Re: X server fails to start after netinstall of Etch on Ultra 60
I finally solved the problem, thanks to the help of those who responded. I am running kernel version 2.6.18, and I installed afbinit using: "apt-get install afbinit". Unfortunately, the version of afbinit I got was 1.0-1, and the bug fix is in the newer version 1.0-1.1, for which there does not appear to be a .deb package. I had to download the source code for version 1.0-1.1 from ftp.debian.org and compile it. My X server starts now. Evidently, you must have afbinit version 1.0-1.1 to make it work. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X server fails to start after netinstall of Etch on Ultra 60
On May 28, 12:30 pm, Ulrich Teichert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > [del]>> Did you try to load the firmware manually with the > >> command "/usr/sbin/afbinit /dev/fb0 /usr/lib/afb.ucode" ? > >> After that try to start the xserver with "startx". > [del] > >Yes, I should have mentioned that I did try running that command > >manually, and I got the same error message: > > >mmap user regs: Invalid argument > > [del] > > Some, maybe silly, questions: > > 1. Are you root when you're running afbinit? > 2. Does /dev/fb0 exist? > 3. Does it point to the right card? > > HTH, > Uli > -- > Dipl. Inf. Ulrich Teichert|e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Stormweg 24 |listening to: Channel 13 Is Haunted (Hex > Dispensers) > 24539 Neumuenster, Germany|Adrenalin (Supabond), Ne Me Touch Pas (Opération S) > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for the "silly" questions. I value those just as highly as the others. 1. Yes, I always run afbinit as root. 2. Yes, I know /dev/fb0 exists because when I 'ls -l' on it, I get: crw-rw 1 root video 29, 0 2007-05-28 14:46 /dev/fb0 3. I don't know for sure; however there is no other 'fb...' in /dev, and there is nothing else in /dev that belongs to the 'video' group. I have only one graphics card (I double-checked), and Debian reports finding an Elite3D card, so I am assuming /dev/fb0 points to the right card.
Re: X server fails to start after netinstall of Etch on Ultra 60
On May 28, 8:00 am, Florian Zagler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sonntag, 27. Mai 2007 01:21, Steve Jones wrote: > > > > > I managed to find afb.ucode on the Sunsolve website (in the > > 106144-28.zip patch file, dated 21Feb2003), and I placed it in /usr/ > > lib. Now, when the afbinit command runs I get the following error > > message: > > mmap user regs: Invalid argument > > > The X server still fails to start. > > > Also, in my /var/log/Xorg.0.log I have the following: > > > (II) /dev/fb0: AFB: Detected Elite3D/M6. > > (II) /dev/fb0: BT498 (PAC2) ramdac detected > > (II) /dev/fb0: Detected Elite3D M3/M6, checking firmware... > > (II) /dev/fb0: ... AFB firmware not loaded > > (WW) /dev/fb0: Forcing no acceleration on Elite3D M3/M6 > > (==) SUNFFB(0): Backing store disabled > > (==) SUNFFB(0): Silken mouse enabled > > (**) Option "dpms" > > (**) SUNFFB(0): DPMS enabled > > (**) SUNFFB(0): DPMS enabled > > (WW) SUNFFB(0): Option "UseFBDev" is not used > > > What concerns me most from the above is the "AFB firmware not loaded" > > message, although I don't know what to do about it. > > Did you try to load the firmware manually with the > command "/usr/sbin/afbinit /dev/fb0 /usr/lib/afb.ucode" ? > After that try to start the xserver with "startx". > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, I should have mentioned that I did try running that command manually, and I got the same error message: mmap user regs: Invalid argument I just now tried running "startx" immediately after manually entering the command, but that failed to work. I don't understand the error message, and that may be the key to solving the problem. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X server fails to start after netinstall of Etch on Ultra 60
On May 26, 4:10 pm, Florian Zagler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Samstag, 26. Mai 2007 04:12, Steve Jones wrote: > > > I did a fresh netinstall of Etch on my Ultra 60 with Elite3D graphics > > and 21" Sun CRT monitor. All worked well when I did this on a PC > > using the same Sun monitor. However, on the Ultra 60 the X server > > fails to start. > > > The installation program seems to have detected the graphics card > > correctly. Below is an excerpt from my /etc/X11/xorg.conf. The > > "Monitor" section is identical on the PC, except on the PC the > > HorizSync and VertRefresh lines are absent. > > > Can anyone advise me on how to get the X server working? > > You have to install the package afbinit and you need the firmware for the > Elite3D. This file is called "afb.ucode". You find it on the Solaris DVD or > maybe on the net. > > The startscript supplied with afbinit may work or not. In my case I had to add > the following line to /etc/rc.local to get the card working. > > /usr/sbin/afbinit /dev/fb0 /usr/lib/afb.ucode > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] I managed to find afb.ucode on the Sunsolve website (in the 106144-28.zip patch file, dated 21Feb2003), and I placed it in /usr/ lib. Now, when the afbinit command runs I get the following error message: mmap user regs: Invalid argument The X server still fails to start. Also, in my /var/log/Xorg.0.log I have the following: (II) /dev/fb0: AFB: Detected Elite3D/M6. (II) /dev/fb0: BT498 (PAC2) ramdac detected (II) /dev/fb0: Detected Elite3D M3/M6, checking firmware... (II) /dev/fb0: ... AFB firmware not loaded (WW) /dev/fb0: Forcing no acceleration on Elite3D M3/M6 (==) SUNFFB(0): Backing store disabled (==) SUNFFB(0): Silken mouse enabled (**) Option "dpms" (**) SUNFFB(0): DPMS enabled (**) SUNFFB(0): DPMS enabled (WW) SUNFFB(0): Option "UseFBDev" is not used What concerns me most from the above is the "AFB firmware not loaded" message, although I don't know what to do about it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X server fails to start after netinstall of Etch on Ultra 60
I did a fresh netinstall of Etch on my Ultra 60 with Elite3D graphics and 21" Sun CRT monitor. All worked well when I did this on a PC using the same Sun monitor. However, on the Ultra 60 the X server fails to start. The installation program seems to have detected the graphics card correctly. Below is an excerpt from my /etc/X11/xorg.conf. The "Monitor" section is identical on the PC, except on the PC the HorizSync and VertRefresh lines are absent. Can anyone advise me on how to get the X server working? Section "Device" Identifier "Sun Elite3D framebuffer or similar (SUNW,XXX- )" Driver "sunffb" Option "UseFBDev" "true" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic Monitor" Option "DPMS" HorizSync 28-51 VertRefresh 43-60 EndSection -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
