X troubles
Hi, I'm new to Linux and having troubles getting X to run with my monitor and video card. Monitor: NEC FE950+ Video : Asus 7100 Magic SE (aka: nVidia GeForce2 MX-200) Any help will be greatly appreciated. Darren -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X troubles
After upgrading my X packages a few days ago, I'm suddenly getting this: X: exec of /usr/bin/X11/ failed _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 giving up. xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. I upgraded again, to a8, but it hasn't fixed the problem. I can't see what's wrong, seems to be somewhere in startx which is a binary :(. Help!! bekj -- : --Hacker-Neophile-Eclectic-Geek-Grrl-Gay-Disabled-Boychick-- : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tertius.net.au/~gossamer/ : I'll say it again for the logic impaired. -- Larry Wall
Re: X troubles
On 0, Darren Martz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I'm new to Linux and having troubles getting X to run with my > monitor and video card. > > Monitor: NEC FE950+ > Video : Asus 7100 Magic SE (aka: nVidia GeForce2 MX-200) > > Any help will be greatly appreciated. Hi, we are new to telepathy and having troubles finding out what's wrong with your X setup. And more details will be greatly appreciated. Some suggestions: * Where you are up to in an install. * What you have tried doing to configure X. * What happens when you try to run X. Tom -- Tom Cook Information Technology Services, The University of Adelaide Never be irreplacable: If you are irreplacable then you are unpromotable. Get my GPG public key: https://pinky.its.adelaide.edu.au/~tkcook/tom.cook-at-adelaide.edu.au pgpvw7cuT0RoJ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: X troubles
Hi, * Darren Martz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [02-05-10 06:08]: >Hi, I'm new to Linux and having troubles getting X to run with my >monitor and video card. http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#AEN237 Thorsten -- Calvin: "Who can fathom the feminine mind?" Hobbes: "I like `em anyway" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: X troubles
Yeah, I think that was a thin on the information - sorry about that. I ran XF86Setup, the graphics version and my video card is not listed so I chose the standard vga. I knew it wouldn't be great, but at least a start. On the monitor I first selected from the bottom of the list of abilities. I also chose 800x600 with 16 bpp (my first attempt was much higher). The results was a very fuzzy screen, and ctrl-shift-bkspace... My monitor has a range from Horiz 30-96 and Vert 50-160 and that doesn't work either. The graphics card is an AGP so nothing seems to detect it, and from what I have read nVidia is only starting to be supported by Linux (is that correct?). Darren -Original Message- From: Thomas Cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Cook Sent: May 9, 2002 9:38 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: X troubles On 0, Darren Martz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I'm new to Linux and having troubles getting X to run with my > monitor and video card. > > Monitor: NEC FE950+ > Video : Asus 7100 Magic SE (aka: nVidia GeForce2 MX-200) > > Any help will be greatly appreciated. Hi, we are new to telepathy and having troubles finding out what's wrong with your X setup. And more details will be greatly appreciated. Some suggestions: * Where you are up to in an install. * What you have tried doing to configure X. * What happens when you try to run X. Tom -- Tom Cook Information Technology Services, The University of Adelaide Never be irreplacable: If you are irreplacable then you are unpromotable. Get my GPG public key: https://pinky.its.adelaide.edu.au/~tkcook/tom.cook-at-adelaide.edu.au -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X troubles
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 09 May 2002 10:09 pm, Darren Martz wrote: > Yeah, I think that was a thin on the information - sorry about that. > > I ran XF86Setup, the graphics version and my video card is not listed so > I chose the standard vga. I knew it wouldn't be great, but at least a > start. On the monitor I first selected from the bottom of the list of > abilities. I also chose 800x600 with 16 bpp (my first attempt was much > higher). The results was a very fuzzy screen, and ctrl-shift-bkspace... Greetings Darren: You still didn't get very specific. So what I will *assume* is that you are running perhaps Sid or Woody. You will want to make sure you have xfree86 v4.1 on your system. It includes drivers for your nv* card, or you can download drivers from nv's site for linux. I've heard the nv proprietary drivers are better, fwiw. Next, as root, the trick is to use Debian's tool that I found works well at least on my testing (Woody) and unstable (Sid) boxes: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 That command will start the configuration tools. That should get you on your way as far as collecting the info for mouse, where the mouse is plugged into, your video card, memory of the card, monitor and what kind of screen resolution you wish to use. I also might mention, if you want all you can get, then compile a kernel (2.4.x) and add your card. Took a few compiles to get all I could out of my voodoo3, but it's better than the older 2.2.x I was using. I don't have specific experience with your nv card, but I plan to buy one in the next week or two to replace my voodoo3. hth, always the best of luck to you tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8229eZHBxKsta6kMRAkNdAJ0X+QSrkS+a3xRD9DhxgNjIzRZXJgCcD4Qx aKPZ/5oRLOoqWPeG5Tq9BwU= =vsyD -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: X troubles
What is Sid or Woody? I'm not familiar, how would I know? I'll get xfree86 v4.1 and run the configuration tools. Good suggestion on compiling the nv driver into the kernel, I found something on the nv site for that. Thanks for your help. -Original Message- From: Jaye Inabnit ke6sls [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: May 9, 2002 11:57 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: X troubles -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 09 May 2002 10:09 pm, Darren Martz wrote: > Yeah, I think that was a thin on the information - sorry about that. > > I ran XF86Setup, the graphics version and my video card is not listed > so I chose the standard vga. I knew it wouldn't be great, but at least > a start. On the monitor I first selected from the bottom of the list > of abilities. I also chose 800x600 with 16 bpp (my first attempt was > much higher). The results was a very fuzzy screen, and > ctrl-shift-bkspace... Greetings Darren: You still didn't get very specific. So what I will *assume* is that you are running perhaps Sid or Woody. You will want to make sure you have xfree86 v4.1 on your system. It includes drivers for your nv* card, or you can download drivers from nv's site for linux. I've heard the nv proprietary drivers are better, fwiw. Next, as root, the trick is to use Debian's tool that I found works well at least on my testing (Woody) and unstable (Sid) boxes: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 That command will start the configuration tools. That should get you on your way as far as collecting the info for mouse, where the mouse is plugged into, your video card, memory of the card, monitor and what kind of screen resolution you wish to use. I also might mention, if you want all you can get, then compile a kernel (2.4.x) and add your card. Took a few compiles to get all I could out of my voodoo3, but it's better than the older 2.2.x I was using. I don't have specific experience with your nv card, but I plan to buy one in the next week or two to replace my voodoo3. hth, always the best of luck to you tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8229eZHBxKsta6kMRAkNdAJ0X+QSrkS+a3xRD9DhxgNjIzRZXJgCcD4Qx aKPZ/5oRLOoqWPeG5Tq9BwU= =vsyD -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X troubles
The easiest way to install the NVidia driver is to install the Debian nvidia-kernel-src and nvidia-glx-src packages, which will download the files from nvidia and create .deb packages. This process is not automated, so read the docs. Bob On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 01:58:17AM -0700, Darren Martz wrote: > What is Sid or Woody? I'm not familiar, how would I know? > > I'll get xfree86 v4.1 and run the configuration tools. > Good suggestion on compiling the nv driver into the kernel, I found > something on the nv site for that. > > Thanks for your help. > > -Original Message- > From: Jaye Inabnit ke6sls [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: May 9, 2002 11:57 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: X troubles > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Thursday 09 May 2002 10:09 pm, Darren Martz wrote: > > Yeah, I think that was a thin on the information - sorry about that. > > > > I ran XF86Setup, the graphics version and my video card is not listed > > so I chose the standard vga. I knew it wouldn't be great, but at least > > > a start. On the monitor I first selected from the bottom of the list > > of abilities. I also chose 800x600 with 16 bpp (my first attempt was > > much higher). The results was a very fuzzy screen, and > > ctrl-shift-bkspace... > > Greetings Darren: > > You still didn't get very specific. So what I will *assume* is that you > are > running perhaps Sid or Woody. You will want to make sure you have > xfree86 > v4.1 on your system. It includes drivers for your nv* card, or you can > download drivers from nv's site for linux. I've heard the nv > proprietary > drivers are better, fwiw. > > Next, as root, the trick is to use Debian's tool that I found works well > at > least on my testing (Woody) and unstable (Sid) boxes: > > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 > > That command will start the configuration tools. That should get you on > your > way as far as collecting the info for mouse, where the mouse is plugged > into, > your video card, memory of the card, monitor and what kind of screen > resolution you wish to use. > > I also might mention, if you want all you can get, then compile a kernel > > (2.4.x) and add your card. Took a few compiles to get all I could out > of my > voodoo3, but it's better than the older 2.2.x I was using. > > I don't have specific experience with your nv card, but I plan to buy > one in > the next week or two to replace my voodoo3. > > hth, always the best of luck to you > > tatah > - -- > > Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ > http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I > SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. > Please Support freedom! > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iD8DBQE8229eZHBxKsta6kMRAkNdAJ0X+QSrkS+a3xRD9DhxgNjIzRZXJgCcD4Qx > aKPZ/5oRLOoqWPeG5Tq9BwU= > =vsyD > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Bob Nielsen, N7XY [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bainbridge Island, WA http://www.oz.net/~nielsen IOTA NA-065, USI WA-028S -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X troubles
On Friday 10 May 2002 10:58, Darren Martz wrote: > What is Sid or Woody? I'm not familiar, how would I know? It's about versioning. Per default, when you log in on a text console there's a banner like Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 ttyx that gives you the version. If you mention this, it should at least help figuring it out ;-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X troubles
Hi, Check file /etc/X11/Xserver, it should have server name in it, like: more /etc/X11/Xserver /usr/bin/X11/XF86_S3V Console The first line in this file is the full pathname of the default X server. The second line shows who is allowed to run the X server: RootOnly Console (anyone whose controlling tty is on the console) Anybody Sasha. > After upgrading my X packages a few days ago, I'm suddenly > getting this: > > X: exec of /usr/bin/X11/ failed > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111 > giving up. > xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. > > > I upgraded again, to a8, but it hasn't fixed the problem. > > I can't see what's wrong, seems to be somewhere in startx which > is a binary :(. > > > Help!! > > > bekj > > -- > : --Hacker-Neophile-Eclectic-Geek-Grrl-Gay-Disabled-Boychick-- > : [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tertius.net.au/~gossamer/ > : I'll say it again for the logic impaired. -- Larry Wall > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
X troubles (serious) with testing/woody
Hello. Today I ran apt-get update; apt-get -u upgrade and found that new X is out. "Yay!", I said. :) I ran the complete upgrade. About 13 packages were kept back, so I sequentially upgraded them too. Now I closed X and reconfigured it. Now when I run 'startx' this is what happens: X: cannot stat /etc/X11/X (No such file or directory), aborting. I checked the directory structures of /etc/X11 and noticed files are not where they are supposed to be. Lots has changed. So, I removed xfree86-common package and all thousand or so dependent packages and started from scratch. All I can simply ask now is, "What do I do to make X work?". If everything fails, I will just compile X, but I want to keep that as my last resort. P.S. As topic indicates, this is a woody/testing box. Thanks in advance. RAccess #geeks/irc.openprojects.net -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.12 GCS GIT GP d- s+: a-- C+++ ULSB+++ P+ L+++ E+ W+++ N+ o K- w--- O- M-- V- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5-- X++ R* tv-- b+ DI+ D- G++ e h! r* !y+ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
Re: X troubles (serious) with testing/woody
To quote RAccess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # P.S. As topic indicates, this is a woody/testing box. Unless I'm mistaken, you can use the "task-x-window-system" package to install X. Since you've uninstalled everything, this is probably your safest bet. Keep in mind there are, as of yet, no GUI tools to configure XFree 4.0.x. David Barclay Harris, Clan Barclay Aut agere, aut mori. (Either action, or death.)
NVidia drivers, X troubles (Debian 3, linux 2.4.18)
Hi. I'm an end user with delusions of modest competence. I had debian 3.0 with linux 2.4.18 kernel set up on a hard disk from an old machine, and recently moved it over to a new machine: Shuttle XPC SN45G Processor: AMD Athlon XP 2500, 1.87GHz, 333MHz FSB Mainboard/Chipset: FN45, NVidia nforce2 ultra 400 ATX RAM 1GB (2x512MB 184pin DIMM, DDR 333, PC2700) Primary Master (hda, root on hda1): 2GB hd Primary Slave: Samsung ATAPI 20x CDROM Secondary Master (hdc, home on hdc1): 8GB hd one PCI slot: Creative 56k v.92 PCI modem (controllerless) one AGP slot: ASUS GeForce4 MX440 8x AGP, 64MB onboard LAN, Firewire, USB This thing is pretty obviously designed for windows, but I seem to have gotten Debian back up and running in a minimally usable state, although at present the kernel is compiled with the processor type set to 486 instead of Athlon/K7 (having trouble with modules, especially the hcfpci modules for the winmodem, when I recompile and/or simply insert the K7 image with apt-get). Here is my main problem: I've downloaded and installed the NVidia drivers/modules for the Asus video card I have in the AGP slot, but when I reconfigure xserver-xfree86, choose the nvidia driver then startx, I get a "EE: no device found" error. When I do lspci -vvn I get the following entry for (what I think?) is the video card: 03:00.0 Class 0300: 10de:0181 (rev a2) Subsystem: 1043:8063 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop+ ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI- D1- D2- PME- Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [44] AGP version 3.0 Status: RQ=31 SBA+ 64bit- FW+ Rate=21 Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate= but the first item returned by lspci also mentions AGP, but with I/O- rather than +. I used setserial -d 10de:01e0 command=1, thinking this would enable this device, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Here is the entry: 00:00.0 Class 0600: 10de:01e0 (rev c1) Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR-
Re: NVidia drivers, X troubles (Debian 3, linux 2.4.18)
> Here is my main problem: I've downloaded and installed the NVidia > drivers/modules for the Asus video card I have in the AGP slot, but > when I reconfigure xserver-xfree86, choose the nvidia driver then > startx, I get a "EE: no device found" error. Have you tried "modprobe nvidia"? Any errors when you do? Or, when you run lsmod, does nvidia show up in the list? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]