Re: New XF 4.0.1-4 debs available
On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, ghandi wrote:
> I tried it out, XFree86 -configure dies with Signal 11, but startx will
> let the server start normally. I had to specify my videoram as the server
> was unable to detect any. But, once I launched the server, I was treated
> to a blank screen. Coming in over the network and killing X by hand
> works sometimes. I'm attaching the /var/log/XFree86.0.log. I tried
> 24-bit and 8-bit color depths.
Hmmm...it's a ViRGE, so there's bound to be problems (I've already found a
few). I'll look through the log and try to find more out. I already know
about the sig11 with XFree86 -configure, but haven't gotten around to
debugging it yet.
Until I do, though, you may want to run 'dexter' again just to ensure that
your XF86Config-4 file is up-to-date and correct. Once that's done, try
running the Xserver in 8bpp mode first. I've had problems with other
depths on my ViRGE, but that one works like a champ.
Then again, upstream may be correct in saying that the Jensen code needs
updating. From the looks of the logfile, though, it's finding the proper
base addresses and such, so I'm more inclined to think that the ViRGE
driver just sucks at this stage of development.
C
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