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Re: X won't load on SS4 (TCX)



On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 04:47:33PM -0700, Dario Alcocer wrote:
> I'm trying to get XDM (xserver-xfree86-4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1) to load on 
> a Sparcstation 4 (TCX, 96MB RAM) using Sarge, but it terminates with the 
> following message:
> 
>     (EE) No devices detected.
> 
>     Fatal server error:
>     no screens found
> 
> I'm running kernel-image-2.6.8-3-sparc32; I checked that it has the 
> proper framebuffer options enabled:
> 
>     # egrep -e 'CONFIG_FB(_TCX)*=' /boot/config-2.6.8-3-sparc32
>     CONFIG_FB=y
>     CONFIG_FB_TCX=y
> 
> Curiously, I get zero output when I perform 'cat /proc/fb'.  I've 
> confirmed that I have a TCX from the OpenBoot prompt:
> 
>     ok devalias screen
>     screen         /iommu@0,10000000/sbus@0,10001000/SUNW,tcx@2,800000
>     ok
> 
> Any ideas on how I should proceed would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks 
> in advance,

I suspect your /etc/X11/XF86Config file. Check it, or google for a
working one?

> --
> Dario Alcocer <alcocer@helixdigital.com>

Bob
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