hello jon... i do not have your machine, but perhaps i can be of some help, anyway... * jon salenger <salenger@sbcglobal.net> [2004-07-28 09:23 +0200]: > I've been working on configuring XFree86 for a couple of days, now. I keep > getting "fatal error: no screens found." I'm still a bit unsure, as there's > more than one config tool (eg, dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86, > xf86config), and more than one config file - /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, > /root/XF86Config.new (at this point I'm assuming that the important file (on > my system) is /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 based on reading the > /var/log/XFree86.0.log and man XF86Config-4. Is the /root file intended to > replace the /etc/X11 file, or is it for the root user's use or something > else? (I tried replacing, just for the heck of it, and a bunch of other > stuff, but so far, nothing has worked.) > > If I can't get a solution, I'll keep mucking around, trying to figure out > where, for instance, dpkg-reconfigure writes the file (xf66config is much > more explicit about this) and messing around with some of the settings, > trying different config files/locations (according to "man XF86Config-4"), > etc.. if the suggestions below, do not help, i recommend moving all these config files away and then issue "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86". in my experience, only /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 should be the config to use. > [SIDE NOTE: I'm learning, as it was sorely required, to send mail from bash. > I got it to send mail to my GF, but not to my email (sbcglobal.net) address. > I've experimented enough (same cmd, differrent address) to suspect there's > some block on my email (though nothing I did). I had to send these files to > her and then forward them back to me, go into OSX and retrieve them to > assemble this mail. Anyone have any idea why I can't send myself mail? > Anyone know of a good howto on mail? I've read a few that weren't too > helpful (e.g. AT&T network manual), and the man pages (while useful) are > still a bit cryptic and sparse for me.] perhaps the Linux Mail User HOWTO helps you, get the package "doc-linux-text" and $ zless /usr/share/doc/HOWTO/en-text/Mail-User-HOWTO.gz > At this point, I'm guessing that the BusID for the video card is wrong, but > neither Apple System Profiler nor lspci made it very clear what the ID is in > 0:0:0 format. Googling didn't help much either. i am not so sure either, but my lspci says: 0000:00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10] while my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 says: Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Mobility Radeon 9600" Driver "radeon" BusID "PCI:0:16:0" Option "UseFBDev" "true" Option "AGPMode" "4" Option "EnablePageFlip" Option "DRIReinit" EndSection so it seems that lspci is hex and XF86Config-4 is dec. send us your output of "lspci". > (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00:10:0 > (WW) NV: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0:16:0) found > (EE) No devices detected. > > Fatal server error: > no screens found you might also try with leaving out BusID completely, sometimes it works (on x86). cheers, sebastian -- ::: .O. ::: ..O ::: OOO ::: lynx -source http://www.kodeaffe.de/shensche.pub | gpg --import
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