the answer, in case anyone has the same problem, was to add the following Option to XFree86-4 in the screen section:
Option "XaaNoMono8x8PatternFillRect" in the "Screen" section of XF86Config-4 which I found at www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 8:40 PM Subject: help: startx causes system crash > I can't start a GUI and am lost so any help would be appreciated. > > The problem: > Installed fine, then came to the command line and typed startx - a few lines > of information was printed to the screen before the screen went blank. I > couldn't reboot by ctrl-alt-del/bkspace, I couldn't do anything but switch > the computer off and on again. If I try to reboot into GUI mode the same > happens. > > Further information: > using "xinit >& xinit.log" I get: > X: X: cannot execute binary file > giving up > > ./xinit: Connection refused > ./xinit: No such process > > I can't understand the first part of this problem, "X: cannot execute binary > file". > > Do I need to specify a different driver for my video card? I have a s3 > prosavage PM133 (ID 8A25), and the driver currently specified in the > XFree86Config-4 file is simply "savage". > > I read on one website (www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html) about problems with > savage chipsets using less up-to-date versions of XFree86. I don't know how > to update XFree86...any pointers? > > Thanks in advance, please ask for any further required information. > > charlie > > > -- > 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]
