On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Ron Stodden wrote: > Guy.Bormann wrote: > > [snip] > > > >>9.0 is unusable on this machine, 8.2 is fully functional. > >> > >>Am I not to complain? > > > > Until you show us /var/log/XFree86.<some number, likely 0>.log, > > lspci -v, /var/log/dmesg and /proc/iomem?...Nope, you can not! > > (Oh, BTW, how does /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 look like???) > > > > If you provide us this, we can find out if it is you or Mdk9.0... > > > > Guy (yes, me) > > > > PS: It is possible Mandrake did not include the Glide3 stuff that is > > needed for Voodoo cards... > > Adding the BusID line fixed the problem. However, if a BusID line is > necessary with Voodoo3 (Generic) the installer should have generated it > into XFConfig-4, surely? Well, it is not the Voodoo3 per sé that needs the BusID but those few machines that have multiple primary PCI devices the X init routines find (by whatever criterion it uses). Why the installer can make the driver stick to PCI:1:0:0 all by itself I don't know but the XF86Config-4 file is probably not generated through the same process. If it is an X tool, then you better take this issue to the XFree86 people...
> Guy, thanks for your help. Never mind... > I am relieved that the fault was not mine! Well, that is a matter of opinion in this case. I can not put the blame on Mandrake as I'm too much in the RTFM-camp (a.k.a. know your system; of course for that you need a working system). On the other hand, I cannot blame the user because I understand many users seem to think they actually only have a working system when it has a GUI. And where does one start looking for the clues? (The Net of course using lynx >:-> ) However, calling 9.0 Mdk useless (instead of not really up to snuff) you went a bridge too far in my opinion, especially when you realize what effort goes in a Linux distribution aimed at a moving (hardware and userbase) target. Look what happens (see : Debian) when you try to iron out all actual and potential (your case) issues. You will always be left behind... Guy PS: I may be giving redundant answers by now but for some reason I answer the messages in the order I read them...
