Re: Flashing display [was: Why Linux on a Laptop? Reality Check.]

["Doc - KD4E" <e.net@verizon.net>]

> > > - What output is produced if you run "X -probeonly" ?
> > "bash: X: command not found"
> 1) /usr/X11R6/bin is not on your path.  Not surprising in single user
mode.
> 2) does it run when you give it an explicit path to X ?

Yes.  So much to learn about Linux!

A ton of text whining about NEOMAGIC(0): Not using default mode ...
"1856x1392" (insufficient memory for mode) ... also for 1920x1440,
1400x1050.

Then ...

[II] NEOMAGIC(0): Not using mode "1024x768" (no mode of this name)
[--] NEOMAGIC(0): Virtual size is 800x600 (pitch 800)
[**] NEOMAGIC(0): Default mode "800x600": 49.5 MHz, 46.9 kHz, 75.0 Hz
[**] NEOMAGIC(0): Default mode "640x480": 31.5 MHz, 37.5 kHz, 75.0 Hz
[==] NEOMAGIC(0): DPI set to )75, 75)
[II] Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.a
[II] Module fb: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version 1.0.0
[II] Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libxaa.a
[II] Module xaa: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version 1.0.0
[II] Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libramdac.a
[II] Module ramdac: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version 0.1.0

> > > - XF86Config configuration (videocard and monitor bits)
> > Just ran "find -name XF86Config" and it returned nothing but the
> > command prompt.
> what directory were you in?

/usr/X11R6/bin

> look in /etc/X11

I see XF86Config-4 and XF86Config-4~

> > - Any relevant log messages from /var/log/*
> > There are 13 .log files in that directory, plus a bunch of other stuff.
> > Could you help me to narrow the likely source of relevant data?
> Start with messages and dmesg, we'll work on it from there, unless
something
> has X (the capital letter) in its name.
> * Heather Stern * star@ many places...

Lots of stuff since October.  Not much looks interesting ... unless I missed
it
nothing in either referenced X ... are these from "messages" are helpful?

"Nov 25  21:14:07  progeny kernel: Console colour VGA+ 80x25"
"Nov 25  21:21:32  progeny exiting on signal 15"

Thanks!  doc