Re: X can't find usable screens
Isn't that for XFree86 version 3? I thought the big difference with
version 4 is that everything goes through xserver-xfree86.
If I link /etc/X11/X -> /usr/bin/X11/XF86_SVGA then every works fine,
but I think it's then running version 3 using /etc/X11/XF86Config
rather than /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 .
- Robert
On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Peter Watkinson wrote:
> Try
>
> dpdk-reconfigure xserver-yourflavourofxserverhere
>
> eg
>
> xserver-svga
>
> or
> xserver-s3 in my case
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Or maybe not
>
> Anyway it worked for me.
>
> cheers,
>
>
>
> Peter Watkinson
> peter.watkinson1@ntlworld.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Funnell" <robert.funnell@mcgill.ca>
> To: <debian-alpha@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 10:06 PM
> Subject: X can't find usable screens
>
>
> > This week I upgraded my UP1100 from potato to woody, and I can't get
> > xserver-xfree86 to work. It says it can't find any usable screens. I
> > have found many references to such problems, and have tried various
> > combinations of things, but haven't been able to figure out what's
> > wrong. I don't know if this is an X thing, a Debian thing or an alpha
> > thing. Are there known problems with Matrox boards under XFree86 4 in
> > Woody on Alphas?
> >
> > I've appended my XFree86.0.log and XF86Config-4. The HorizSync and
> > VertRefresh settings were generated by the Simple mode in
> > dpkg-reconfigure (for a 19" CRT). I also tried specifying the real
> > frequency ranges in Advanced mode, as well as trying the Medium mode.
> >
> > (I tried using 'XFree86 -configure' and it blanked my screen and
> > apparently froze my system, so I had to reboot. I'm not keen to try to
> > reproduce it. Is this a known problem?)
> >
> > Thanks for any insights. I apologize if I've missed an obvious answer
> > somewhere.
> >
> > - Robert
> >
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