Re: Problem with X when changing to console

2021-02-14 Thread IL Ka
Hi. I am not familiar with nvidia, but I believe you need KMS/DRM mode: (See modeset setting) https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/396.51/README/kms.html This was an idea behind the DRM/KMS: both Xorg and Framebuffer (graphical mode linux command line console) work on top of the driver

Problem with X when changing to console

2021-02-14 Thread Hans
Hi folks, since some months I am looking for an issue and I hope, someone might know more and can help. The issue is the following: I am running plasma and Nvidia proprietrary driver. When I change to a console with CTL+ALT+F1, and after some seconds back with ALT+F7, then X has crashed. It

Re: Dell Inspiron 17 3000 Series 3785 problem with X

2019-08-14 Thread Charlie
Received from ernst on Wed, 14 Aug 2019 09:10:55 -0400 Re: Dell Inspiron 17 3000 Series 3785 problem with X > On Wed, 2019-08-14 at 14:20 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 08:11:34AM -0400, ernst doubt wrote: > > > Hi all,

Re: Dell Inspiron 17 3000 Series 3785 problem with X

2019-08-14 Thread ernst doubt
On Wed, 2019-08-14 at 14:20 +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 08:11:34AM -0400, ernst doubt wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > i had sent a message to debian-laptop a few hours back, but all > > i've > > seen so far is one response (suggesting i use q4os). i'm pretty > > committed t

Re: Dell Inspiron 17 3000 Series 3785 problem with X

2019-08-14 Thread Dan Ritter
ernst doubt wrote: > After installing buster, this brand new laptop of mine seems to hang on > X (GDM) starting -- after briefly showing a flashing underscore char in > the top left corner of the screen, it drops back to command-line output > (but doesn't allow me to login). > > i'm booted into r

Re: Dell Inspiron 17 3000 Series 3785 problem with X

2019-08-14 Thread tomas
On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 08:11:34AM -0400, ernst doubt wrote: > Hi all, > > i had sent a message to debian-laptop a few hours back, but all i've > seen so far is one response (suggesting i use q4os). i'm pretty > committed to using debian directly though (at least until i've tried an > awful lot mo

Dell Inspiron 17 3000 Series 3785 problem with X

2019-08-14 Thread ernst doubt
Hi all, i had sent a message to debian-laptop a few hours back, but all i've seen so far is one response (suggesting i use q4os). i'm pretty committed to using debian directly though (at least until i've tried an awful lot more things). After installing buster, this brand new laptop of mine seems

Re: Problem with X or kdm

2013-08-19 Thread Kent West
On 08/19/2013 01:25 PM, Ronald Púpala wrote: Hi there. After upgrading to debian jessie happens to me, that instead of X me shining black screen,after switching back from console, and will help only restart kdm. Along with this there is some other problem. When I log into X s, below my username

Problem with X or kdm

2013-08-19 Thread Ronald Púpala
Hi there. After upgrading to debian jessie happens to me, that instead of X me shining black screen,after switching back from console, and will help only restart kdm. Along with this there is some other problem. When I log into X s, below my username I unsubscribe and thus starts kdm login dial

Re: Problem with X

2011-05-16 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 16 May 2011 16:13:44 +0100, pch0317 wrote: > I try start X on my computer but when i type startx screen freezes. I > can see desktop but I can't move mouse cursor nor use keyboard. First I > installed basic debian system, then I installed xfce4. (...) > (EE) Failed to load module "vmwgfx

Re: Problem with X

2011-05-16 Thread Roger Leigh
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 05:17:54PM +0200, Florian Snow wrote: > Do you get a message during boot that udev failed to start? If so, > try to delete /run and it should fix the problem. Now that /run is created and used by all system services, deleting it is no longer advisable. If you're using init

Re: Problem with X

2011-05-16 Thread Roger Leigh
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 04:13:44PM +0100, pch0317 wrote: > I try start X on my computer but when i type startx screen freezes. > I can see desktop but I can't move mouse cursor nor use keyboard. > First I installed basic debian system, then I installed xfce4. It's possibly an issue with udev not t

Re: Problem with X

2011-05-16 Thread Florian Snow
Hi! Do you get a message during boot that udev failed to start? If so, try to delete /run and it should fix the problem. Best regards, Florian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archi

Problem with X

2011-05-16 Thread pch0317
Hi, I try start X on my computer but when i type startx screen freezes. I can see desktop but I can't move mouse cursor nor use keyboard. First I installed basic debian system, then I installed xfce4. lspci: 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. P4M800 Host Bridge 00:00.1 Host bridge: VI

keymap problem with X

2008-03-07 Thread Riccardo Magliocchetti
[please cc me, i'm not subscribed] Hi, I can't get an usb keyboard working in X in debian etch. The x is started from root user (not great i know). The keyboard works fine in virtual terminals. I've tried to manually compile the keymap, but the link get deleted on X start. setxkbmap -rules xfre

Problem with X

2006-03-28 Thread Drake Mobius
Hi all,On my testing box, where a lot of installation/removal happens as I both 1) test new configs and 2) learn how to do things without fear of data loss, I've run into an issue with X windowsNo graphical/X apps appear to be able to open. Fluxbox doesn't report anything, but trying to open a grap

Re: XKB problem with x-terminal

2005-12-11 Thread Simo Kauppi
On Sun, Dec 11, 2005 at 11:19:39PM +0100, Almut Behrens wrote: > On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 11:22:30PM +0200, Simo Kauppi wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 09:34:26PM +0100, Almut Behrens wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 07, 2005 at 02:16:09PM +0200, Simo Kauppi wrote: > > > > Is there a way to compile keybo

Re: XKB problem with x-terminal

2005-12-11 Thread Almut Behrens
On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 11:22:30PM +0200, Simo Kauppi wrote: > On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 09:34:26PM +0100, Almut Behrens wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 07, 2005 at 02:16:09PM +0200, Simo Kauppi wrote: > > > Is there a way to compile keyboard definitions for X and save them > > > somewhere, where XServer can

Re: XKB problem with x-terminal

2005-12-09 Thread Simo Kauppi
On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 09:34:26PM +0100, Almut Behrens wrote: > (okay, took me while to reply, but just in case you haven't figured it > out yourself in the meantime...) Hi, No, I still haven't figured it out totally, even though I have been playing around with xkbcomp and its different options

Re: XKB problem with x-terminal

2005-12-08 Thread Almut Behrens
(okay, took me while to reply, but just in case you haven't figured it out yourself in the meantime...) On Wed, Dec 07, 2005 at 02:16:09PM +0200, Simo Kauppi wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way to compile keyboard definitions for X and save them > somewhere, where XServer can read them, when it start

XKB problem with x-terminal

2005-12-07 Thread Simo Kauppi
Hi, Is there a way to compile keyboard definitions for X and save them somewhere, where XServer can read them, when it starts? The reason I'm asking is that I set up a thinclient, i.e. an x-terminal with just Xorg running on it. When X starts it gives the '(EE) Couldn't load XKB keymap, falling b

problem with X-4.3 + flat panels using dvi cables and nvidia graphics card

2004-05-13 Thread James D. Freels
I am having a nagging problem with my Nvidia-GeForce FX 5200 video card. I am hoping to get some help from this forum(s) on how to correct the problem(s). Please reply directly or through the forum with advise on this problem. First, let me give some details of my setup. The video card is a PCI

Re: dvd & tv-out problem with X

2004-04-10 Thread Kristian Niemi
Seems there aren't too many using / interested in tv out. Anyway, I managed to get tv-out to work (by using atitvout) with telling X to use the vesa driver instead of radeon. (I.e. by editing /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, looking up the device driver (was "radeon") and changing it to "vesa".) There's

Re: dvd & tv-out problem with X

2004-04-07 Thread Kristian Niemi
Right ... Just installed kernel-image-2.6.4-1-686, and for some mysterious reason, the DVD:s just got several minutes longer. The previous kernel I used, 2.6.3, I had compiled myself. Obviously I did something wrong. :) Does anyone have any pointers as to where it went wrong? How was it possibl

Re: dvd & tv-out problem with X

2004-04-07 Thread Kristian Niemi
Alright... I've been trying to find some more info. There are some posts on the net suggesting the problem might have something to do with kernel 2.6.*; I'm using 2.6.3. See http://www.via.ecp.fr/via/ml/libdvd...1/msg6.html There's also other posts suggesting the same thing, but I haven't fo

dvd & tv-out problem with X

2004-04-03 Thread Kristian Niemi
Hi, Question I: I've got this strange problem; tvout in X doesn't work any more -- works fine from shell though (i.e. `bashing' on tv works ;) ). I have a ATI Radeon 7500 Mobile card on a Dell Inspiron laptop, running Debian unstable (up to date). I'm using the package atitvout to `attach' tv

Re: Problem with X/icewm

2004-02-20 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include * Bob Parnes [Thu, Feb 19 2004, 09:03:37PM]: > applications. XFree86.0.log has no error messages. I stopped the display > manager (wdm) and started X from the console: same result, except that > the console showed a long progression of lines, > > IceWm: Warning: glyph not found: XX >

Problem with X/icewm

2004-02-19 Thread Bob Parnes
Hello, I am running a combination of stable/testing, with icewm the window manager. On starting the system today, I found that all the text was missing from the popup menu, from the task bar, and from the title bar of applications. XFree86.0.log has no error messages. I stopped the display manager

Re: problem with X

2004-02-08 Thread Bytor the Destroyer
hey just want to say that X is working now. Wanted to thank eveyone who helped me. Thanks again. Clyde -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: problem with X

2004-02-07 Thread Bytor the Destroyer
I have done some reading and I have commented out the lines in my XF86Config file load GLcore and load dri. It solved the problem with the errors I got in my XFree86 log. I am still having a problem with getting X up and running. I can get the Nvidia spash screen and then I get a black and wh

Re: problem with X

2004-02-07 Thread Roy Pluschke
On February 7, 2004 11:45 am, Bytor the Destroyer wrote: > I have done some reading and I have commented out the lines in my > XF86Config file load GLcore and load dri. It solved the problem with the > errors I got in my XFree86 log. I am still having a problem with getting X > up and running. I

Re: problem with X

2004-02-07 Thread Bytor the Destroyer
I have done some reading and I have commented out the lines in my XF86Config file load GLcore and load dri. It solved the problem with the errors I got in my XFree86 log. I am still having a problem with getting X up and running. I can get the Nvidia spash screen and then I get a black and wh

Re: problem with X

2004-02-05 Thread Rob Weir
On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 11:15:22AM -0700, Justin Guerin said > On Thursday 05 February 2004 10:41, Bytor the Destroyer wrote: > > > The (EE) line indicates X can't find the GLcore module. Mine is in > > > /usr/ X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a Do you have that file? > > > What are its pe

Re: problem with X

2004-02-05 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello Bytor the Destroyer (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> >> The (EE) line indicates X can't find the GLcore module. Mine is in >> /usr/ >> X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a Do you have that file? >> What are its permissions? (mine are 0644). >> > I can not seem to find the GLcore mod

Re: problem with X

2004-02-05 Thread Justin Guerin
On Thursday 05 February 2004 10:41, Bytor the Destroyer wrote: > > The (EE) line indicates X can't find the GLcore module. Mine is in > > /usr/ X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a Do you have that file? > > What are its permissions? (mine are 0644). > > > > HTH. > > > > Justin > > I can not

Re: problem with X

2004-02-05 Thread Bytor the Destroyer
> > The (EE) line indicates X can't find the GLcore module. Mine is in /usr/ > X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a Do you have that file? What are > its permissions? (mine are 0644). > > HTH. > > Justin I can not seem to find the GLcore module. I look in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extens

Re: problem with X

2004-02-05 Thread Justin Guerin
On Thursday 05 February 2004 09:23, Bytor the Destroyer wrote: > i am running kernel 2.6.0 and sarge. I have a nvidia GForce 2MX. I have > just installed the latest driver from nvidias web site. When I type > startx I get the nvidia spash screen up and then after a couple of > seconds I go direc

problem with X

2004-02-05 Thread Bytor the Destroyer
i am running kernel 2.6.0 and sarge. I have a nvidia GForce 2MX. I have just installed the latest driver from nvidias web site. When I type startx I get the nvidia spash screen up and then after a couple of seconds I go directly back to text mode with the following showing XFree86 Version 4.

problem with X

2004-02-01 Thread Bytor the Destroyer
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Problem with X cursor theme in KDE

2004-01-23 Thread Eric
Hello, I'm running Debian sid and recently did a dist-upgrade to KDE 3.1.5. It went well except my X cursor theme does not load anymore. I googled the problem and came across this http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=226545 Which about halfway down refrences this discussion http:

RE: Problem with X

2003-08-19 Thread Wathen, Metherion
There was an panel applet called 'quickres', or something similar to that, on the Potato cd's - don't know if it made it to Woody tho'. fwiw. hth, mw -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with X

2003-08-19 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello Hooman (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > Thanks a lot. Finally, I could boot with Gnome or any > other Windows manager. Now I have another problem(s). > First, when I want to login as root from login screen, > the system doesn't let me in and issues an error > message. Why is that? I tried oth

Re: Problem with X

2003-08-19 Thread Hooman
--- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello > > Hooman (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > > --- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >> However, If you didn't do it, please first try to > >> turn off the Kernel > >> framebuffer option as Stephane already proposed. > >> Man

Re: Problem with X

2003-08-19 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello Hooman (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > --- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> However, If you didn't do it, please first try to >> turn off the Kernel >> framebuffer option as Stephane already proposed. >> Many nvidia cards >> won't work if it is activated. > > How exactly shou

Re: Problem with X

2003-08-18 Thread Hooman
--- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello > > Hooman (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > > --- Glenn Howell Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Heya, so here are my default ball park guesses > about > >> your problem. > >> > >> A) Look in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and see if the > >>

Re: Problem with X

2003-08-18 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello Hooman (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > --- Glenn Howell Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Heya, so here are my default ball park guesses about >> your problem. >> >> A) Look in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and see if the >> driver for your video >> card is nvidia > > The driver that I selecte

Re: Problem with X

2003-08-18 Thread Hooman
--- Glenn Howell Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heya, so here are my default ball park guesses about > your problem. > > A) Look in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and see if the > driver for your video > card is nvidia The driver that I selected during installation was "nv" which I hope is the same a

Re: Problem with X

2003-08-18 Thread Glenn Howell Evans
Heya, so here are my default ball park guesses about your problem. A) Look in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and see if the driver for your video card is nvidia B) Did you compile the nvidia drivers yourself or did you use the kernel driver? If you didnt do either i would hope on nvidia's website and grab

Re: Problem with X

2003-08-18 Thread Stephane
Le Mon, 18 Aug 2003 03:47:47 -0400 (EDT) Hooman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a dit: > Hello everybody, > I have installed Debian Linux on my machine at home > and I have problems starting X-window system on it. > Consequently, no desktop manager will run. The machine > is a Pentium-III 800MHz with 512 MB o

Problem with X

2003-08-18 Thread Hooman
Hello everybody, I have installed Debian Linux on my machine at home and I have problems starting X-window system on it. Consequently, no desktop manager will run. The machine is a Pentium-III 800MHz with 512 MB of RAM. I have a NVidia RIVA TNT2 graphics card and an OPTIQUEST V775 monitor. When I

Re: Problem with X in unstable, screen resolution isn't set to the configured values

2003-07-07 Thread Florian Ernst
Hello Mariano! Mariano Kamp wrote: > [...] > I made a backup of the current XF86Config-4 file and will restore > it after > the next dist-upgrade. Err, I forgot to mention : run a sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 and tell it not to control your XF86Config-4, and this shouldn't be necessa

Re: Problem with X in unstable, screen resolution isn't set to the configured values

2003-07-07 Thread Mariano Kamp
Hallo Florian, thanks very much for your help. I am using an LCD screen (forgot to mention this in first place ;-() and after setting both max boundaries to 100 everything works as smoothley as before. I made a backup of the current XF86Config-4 file and will restore it after the next

Re: Problem with X in unstable, screen resolution isn't set to the configured values

2003-07-07 Thread Florian Ernst
Hello Mariano! Mariano Kamp wrote: > since a couple of weeks I have the above described problem. My > monitor shows > that I run with 1024x768. The funny thing is that this resolution is > nowhere to be found in my XF86Config-4 (see attached file). Your "Monitor" Section in the XF86Config-4 l

Problem with X in unstable, screen resolution isn't set to the configured values

2003-07-06 Thread Mariano Kamp
Hi, since a couple of weeks I have the above described problem. My monitor shows that I run with 1024x768. The funny thing is that this resolution is nowhere to be found in my XF86Config-4 (see attached file). I assumed that this was part of the problem with the gcc bug, but meanwhile I

SOLVED: Re: Problem with X / NV / GLX / unstable

2003-06-14 Thread Mariano Kamp
Hi, this is a know bug in unstable for the time being. http://debianplanet.org/node.php?id=966#comment On Saturday 14 June 2003 13:44, Mariano Kamp wrote: > Hi there, > > I am running unstable (and the latest xserver from unstable and the nv > bin module) and haven't restarted my xserver for

Problem with X / NV / GLX / unstable

2003-06-14 Thread Mariano Kamp
Hi there, I am running unstable (and the latest xserver from unstable and the nv bin module) and haven't restarted my xserver for a couple of days. Today I dist-upgraded (as I did before) and also restarted mit xserver. Unfortunately X is not working anymore. Meanwhile I pinned it down to the

Problem with X

2003-03-07 Thread Anthony R. J. Ball
Somewhere between an apt-get upgrade of unstable woody and the system crashing twice while trying to get a second ethernet card going I seem to have trashed my x. I have tried reinstalling various x-windows packages with no luck. The error message I am getting is: (EE) end of block range 0xfb

Re: having problem with X on woody with r128

2002-09-25 Thread Kenneth Macdonald Karlsen
b d wrote: >hah. I thought I had enough skills to do this (and >no, man apt-get, didn't seem to help me either - :) ). > >I put Branden's line in my sources.list (deb >http://people.debian.org/%7Ebranden/ sid/i386/) and >did an apt-get update and upgrade, and it all looked >fine and dandy that 8

Re: having problem with X on woody with r128

2002-09-25 Thread b d
hah. I thought I had enough skills to do this (and no, man apt-get, didn't seem to help me either - :) ). I put Branden's line in my sources.list (deb http://people.debian.org/%7Ebranden/ sid/i386/) and did an apt-get update and upgrade, and it all looked fine and dandy that 8 packages relating

Re: having problem with X on woody with r128

2002-09-25 Thread Bill Morgan
This card worked fine for me under X 3.36, but failed under Woody's X 4.1, which I find a little puzzling. I wound up using Branden's somewhat experimental XFree86 4.2 located at: http://people.debian.org/~branden/ There's a list of mirrors at: http://raw.no/x4.2/ It's working fine fo

Re: having problem with X on woody with r128

2002-09-25 Thread b d
Hi Bart et all, Um, I'm sorry, I couldn't find where to disable the kernel frame buffer I had previously crafted my XF86Config file from hand... but I did as you said and did a dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86, and didn't see any mention of kernel frame buffer also couldn't find it in th

Re: Problem with X and the mouse, Sony VAIO PCG-8A6M, GRX316G

2002-09-02 Thread Bob Proulx
Mariano Kamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-02 21:37:16 +0200]: > when using the internal mouse on the am machine it sometimes works, > but most of the time it just moves a bit and when I am at the end of the > touchpad lift my finger and lower it at the begin of the touchpad the > cursor returns

Problem with X and the mouse, Sony VAIO PCG-8A6M, GRX316G

2002-09-02 Thread Mariano Kamp
Hi, when using the internal mouse on the am machine it sometimes works, but most of the time it just moves a bit and when I am at the end of the touchpad lift my finger and lower it at the begin of the touchpad the cursor returns to the lower left corner?! Any idea about that? Mariano --

Re: Fonts loading problem with X

2002-05-24 Thread Raffaele Sandrini
On Friday 24 May 2002 00:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > as far as I know, the font "fixed" belongs to misc, 100dpi or 75dpi. So > try loading these fonts before the truetypes. > > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/:unscaled" > FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fon

Re: Fonts loading problem with X

2002-05-23 Thread oz
Hi, as far as I know, the font "fixed" belongs to misc, 100dpi or 75dpi. So try loading these fonts before the truetypes. FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fon

Fonts loading problem with X

2002-05-23 Thread Raffaele Sandrini
Hi I tried to load the M$ TTF fonts with X today. I made it like the howto on http://www.paulandlesley.org/linux/xfree4_tt.html tells me to do. I set everything up and changed the XF86Config. If i try to start X i get this error: Fatal server error: could not open default font '

Re: Problem with X server

2002-02-02 Thread ben
On Saturday 02 February 2002 10:52 am, Doug Jolley wrote: > Is this ever a case of the blind leading the blind. > However, I have sort of a divide and conquor approach > with respect to X. I try to get X working SOMEWAY and > then adjust from there. That being the case, I have a > theory (and I w

Re: Problem with X server

2002-02-02 Thread Doug Jolley
Is this ever a case of the blind leading the blind. However, I have sort of a divide and conquor approach with respect to X. I try to get X working SOMEWAY and then adjust from there. That being the case, I have a theory (and I would like to know if others think that it's valid) that the easiest

Re: Problem with X server

2002-02-02 Thread ben
On Saturday 02 February 2002 08:44 am, Leonardo Schunk wrote: > Hi Everybody !!1 > My name is Leonardo and i am a Debian User from > Brazil. > I am an Electronics Enginner, and a newbie user of > Debian. > I have the following problem : > Everytime i start the X server (i use "startx") > this messa

Problem with X server

2002-02-02 Thread Leonardo Schunk
Hi Everybody !!1 My name is Leonardo and i am a Debian User from Brazil. I am an Electronics Enginner, and a newbie user of Debian. I have the following problem : Everytime i start the X server (i use "startx") this message comes : X: exec of /usr/bin/X11/XF86_SVGA failed givin up xinit: connecti

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 03:03:11PM -0700, Robinder Bains ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Brian Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > Do this: > > > > % apt-get --reinstall xfonts-base > > > > And it *should* fix it. > > > > -- > > -Brian Clark > > > > then

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-02 Thread Brian Clark
* Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Dec 02. 2001 17:13]: > > > % apt-get --reinstall xfonts-base > > > > > > And it *should* fix it. > > > > > > -- > > > -Brian Clark > > > > then I get... > > > > E: Invalid operation xfonts-base > Should be apt-get --reinstall install xfonts-base >

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-02 Thread Robinder Bains
- Original Message - From: "Brian Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > % apt-get --reinstall xfonts-base > > And it *should* fix it. yup I did apt-get --reinstall install xfonts-base as a couple other people sugested and X works, sort of at least. Thanks for all your help! > -Brian Clark >

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-02 Thread Stephen Gran
Thus spake Robinder Bains: > > - Original Message - > From: "Brian Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > Do this: > > > > % apt-get --reinstall xfonts-base > > > > And it *should* fix it. > > > > -- > > -Brian Clark > > > > then I get... > > E: Invalid operation xfonts-base Should be a

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-02 Thread Robinder Bains
- Original Message - From: "Brian Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Do this: > > % apt-get --reinstall xfonts-base > > And it *should* fix it. > > -- > -Brian Clark > then I get... E: Invalid operation xfonts-base

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-02 Thread Jesse Goerz
On Sunday 02 December 2001 15:19, Robinder Bains wrote: > > Run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 again, and when you get > > to the section about "Frame Buffer Device" answer "No" > > > > Then try to startx again and see if it starts normally. > > > > -- > > -Brian Clark > > O.k now I get this...

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-02 Thread dman
On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 01:19:47PM -0700, Robinder Bains wrote: | | > | > Run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 again, and when you get to the | > section about "Frame Buffer Device" answer "No" | > | > Then try to startx again and see if it starts normally. | | O.k now I get this... | | (WW)

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-02 Thread Robinder Bains
> > Run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 again, and when you get to the > section about "Frame Buffer Device" answer "No" > > Then try to startx again and see if it starts normally. > > -- > -Brian Clark > O.k now I get this... (WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" does not exist.

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-02 Thread Robinder Bains
- Original Message - From: "Brian Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > And it should automatically start the configuration after it's > installed. O.K. now I get this error when I type startx... (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. Fatal server error: no screens foun

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-02 Thread Brian Clark
* Robinder Bains <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Dec 02. 2001 01:49]: > > % dpkg -l | grep xfree > > I got > > ii xfree86-common 4.1.0-9X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure > > only > > > ii xfree86-common 4.1.0-9X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure > > ii xserver-xf

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-02 Thread Robinder Bains
- Original Message - From: "Brian Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > % dpkg -l | grep xfree I got ii xfree86-common 4.1.0-9X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure only > ii xfree86-common 4.1.0-9X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure > ii xserver-xfree8 4.1.0

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-01 Thread Brian Clark
* Robinder Bains <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Dec 01. 2001 23:14]: > I'm new at this. How do I find out if I have xserver-xfree86 installed? % dpkg -l | grep xfree ii xfree86-common 4.1.0-9X Window System (XFree86) infrastructure ii xserver-xfree8 4.1.0-9the XFree86 X server If that

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-01 Thread Robinder Bains
- Original Message - From: "dman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 8:59 PM Subject: Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install > On Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 07:33:25PM -0700, Robinder Bains wrote: > | Hi, > | > | I just i

Re: just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-01 Thread dman
On Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 07:33:25PM -0700, Robinder Bains wrote: | Hi, | | I just installed an iso of woody, it was one cd, my network card installed | correctly and I can go online with my cable modem, but I get this error when | I type startx | | /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xserverrc: /usr/bin/X

just installed woody and have problem with X install

2001-12-01 Thread Robinder Bains
Hi, I just installed an iso of woody, it was one cd, my network card installed correctly and I can go online with my cable modem, but I get this error when I type startx /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xserverrc: /usr/bin/X11/X: No such file or directory /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xserverrc: exec: /usr

Problem with X (Intel i810) ...

2001-01-25 Thread NVasconcelos
Hello, I´m having problems with X instalation I won, one time, view the X, but when rebooted the machine the X crashed !! Machine: IBM NetVista 6229, chipset i810. There are attached: x.log -> X log; dpkg.log -> out of

Re: Hi I am having a problem with X.

2000-11-05 Thread Mario Vukelic
> Hi, >If any one who can help me, I am a new user of debian, I am > working on Intel 810 chipset but debian refuse to make X work on the in > built AGP so, I am currently using the shell & is deprived of use of X, > So any body out there have any idea about the problem > > Thanks, > Gurpr

Hi I am having a problem with X.

2000-11-05 Thread Gurpreet Singh
Hi, If any one who can help me, I am a new user of debian, I am working on Intel 810 chipset but debian refuse to make X work on the in built AGP so, I am currently using the shell & is deprived of use of X, So any body out there have any idea about the problem Thanks, Gurpreet -- Quote

Re: A possible problem with x-terminal-emulator?

2000-08-14 Thread Shaul Karl
> On Sun, Aug 13, 2000 at 08:18:25PM +0300, Shaul Karl wrote: > > A few days ago I reported here that I have a problem with text apps > > (top, mc, pstree and such) that are being launched in X using the menu > > system (that is, with something like apps->System->Top). To be more > > specific, it a

Re: A possible problem with x-terminal-emulator?

2000-08-13 Thread Eric G . Miller
On Sun, Aug 13, 2000 at 08:18:25PM +0300, Shaul Karl wrote: > A few days ago I reported here that I have a problem with text apps > (top, mc, pstree and such) that are being launched in X using the menu > system (that is, with something like apps->System->Top). To be more > specific, it appeared th

A possible problem with x-terminal-emulator?

2000-08-13 Thread Shaul Karl
A few days ago I reported here that I have a problem with text apps (top, mc, pstree and such) that are being launched in X using the menu system (that is, with something like apps->System->Top). To be more specific, it appeared that the X terminal that these apps are using does not read the xte

Re: Problem with X

2000-07-27 Thread James Polson
> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 03:15:10 -0700 > From: Torrey Peacock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Problem with X > To:James Polson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, debian-user@lists.debian.org > James, > I have a Rage 128 Pro card (XPert200

Re: Problem with X

2000-07-27 Thread Torrey Peacock
James, I have a Rage 128 Pro card (XPert2000 Pro) and have got it working with XFree86 version 3.3.6. The tip on David St. Clair's page was crucial, of adding "ChipId 0x5246" to the "Device" section of XF86Config. With that modification, the r128 driver will work. How did you manage to inst

Problem with X

2000-07-26 Thread James Polson
Hi, I'm still trying to setup X windows and make it compatible with my ATI Rage 128 Pro video card. This card is not supported with the XFree86 software supplied with slink Debian linux. Fortunately, I found help on the web (David St. Clair at http://www4.ncsu.edu/~distclai/rage128-howto.html) who

Problem with X on Slink after apt-get update

2000-02-03 Thread Abdul Aziz
Hi. I just changed my video card to an ATI Xpert 2000 8MB and used apt-get update then apt-get dist-upgrade to fetch the XFree 3.3.6 for Slink from http://www.debian.org/~vincent. All downloaded and installed OK - except for error with xterm which was left unconfigured with message "unable to make

Problem with X and SiS5598 chipset

1999-11-17 Thread Mark Anderson
I have the following config: Debian Linux, 2.1 on Kernel 2.2.13, with SiS-5598 Chipset video, and the VGA16 X- Server. When I run "startx" it brings up a nice little x-session... in 300x200

potato problem with X?

1999-11-11 Thread Ron Farrer
Hello all; After upgrading a few packages to potato; sysutils, netbase, lsof, acct, diald, xosview, and gnome. Some programs load with black or blank windows and I can't do anything. So far xv, gnome (so far every gnome app), and gv have this problem (thats all I've tried so far). Why is this hap

??? Mysterious recurring problem with X video...

1999-02-05 Thread rich
Hey there everybody, I've decided to try and figure out a problem (with y'alls help!) that has bugged me since the days of Bo - setting up my X video. I've tried reading all of the documentation, but to no avail. Here's my situation: At 8 bpp, I have no problems (except the normal lame-looking co

Re: Problem with X...Windowmaker...locale?

1998-11-23 Thread debian
The problem as near as i can tell regards the fonts. None of the fonts (i.e. Xfonts-XXdpi 3.3.2.3a-8 or the non -XXdpi) remedy this message in .xsesion-errors while using either wmaker .14.1-7 or 0.20.2-2 [excalibur:root] /root #tail .xsession-errors /usr/X11R6/bin/WindowMaker warning: could not

Re: Always my problem with X

1998-11-23 Thread Jiri Baum
Hello, > I still got that problem running X : > > waiting for X server to shut down FreeFontPath: FPE > "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing. > > immediately after the graphical screens comes up... and down ! That error message doesn't sound too bad - after all, it

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