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Re: X windows setup



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On Wednesday 11 September 2002 06:16 pm, Designer wrote:
> kyi wrote:
> > I would suggest...
> >
> > XFree86 -configure
> >
> > it will produce a XF86Config.new file. edit it, for the mouse sections
> > since it usally get those wrong. then run
> > 'XFree86 -xf86config XF86Config.new' to test it, if X comes up copy it
> > to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and startx.
> >
> > - kyi
>
> Well, what you suggested worked, to some degree. Here's what I get:
>
> XFree86 has found a valid card configuration. Unfortunately, the
> appropriate data has not been added to XF86PciInfo.h. Please forward
> 'scanpci -v output to the XFree86 support team.
>
> Sooooo, I guess I'll add the '/var/log/XFree86.0.log' file to the email.
>
> Thanks for the help everyone. I just supprised that since this system
> uses an ATI Radeon 7500 chipset, that X is not support via an existing
> driver......
>
>
> thanks again,
>
> James

Greetings James:

please try:   dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86    (as root)

It will tend to all the fussy stuff the debian way.

tatah

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