Well I moved over from being just a user to what I am really!!! An engineer. I opened it all up and used all me knowledge of hw PCB's. The device seems to be an S3 TRIO device. What exactly does this mean in terms of software and drivers.... Anyone knows and wants to help me know... Ramana "Mike D." wrote: > Did you try the other config tool for x? xf86config will do the same as > XF86setup, but it's a little raw. The RAMDAC and Clockchip, are those the > exact ones from you card? If not, don't choose one, click quit then enter > respectively(through xf86config) I had this same problem, and I could NOT > use the XF86Setup. I did also have a Diamond Monstos Fusion video card (16mg > AGP). Look to see if there are any packages for your video card, search > around. Load the packages and then run the xf86config. > > Mike > > >From: Ramana Tadepalli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: linux-config <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, debian-user > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Starting X Display Server > >Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 01:31:57 +0530 > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Oct 01 13:13:57 1999 > >Received: from [209.41.108.199] by hotmail.com (3.1) with ESMTP id > >MHotMailB9BE610300BCD820F3D1D1296CC70DE20; Fri Oct 01 13:13:57 1999 > >Received: (qmail 29368 invoked by uid 38); 1 Oct 1999 20:13:20 -0000 > >Resent-Date: 1 Oct 1999 20:13:20 -0000 > >Resent-Cc: recipient list not shown: ; > >X-Envelope-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en] (Win98; I) > >X-Accept-Language: en > >Resent-Message-ID: <3h09zD.A.cKH.fXR93@murphy> > >Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >X-Mailing-List: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archive/latest/66241 > >X-Loop: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Precedence: list > >Resent-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >I am unable to optimally use my display card and monitor in Linux > >X server works in 4 bit mode only. > >Using the Quickstart Guide from XFree86 viz. > >ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/current/doc/QuickStart.doc > >I figured out the use of XF86Setup. It runs fine (infact it runs using a > >800-600 resolution and what seems to be 16 bit color ). > >The setup goes OK but the X server does not startup. Here is an exact > >yank of what appears on the screen. I follow all instructions > >obediently. > >*********Begin Yank Segment******* > >The program is running on a different virtual terminal > > > >Please switch to the correct virtual terminal > >Just a moment... > >Attempting to start server... > >_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 > >_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 > >_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 > >_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 > >_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 > >_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 > >_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 > >_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 > >_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 > >Unable to communicate with X server > > > >Press [Enter] to try configuration again > >Press [Enter] to continue... > >can't read "messages(phase2.1)": no such variable > > while executing > >"label $w.waitmsg -text $messages(phase2.1)" > > (file "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Setup/phase2.tcl" line 25) > > invoked from within > >"source /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Setup/phase2.tcl" > > > >*************End Yank Segment***************** > >My monitor is a Philips 104S > >My card is the following > >*******Begin card details *********** > >OEM string: Acer Labs. Inc. SVGA-M3147-0001 > >Version: VBE 1.2 with 2048 Kb memory > > > > Graphics Chip: Acer Labs M3147V PCI with 2 MB > > RAM DAC: ICS5342 GENDAC, S3 86c708 GENDAC 24 bit DAC > > Clock Chip: ICS 5340/1/2 GENDAC Integrated Clock > > > >********End Card Details***** > > > >Where seems to be the problem ? > >How do I get X to start up in the display mode as is being used by the > >XF86Setup itself?? > > > >Please help.. > > > >Ramana > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
