Re: X windows setup
On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, 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......
Support for the 7500 and 7800 was first available in the 4.2.0 release
of XFree86, as I understand it. Try <people.debian.org/~branden/>
Daniel
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