Re: Problems with X
hi Lamar, I had something similar happen to me. The problem is in your
/etc/X11/Xserver file the last line should contain the following:
:0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X
The reason why you are not getting anything on tty7 is that you are not
starting your xserver. I hope this helps. Just for grins do a ps-aux to
see if xdm is running.
Paul
On Mon, 2 Jun 1997, Lamar Folsom wrote:
> Howdy, y'all.
>
> Before I explain the problem, let me provide a little background. A
> couple of weeks ago, I decided to upgrade my system from 1.2 to 1.3.
> Rather than just switching to the frozen directory and upgrading
> packages, I did a full install to see if I could help test the new
> distribution. Things went well until I got to X. Unfortunately for
> me, I had forgotten to save off my working XF86Config file, so I went
> ahead and generated a new on using the nice vga16 method. The newly
> generated config file didn't work. X would start with no errors, but
> tty7 was blank. I thought that maybe I had specified the wrong
> parameters for my monitor, so I verified those in /usr/doc/X11/Monitors
> and made some minor adjustments in XF86Config. I got the same result;
> tty7 was blank. I then decided to try the old tty version of
> xf86config and regenerated the XF86Config file. Once again, the same
> result. I now must admit to being stumped. I would appreciate any
> and all help. I'm including the output from startx, and the Device,
> Monitor, and Screen sections from /etc/XF86Config.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Lamar
> --
> Lamar Folsom
> lamar@aa.net
>
> Output from startx:
> -------------------
> XFree86 Version 3.2 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6100)
> Release Date: Oct 26 1996
> If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
> than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
> problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
> Operating System: Linux [ELF]
> Configured drivers:
> ET4000W32: accelerated server for ET4000W32 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0):
> et4000w32, et4000w32i, et4000w32p_rev_a, et4000w32i_rev_b,
> et4000w32i_rev_c, et4000w32p_rev_b, et4000w32p_rev_c,
> et4000w32p_rev_d, et6000
> (using VT number 7)
>
> XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
> (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
> (**) XKB: keymap: "xfree86(us)" (overrides other XKB settings)
> (**) Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/psaux, baudrate: 1200
> (**) ET4000W32: Graphics device ID: "ET4000/W32"
> (**) ET4000W32: Monitor ID: "NEC MultiSync 4FGe"
> (**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
> (--) ET4000W32: ET4000: Initial hibit state: high
> (--) ET4000W32: Ramdac: att20c490
> (--) ET4000W32: chipset: et4000w32
> (**) ET4000W32: videoram: 1023k
> (--) ET4000W32: clocks: 25.16 28.32 32.64 36.11 40.12 45.07 31.53 37.74
> (--) ET4000W32: clocks: 50.32 56.65 65.28 72.22 80.25 90.15 63.07 75.49
> (--) ET4000W32: clocks: 12.58 14.16 15.79 18.05 20.06 22.53 25.16 32.64
> (--) ET4000W32: clocks: 25.16 28.32 31.59 36.11 40.12 45.07 50.32 65.28
> (--) ET4000W32: Ramdac speed: 86
> (--) ET4000W32: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 86.000 MHz
> (**) ET4000W32: Mode "1024x768": mode clock = 81.000, clock used = 80.250
> (**) ET4000W32: Mode "800x600": mode clock = 50.000, clock used = 50.320
> (**) ET4000W32: Mode "640x480": mode clock = 31.000, clock used = 31.530
> (**) ET4000W32: Virtual resolution set to 1024x768
> PEX extension module not loaded
> XIE extension module not loaded
> ---------------------
>
> Device section of XF86Config:
> -----------------------------
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "ET4000/W32"
> VendorName "NEC"
> BoardName "Unknown"
> VideoRam 1024
> # Clocks 25.16 28.32 32.64 36.11 40.12 45.07 31.53 37.74
> # Clocks 50.32 56.65 65.28 72.22 80.25 90.15 63.07 75.48
> # Clocks 12.58 14.16 15.79 18.05 20.06 22.53 25.16 32.64
> # Clocks 25.16 28.32 31.59 36.11 40.12 45.07 50.32 65.28
> EndSection
> ------------------------------
>
> Monitor section of XF86Config:
> ------------------------------
> Section "Monitor"
>
> Identifier "NEC MultiSync 4FGe"
> VendorName "NEC"
> ModelName "MultiSync 4FGe"
> BandWidth 80 # from /usr/doc/X11/Monitors
>
> HorizSync 27-62 # from /usr/doc/X11/Monitors
>
> VertRefresh 55-90 # from /usr/doc/X11/Monitors
>
> # Modelines from /usr/doc/X11/Monitors
> ModeLine "640x480" 31 640 680 704 832 480 489 492 520
> ModeLine "800x600" 50 800 864 976 1040 600 637 643 666
> ModeLine "1024x768" 81 1024 1068 1204 1324 768 776 782 807
>
> EndSection
> -------------------------------
>
> Screen section of XF86Config:
> -----------------------------
> Section "Screen"
> Driver "accel"
> Device "ET4000/W32"
> Monitor "NEC MultiSync 4FGe"
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> ViewPort 0 0
> Virtual 1024 768
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "800x600" "640x480"
> ViewPort 0 0
> Virtual 800 600
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "640x480"
> ViewPort 0 0
> Virtual 640 480
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 32
> Modes "640x400"
> ViewPort 0 0
> Virtual 640 400
> EndSubsection
> EndSection
> --------------------------
>
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