Re: No X Windows on PowerBook G3 Help!
> On Mon, 2003-03-17 at 14:06, befu wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 2003-03-17 at 04:45, befu wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have a problem installing XFree86 on my PowerBook G3 (Wallstreet, May
>>>> 1998, 256MB). I newly installed the kernel v.2.2.20-powermac through floppy
>>>> disks. I downloaded the X window package (v. 4.1.0-16) with tasksel. Now
>>>> when I boot up (using BootX), X doesn't start but gives the following error
>>>> messages:
>>>>
>>>> Fatal server error: no screens found
>>>>
>>>> and (WW) ATI: PCI/AGP Mach64 in slot 0:17:0 could not be detected
>>>> (EE) No device detected
>>>>
>>>> in the XFree86.0.log file.
>>>>
>>>> I tried to modify the file XF86Config-4 with the command
>>>>
>>>> dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
>>>>
>>>> but nothing helped.
>>>
>>> Did you specify the bus ID? (0:17:0)
>>>
>>> BTW, this is likely a configuration issue and doesn't warrant a bug
>>> report.
>>>
>>
>> Sorry for mixing up the bug report but I am new to your site and urgently
>> would like to go on with debian.
>>
>> I think I did the configuration right as I tried at leas 30 times to adjust
>> here and there. Please see my printout of the file XF86Config-4 below.
>
> [...]
>
>> Is it possible, that the controller isn't supported by this kernel?
>
> Mach64s indeed tend to be sensitive to the kernel and/or boot method.
> Someone else with the same or similar hardware will have to fill in the
> details.
>
>
>> Section "Device"
>> Identifier "ATI Rage"
>> Driver "r128"
>
> Your chip isn't a Rage128, try Driver "ati". The log in your bug report
> seemed to show that though.
>
>> BusID "PCI:0:17:0"
>> VideoRam 8000
>
> Overriding the amount of video RAM shouldn't be necessary and can be
> harmful under some circumstances. 8000 most definitely isn't correct.
>
>> Option "UseFBDev" "true"
>> EndSection
>
Hi again,
I tried the old setup with "ati" as the Driver and no VideoRam, but as
before it didn't work either.
Then I tried out every driver of the 12 suggested in the list:
None of them worked. The "fbdev"-driver even froze the system during a never
ending beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep. The only driver that looked promising was the
"vga"-driver (but only for 16 bpp colours!). The error message is requesting
a Clocks line to be put in the XF86Config-4 file.
Can anybody tell me what this is and make a suggestion, so I can try out
this Clocks line?
For your information I print out the last portion of the XFree86.0.log files
for "ati" and for "vga" below. If somebody needs it I can send the whole
printout aswell.
Why does the kernel not support the ati-video card of this machine? Is it a
bug?
A) for ati:
"...
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 XInput Driver
ABI class: XFree86 XInput driver, version 0.2
(II) ATI: ATI driver (version 6.3.6) for chipsets: ati
(II) R128: Driver for ATI Rage 128 chipsets: ATI Rage 128 RE (PCI),
ATI Rage 128 RF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 RG (AGP), ATI Rage 128 RK (PCI),
ATI Rage 128 RL (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro PD (PCI),
ATI Rage 128 Pro PF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro PP (PCI),
ATI Rage 128 Pro PR (PCI), ATI Rage 128 Mobility LE (PCI),
ATI Rage 128 Mobility LF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Mobility MF (AGP),
ATI Rage 128 Mobility ML (AGP)
(II) RADEON: Driver for ATI Radeon chipsets: ATI Radeon QD (AGP),
ATI Radeon QE (AGP), ATI Radeon QF (AGP), ATI Radeon QG (AGP),
ATI Radeon VE (AGP)
(II) ATI: Candidate "Device" section "Generic Video Card".
(WW) ATI: PCI/AGP Mach64 in slot 0:17:0 could not be detected!
(EE) No devices detected.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to submit@bugs.debian."
B) for vga:
"...
[8] -1 0 0x00000400 - 0x000004ff (0x100) IX[B](B)
(WW) ****INVALID MEM ALLOCATION**** b: 0x82000000 e: 0x82ffffff correcting
(II) own
[0] -1 0 0x82fff000 - 0x82ffffff (0x1000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000400 - 0x000004ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) window:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) resSize:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) window fixed:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x0) MX[B]
(II) resource ranges after probing:
[0] -1 0 0x01000000 - 0x01ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B](B)
[1] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xf3000000 - 0xf3ffffff (0x1000000) MX[B]E
[4] -1 0 0xf4000000 - 0xf7ffffff (0x4000000) MX[B]E
[5] -1 0 0x82fff000 - 0x82ffffff (0x1000) MX[B](B)
[6] 0 0 0x000a0000 - 0x000affff (0x10000) MS[B]
[7] 0 0 0x000b0000 - 0x000b7fff (0x8000) MS[B]
[8] 0 0 0x000b8000 - 0x000bffff (0x8000) MS[B]
[9] -1 0 0x0000ffff - 0x0000ffff (0x1) IX[B]
[10] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x00000400 - 0x000004ff (0x100) IX[B](B)
[12] 0 0 0x000003b0 - 0x000003bb (0xc) IS[B]
[13] 0 0 0x000003c0 - 0x000003df (0x20) IS[B]
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(**) VGA(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16
(==) VGA(0): RGB weight 565
(==) VGA(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(==) VGA(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(==) VGA(0): videoRam: 256 kBytes.
(II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
(II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
Failed to disable interrupts during clock probe. If
your OS does not support disabling interrupts, then you
Fatal server error:
must specify a Clocks line in the XF86Config file.
When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to submit@bugs.debian.org."
TIA
befu
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