Re: Graphics mode on my C3000 - close but no cigar
On Sun, Jun 27, 2004 at 11:24:04AM -0400, Harry Cochran wrote:
> Thanks for your inputs Grant, but I still can't get it to work ... replies
> follow your inputs below:
This will help you quote email properly:
http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/outlook-quotefix/
> Yes it reports GRAPHICS(3) type 2 (1280x1024 at 75Hz)
ok
> Do you know if gdm works?
I don't. But you can remove it and run "xinit" by hand to verify
X11 works at all. And then work on getting it right.
> Any idea about the error:
> "Setting up xfonts-scalable (4.3.0.dfsg.1-5) ...
> fmt: invalid line number increment: '0'
> dpkg: error processing xfonts-scalable (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
nope.
> I think you have all the basic things in place.
> The resolution specified for the Section "Screen"/Subsection "Display"
> must exactly match what fbset reports.
>
> Okay. I installed fbset and fbset --test and fbset --show both report:
>
> mode: "1280x1024"
> geometry 1280 1024 1280 1024 8
> timings 0 0 0 0 0 0
> rgba 8/0, 8/0, 8/0, 0/0
> endmode
>
> I edited the Section "Screen"/Subsection "Display" of /etx/X11/XF86Config-4
> and changed 1280x960 to 1280x1024 everywhere, so now the SubSection says:
>
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth n
> Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
Delete everything on Modes line except the "1280x1024" entry.
Depth must be 8.
> I assume the "8" fbset reports under geometry and rgba is 8 bit color. Is
> that right?
right.
> I specfied 16bit color when I installed. Anyway I tried Default
> Depth 16 and Default Depth 8 and got the same result.
I'm pretty sure 16 will not work.
At least it's set to 8 on my box.
> Do I have to do something to get XF86Config-4 registered as you have to do
> with palo.conf after changing it?
Yes. Restart the X11 server. ie run xinit again.
> Yes, I didn't find your write-up helpful beyond a certain point.
hrm...when you figure out what's missing, could you add that to
the FAQ and send me a diff?
thanks,
grant
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