[newbie] XFree86 4.0.1 freezes on P133... help!

Hello here :) I have an old P133 (without MMX), video is ATI Mach64. Trying to install Mandrake 7.2 (Odyssey) on it. I have big problems making XFree86 4.0.1 work. When I start X and initial KDE screen shows up strange things start to happen. Some (not all) text is garbled and screwed into

Re: [newbie] XFree86 4.0.1

On Wednesday 10 January 2001 09:07 pm, you wrote: Is anyone else besides me having a problem installin XFree 4.0.1 in Mandrake 7.2? I tried installing Xfree 4.0.1 though rpmdrake and everything seemed to install fine..I have an Xfreeconfig-4 file, but when I do a X -version and in KDE I

[newbie] XFree86 4.0.1 not cooperating

I would like to get my Viper 550 AGP working with Nvidia drivers, but I need to update XFree86. So, I installed XFree86 4.0.1 with the RPM included with the Mandrake disk (I used the "mandrake update" program or whatever it's called. I think the file name was something like

Re: [newbie] XFree86 4.0.1

000 11:18 PM Subject: [newbie] XFree86 4.0.1 I just upgraded to 4.0.1 but get the following error when I 'startx' could not init font path element unix/:-1, removing from list! Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' does anyone have any input? I'm lost here, I tr

Re: [newbie] XFree86 4.0.1

I've had this problem too. All you have to do to fix this is boot to failsafe mode and enter into your XF86Config-4 file the absolute paths to your fonts. You can run emacs from the command line by typing emacs XF86Config-4 When you have made the changes that need to be made, hold down the

[newbie] XFree86 4.0.1

I just upgraded to 4.0.1 but get the following error when I 'startx' could not init font path element unix/:-1, removing from list! Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' does anyone have any input? I'm lost here, I tried reinstalling all the packages but it changed nothing

Re: [newbie] XFree86 - 4.0.1 - Cannot open fixed

Could be a couple of things. Did you install all the fonts that come with XFree86 4.01. Are you running "XFS" at startup, if no then you need to enable the font server build into 4.01. Make sure you have the fixed font package installed. -- Original Message

[newbie] XFree86 - 4.0.1 - Cannot open fixed

XFree86 Version 4.0.1 / X Window System(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400)Release Date: 1 July 2000If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newerthan the above date, look for a newer version before reportingproblems. (see

[newbie] xfree86 4.0.1 with Creative 3D Blaster PCI

Hi everybody, this is my first post. I've installed Linux Mandrake 7.1 (italian) and then updated xfree86 to version 4.0.1 (I've downloaded from xfree86.org the binaries for libc5). My video card is a: Creative 3D Blaster PCI (Rendition Verite 1000 chipset) and my monitor is a: Philips 105S 15"

Re: [newbie] XFree86 4.0.1

I'm currently using 4.0.1. I downloaded the binaries from www.xfree86.org and installed them using the installation instructions from xfree. I'm running Mandrake 7.0 and an Nvidia TNT2 video card. I have had some strange lock-ups. I am also running the latest developement kernel

[newbie] XFree86 4.0.1

Hi! Has anyone tried using XFree86 4.0.1 yet? Are there RPM's for them and what files should I get to run on my mandrake 7.1? Any links would be very helpful. =) Thanks! John -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=- John M Catral ICQ# 7113128