On (25/11/04 13:16), Sven Luther wrote: > On Thu, Nov 25, 2004 at 12:02:54PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (25/11/04 12:13), Sven Luther wrote: > > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2004 at 11:33:23PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > > > Output of lspci and lspci -n: > > > > 0000:00:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth AGP > > > > 0000:00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc > > > > > > > > The doesn't seem to be a driver for the ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 > > > > PF/PRO AGP card 4x TMDS available during the install and so I chose > > > > fbdev which works OK. > > > > > > Can you try a dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86, and chose ati instead ? > > > > > > The X configuration is the next biggest stumbling block of a debian > > > install > > > now, but i suppose we will have to wait for post-sarge for a real fix to > > > this. > > Hi Sven > > > > No problem - I did try it first but looking at the log none of the ATI > > Rage drivers listed match the one descibed above which was actually > > "discovered" by the installer ; ie. the name "ATI Technologies Inc Rage > > 128 PF/PRO AGP card 4x TMDS" is what appears during the installation and > > I accepted that. > > > > Meanwhile, I've just tried again and attach the log. I tried > > abbrieviating the card name to just ATI Technologies Inc Rage > > 128 PRO AGP but that didn't help either. > > > > I've been using the fbdev option on my sid system ever since I installed > > Debian and it works OK. Nevertheless it would be interesting to see the > > difference if we can get the ATI driver working. > > Ok, the card is well recognized and supported, but X dies with a signal 7, i > don't know out of the box what this is. This is most definitively an X bug > thouhg, so please fill a bug report against xserver-xfree86, including > /var/log/XFree86.0.log, /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, and the other file i don't > remember that Branden asks for. maybe lspci and lspci -n output will be > helpfull too, i don't know. Hi Sven
Done - using reportbug ;) Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
