On October 26, 2002 03:37 pm, Nick Adams wrote: > Nick Adams wrote: > > Spencer wrote: > >> On October 26, 2002 08:36 am, Jimmy Montague wrote: > >>> Hi, Everybody: > >>> > >>> I downloaded the isos and burned them onto 3 CDs. > >>> I booted from CD1 and ran the install per directions. > >>> It's slick until comes time to configure the video/Xwindows > >>> environment. There I hit a stump. I've installed 4 times, now, and > >>> still can't get it right. > >>> > >>> System is: > >>> > >>> FIC VA503+ mobo > >>> AMD K6-2/350 processor > >>> 256 mb Crucial RAM > >>> 2 Maxtor 13 gb hdds > >>> 1 generic 50x CD-ROM > >>> 1 fdd > >>> Creative Ensoniqe sound > >>> ATI 3D Rage Pro vid card with 8 mb RAM > >>> Compaq V50 monitor > >>> IBM model M keyboard (101 key, US English) > >>> Logitech MouseMan PS2 > >>> > >>> Problem is that during the install, Xconfigurator sees the vid card as > >>> an ATI Mach 64 with a Utah chipset. Default config is 16 million 24-bit > >>> color, 800x600 res. > >>> > >>> If I accept that and run a test, the screen goes black for about 30 > >>> seconds and then comes back on. If I then tell it to load X at boot-up, > >>> what happens is that the system reboots and looks good until it loads > >>> X. Then the screen goes black and stays that way forever. > >>> > >>> So I reinstall. Tell Xconfigurator that the vid card is really an ATI > >>> Rage Pro 3D. Then, no matter what config I set up (65k colors @ 16-bit, > >>> for example) the system returns an error when I test it. > >>> > >>> The error is: "You must specify a keyboard in XF86Config try to change > >>> some parameters." (sic) > >>> > >>> So I boot to the command line as root. Issue a command xf86config. Run > >>> through all of THAT. At the end, it tells me it's going to save the > >>> configuration, and then it saves. When I tell it "startx", I get > >>> execve failed for /etc/x11/x (errno 2) > >>> giving up > >>> xinit: No such file or directory > >>> > >>> After install no. 4, I'm whipped. > >>> > >>> Ideas, anyone? > >>> > >>> Thanks. > >>> > >>> Nick > >> > >> Mach 64 Utah drivers are correct. I use the same card along with > >> Xfree 4.2.1. It may be choking on your monitor. Try using generic > >> settings. I am using 1024x768 @ 70 and 800x600 at 24 as final. Works > >> perfect > >> > >> Spence > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to > >> http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > Spencer: > > > > You use Xfree 4.2.1 on a generic monitor -- but do you set Xfree to 3d > > or 2d? > > > > Nick > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > Spencer: > > Been there. Done that. Three times now. > > Same result. It doesn't work. > > More suggestions, anyone? > > Thanks > Nick Nick Try to get to runlevel 3. If you can get in as root, try running /usr/sbin/ddxinfos. This will give you the EISA ID of your monitor and may help you debug this thing.
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