPage > > Granted, it is not run by the XFree86 people but by xwin.org, a > potentially competing group of people -- who have already showed that they > are dissatisfied with the way XFree86 is run. >

Re: [XFree86] Initial X Screen

2003-07-14 Thread Mark Vojkovich
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, John Lowell wrote: > Typically when one starts X, the first thing one views is a gray cross-checked > background with a black X on it. Recently, I've seen implementations where a black > screen appears and the X has a kind of white background. Doing some questioning > elsew

Re: [XFree86] Odd problem with terminals

2003-07-14 Thread Christian Convey
With files this time :/ Hi Mark. I build from thee head of the CVS tree, and installed it over my Mandrake 9.1 stuff using "make install" after blowing away /usr/X11R6/* The building and installation went OK, but when I rebooted (the only way I know of to restart X, cuz I'm a newbie), the se

Re: [XFree86] Odd problem with terminals

2003-07-14 Thread Christian Convey
Hi Mark. I build from thee head of the CVS tree, and installed it over my Mandrake 9.1 stuff using "make install" after blowing away /usr/X11R6/* The building and installation went OK, but when I rebooted (the only way I know of to restart X, cuz I'm a newbie), the server crashed. (See attach

[XFree86] mkfontscale problems

2003-07-14 Thread James Richard Tyrer
I am still having problems with: "mkfontscale" not properly handling weights. The attached patch helps. However, I still get these errors on my Type1 directory: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Type1]# mkfontscale -e /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/encodings -f 50 Unknown Type 1 weight "Compact" Couldn't determine we

[XFree86] Initial X Screen

2003-07-14 Thread John Lowell
Typically when one starts X, the first thing one views is a gray cross-checked background with a black X on it. Recently, I've seen implementations where a black screen appears and the X has a kind of white background. Doing some questioning elsewhere, I'm told that a patch is responsible fo

Re: [XFree86] no screen after exiting X from startx

2003-07-14 Thread Andy Goth
On Monday, July 14, 2003 11:03 am, Pigeon wrote: > Unfortunately, SVGATextMode doesn't support the Radeon 7500. (Yet. I'm > trying to hack it, but don't expect results any time soon :-) ) It supports generic VGA mode. That's what I have it for---resetting my screen when I really, really need it.

Re: [XFree86] Xpert, Any software just for 15$ - 40$

2003-07-14 Thread David Dawes
On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 05:21:43PM +0200, Egbert Eich wrote: >Whenever the server terminates with a FatalError() it tells the user >to send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >This creates an enormous amount of traffic here even if it is a user >problem has been answered several times already - like our

Re: [XFree86] Mailing list behaviour and etiquette, in general

2003-07-14 Thread Egbert Eich
Jay R. Ashworth writes: > > Actually, the address for Mr Bateman on the appropriate page seems to be > dead, I was hoping that either my list posting might drag him out, or that > Egbert might forward. David has other obligations that don't allow him to support the C&T driver at the moment.

[XFree86] Installation error?

2003-07-14 Thread Ed Lasater
I loaded Red Hat Linux 8 on another computer but after the installation I received an error message stating: "Fatal IO error 104" and "Fatal server error: AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0."  What do I do? Is there anything I can download?   Ed

Re: [XFree86] no screen after exiting X from startx

2003-07-14 Thread Pigeon
On Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 10:13:58PM -0500, Andy Goth wrote: > On Sunday, July 13, 2003 8:57 pm, gabe f wrote: > > reset must be a linux thing, or something. I can barely read it says > > something like > > > > delete is now backspace > > kill is now . > > interrupt > > > > but, didn't reset

Re: [XFree86] S3 Trio64V2/GX

2003-07-14 Thread Egbert Eich
JoeHill writes: > On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 14:26:54 +0200 > Egbert Eich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > > > > To support the V2/GX you need the latest CVS snapshot. > > of 4.3.x? I definitely don't want to use 3.3.6. > > I humbly request forgiveness for my ignorance in these matters. >

Re: [XFree86] Dual display problems...

2003-07-14 Thread Andy Goth
On Monday, July 14, 2003 12:35 pm, Mark Vojkovich wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jul 2003, Geoff Petzold wrote: > > I crashed X again but fail to see how i can ping my computer from a > > different host if my comuter is frozen... > > > > I have attached the log file... > > > > When X crashes i get a terminal

Re: [XFree86] XFree API

2003-07-14 Thread Mark Vojkovich
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, [iso-8859-1] Mathias Brito wrote: > Where can I get the XFree86 API? Which API in particular? If you mean Xlib, you probably already have most of the API in the man pages. Mark. ___ XFree86 mailing lis

Re: [XFree86] Dual display problems...

2003-07-14 Thread Mark Vojkovich
On Sun, 13 Jul 2003, Geoff Petzold wrote: > I crashed X again but fail to see how i can ping my computer from a different > host if my comuter is frozen... > > I have attached the log file... > > When X crashes i get a terminal screen with what looks like part of my > /var/log/XFree86.0.log f

[XFree86] unrecognized buttons

2003-07-14 Thread ptiJo
Hi, I have a laptop with a CD player frontend. See http://mapage.noos.fr/ptiJo/56D_5.jpg Using xev, I'm able to manage the Vol +/- But the other buttons (play, stop, ...) don't even react (ie, nothing is shown in xev). What makes those buttons work (or not) ? Is it an XFree86 feature or is it du

Re: [XFree86] Red Hat 9.0 Configuration

2003-07-14 Thread Mark Lane
On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 09:28:20AM -0400, R. Henderson wrote: > Hello: > > I upgraded from Redhat 7.3 to 9.0 a little while ago. I can't believe > that they don't give you an option to test your Xconfiguration like they > did on previous versions. Anyway, since I didn't save the old X > confi

Re: [XFree86] XFree API

2003-07-14 Thread Andy Goth
On Monday, July 14, 2003 8:29 am, Mathias Brito wrote: > Where can I get the XFree86 API? Include headers, library, and technical documentation all come with the standard XFree86 distribution at http://www.xfree86.org/rel430.html . However, if you go this route, you must compile it all yourself

Re: [XFree86] no screen after exiting X from startx

2003-07-14 Thread gabe f
On Sunday, July 13, 2003, at 11:13 PM, Andy Goth wrote: On Sunday, July 13, 2003 8:57 pm, gabe f wrote: reset must be a linux thing, or something. I can barely read it says something like delete is now backspace kill is now . interrupt but, didn't reset my screen. Thanks anyway. reset only

Re: [XFree86] Xpert, Any software just for 15$ - 40$

2003-07-14 Thread Peter \"Firefly\" Lund
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Randy Kramer wrote: > If a TWiki existed for XFree86, I would help support it (by contributing as > possible), including occasional refactoring and help with organization. There is a wiki at http://xwin.org:9673/xwin/FrontPage Granted, it is not run by the XFree86 people but

Re: [XFree86] Xpert, Any software just for 15$ - 40$

2003-07-14 Thread Randy Kramer
On Monday 14 July 2003 05:21 pm, Egbert Eich wrote: > Issue 1.: We see the same question being asked over and over again. > If these poster would consider email archives they whould not > have ended up here in the first place. Or a wiki! (I like wikis, three reasons including:

Re: [XFree86] Dual display problems...

2003-07-14 Thread Jay R. Ashworth
On Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 10:18:51PM -0500, Andy Goth wrote: > On Sunday, July 13, 2003 3:14 pm, Geoff Petzold wrote: > > I have stumbled onto something thsat is interesting... if i move the file > > into my /etc/X11/ directory and rename it as XF86Config-4 then everything > > works fine (ie both scr

Re: [XFree86] Xpert, Any software just for 15$ - 40$

2003-07-14 Thread Peter \"Firefly\" Lund
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Egbert Eich wrote: > problem to this mailing list right away but let this person look > thru an FAQ *before* giving him the address of this list. Precisely. -Peter ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailm

Re: [XFree86] Xpert, Any software just for 15$ - 40$

2003-07-14 Thread Egbert Eich
David Dawes writes: > > I don't think it matters, because: > > 1. The original poster may read the answer via one of the archives of > this list. How would we ever know? > > 2. If the original poster chooses to not follow up their question, that > is their choice. Given t

Re: [XFree86] S3 Trio64V2/GX

2003-07-14 Thread JoeHill
On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 14:26:54 +0200 Egbert Eich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > > To support the V2/GX you need the latest CVS snapshot. of 4.3.x? I definitely don't want to use 3.3.6. I humbly request forgiveness for my ignorance in these matters. -- Joehill Registered Linux user #282046 Ho

[XFree86] Red Hat 9.0 Configuration

2003-07-14 Thread R. Henderson
Hello: I upgraded from Redhat 7.3 to 9.0 a little while ago. I can't believe that they don't give you an option to test your Xconfiguration like they did on previous versions. Anyway, since I didn't save the old X configuration file, and since there doesn't appear to be a configuration tool

Re: [XFree86] Modelines

2003-07-14 Thread Egbert Eich
Andy Goth writes: > On Monday, July 14, 2003 3:51 am, Sudev Barar wrote: > > Can any one on the list give me modelines for b&w SVGA monitor? The make > > is MicroTek (I think this is only their Indian name) > > I want to use few of these monitors under XF86_SVGA server in 800x600 or > > 640x48

[XFree86] XFree API

2003-07-14 Thread Mathias Brito
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[XFree86] OK for ati radeon 320m

2003-07-14 Thread ronap
hi, I have used the configuration for xfree86 from http://www.wsu.edu/~ice124/ good work at all roberto ___ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86

Re: [XFree86] S3 Trio64V2/GX

2003-07-14 Thread Egbert Eich
JoeHill writes: > Hello, > > I do not believe this is a bug necessarily, I am just trying to clarify > something with regard to getting XFree 4.3.0 running on an S3 > Trio64V2/GX. On the list of supported hardware for 4.3.0, it states: > > "The s3virge driver in XFree86 4.3.0 supports the

[XFree86] News Letters

2003-07-14 Thread Bharathi S
Hello All, Is there any idea to bring news letter kind of thing. Just to give an intro abt the unused useful commands and Tips ... etc. Bcoz after joining in the list only, I came to know abt some new commands(xrandr) and I am still learning :) If already anything exist like this, Kindly g

Re: [XFree86] Switching Modes

2003-07-14 Thread Egbert Eich
That's intended. on 4.3 use xrandr. To learn how it works please do man xrandr or xrandr -help Egbert. Jurgens du Toit writes: > Hi all... > > When I switch video modes (Ctrl+Alt+plus/minus), the one resolution > gives me a virtual screen which is larger than the physical screen. > > I d

Re: [XFree86] Modelines

2003-07-14 Thread Andy Goth
On Monday, July 14, 2003 3:51 am, Sudev Barar wrote: > Can any one on the list give me modelines for b&w SVGA monitor? The make > is MicroTek (I think this is only their Indian name) > I want to use few of these monitors under XF86_SVGA server in 800x600 or > 640x480 resolution. Do the builtin mod

[XFree86] Modelines

2003-07-14 Thread Sudev Barar
Can any one on the list give me modelines for b&w SVGA monitor? The make is MicroTek (I think this is only their Indian name) I want to use few of these monitors under XF86_SVGA server in 800x600 or 640x480 resolution. TIA -- Sudev Barar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ___

Re: [XFree86] about ATI radeon IGP 350M

2003-07-14 Thread Andy Goth
On Monday, July 14, 2003 2:50 am, Fang, Li (¤èÄR IES) wrote: > can ati_drv.o and radeon_drv.o support ATi radeon IGP 350M 3D > acceleration? http://www.tomshardware.com/mobile/20030324/ says that an IGP 350M is just a Radeon 7000(B) IGP with DDR 333 instead of DDR 266 for memory. Radeon

RE: [XFree86] Xfree 3.3.6 in an embedded system

2003-07-14 Thread "Si, Tom (司江平 IES)"
how about just work with a X or XFree86, if it is work, checking the scripe of startx. Can you tell me how do you cut-down the XFree86 for the embedded system? Tom -Original Message- From: Duss Pirmin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 9:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] S

Re: [XFree86] No DRI with my new Kernel...

2003-07-14 Thread Andy Goth
On Friday, September 12, 2003 2:34 am, Clemens Eisserer wrote: > Since about two weeks I´m trying to get DRI working with my newly > compiled 2.4.21-Kernel. > I enabled agpgart for my ali-chipset and 4.1-DRI for my Radeon (Mobility > Radeon M?). After reading the above a suspicion formed in my hea

[XFree86] about ATI radeon IGP 350M

2003-07-14 Thread "Fang, Li (方麗 IES)"
Title: about ATI radeon IGP 350M hi,     can  ati_drv.o and radeon_drv.o support ATi radeon IGP 350M 3D acceleration?         Or does any driver can support  ATi radeon IGP 350M's 3D acceleration in XFree86?     Thanks a lot!

[XFree86] No DRI with my new Kernel...

2003-07-14 Thread Clemens Eisserer
Hi there! Since about two weeks I´m trying to get DRI working with my newly compiled 2.4.21-Kernel. I enabled agpgart for my ali-chipset and 4.1-DRI for my Radeon (Mobility Radeon M?). When I start gears I get the message that "libGL error: InitDriver failed" and gears is only software "accerl