On Sat, 2002-10-26 at 17:37, 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, I'm running the same chipset (according to the setup in 9.0). Do don't say what OS you ran on this machine before..or what resolution or color depth. Without that info, it looks like your card handles the default settings, but your monitor is choking on them. I'd suggest dropping back to 800x600 at 16-bit and see if it will work. You need to find a setting that works with your monitor, then you can experiment with the color depth and resolution to get optimal display. If you are doing the setup manually, you might also check the frequency that is being used with the monitor...a freq setting that is too high (or too low) could be a show-stopper, too. The default for my card (ATI mach64 Utah) and monitor (Optiquest Q55) worked fine...XFree 4.2.1, 2D (I also have only 8MB onboard vid ram) and 1024x768, but my monitor will handle the 24-bit color depth. -- Erik Linux User 288105 ================= Bill who? Micro what?
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