Re: Help with XFree86Setup
You forgot to say what problems you're having. :) Post specific issues, so we can have an idea where to start. On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 07:40:32PM -0700, Dan scribbled... To Whom It May Concern, I am a new user to the Linux Environment, and I am having problems getting xWindows to run on my workstation. Here is a list of what I have in my computer: ASUS P3V4X Intel Pentium 3 500 384MB of RAM Voodoo3 3500 Video Card 20Gig Western Digital HDD ATA66 5400RPM /home is 6000MB /usr is 10480MB /root is 500MB /var is 3500MB Viewsonic GS790 Monitor Soundblaster Live Plat That is pretty much my setup here, and if I am not mistaken Voodoos are supposed to run in Linux. Can anyone help me get a patch or a driver module for my Video Card. If so I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Dan - Please do not add me to you address book as it is very insecure, and I hate receiving viruses. If I am part of your address book please remove me. Thank you. - Daniel Reinhardt Community Internet Access Inc Technical Support Voice: 1-505-863-2424 Fax: 1-505-722-6640 Internet: http://www.cia-g.com Homepage: http://www.cia-g.com/~dan502 -
Re: Help with XFree86Setup
On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 07:53:46PM -0700, Dan scribbled... To Whom It May Concern, I am a new user to the Linux Environment, and I am having problems getting xWindows to run on my workstation. Here is a list of what I have in my computer: ... The problem I am having is that it is not recognizing any fonts, and after i do a startX it goes the processes and comes up with Unable to communicate with XServer. I have gone through the XConfig many times and still comes up with this error. The next time I start the XServer I will remember to write down the errors. Also any recommendations for reading manuals and quick guides to Linux will be of great help. Do you have font directories setup in /etc/X11/XF86Config (or XF86Config-4 for X 4.x)? Are there fonts in these directories? Which Xserver are you running? I'd guess 3.3.6 unless you setup 4.x by hand. Try upgrading to 4.x it supports more cards, and I'm not sure if the v3 is supported by 3.3.6 (plus 4.x is just sooo much better). You can see the exact output of your XServer in /var/log/XFree86.?.log cat the errors from that to the end of your next mail.
Re: Help with XFree86Setup
Jason Majors wrote: Try upgrading to 4.x it supports more cards, and I'm not sure if the v3 is supported by 3.3.6 (plus 4.x is just sooo much better). The Voodoo3 is supported by Xfree86 3.3.6. I think it would be better for this guy to get some experience with Linux before he attepmts to upgrade X!
Re: Help with XFree86Setup
On Fri, Mar 23, 2001 at 02:17:38PM +1100, Matthew Dalton scribbled... Jason Majors wrote: Try upgrading to 4.x it supports more cards, and I'm not sure if the v3 is supported by 3.3.6 (plus 4.x is just sooo much better). The Voodoo3 is supported by Xfree86 3.3.6. I didn't know (hence the 'not sure' part). I think it would be better for this guy to get some experience with Linux before he attepmts to upgrade X! I don't. Upgrading X was pretty easy. I did it within a day of first using Debian (last week actually). And except for not knowing to link XFree86 to X by hand things went perfectly. And that problem was fixed after a quick email to this list.
