Re: X-windows (ATI 3D Rage II)
I have been reading and working with Debian for a week now and I can't even
answer the questions you ask. Here is my best shot:
At the X-Free86 web site they said to run "X -showconfig" I did and it said
that I am using version 3.3.2.3 / window system (Protocol Version 11,
revision 0, vendor release 6300). The release date is July, 15 1998 it said
if it was older that 6-12 months get a new version. I don't have a clue yet
as to how I hook up to the internet with Linux. If I have to download a
newer version than maybe I can stick it on a floppy using windows or
something.
I ran ls -a and didn't see any file for X. I tried dpkg --status XF86Config
it said "not installed and no info available." So I don't know if I am
looking in the right spots or not but I can't find a XF86Config file to look
at. I also don't know how to find the output of X.
I know this isn't much but it's all I can muster at the moment.
Thanks,
Kent
Martin Waller wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Under BO (Debian 1.3), I had the same problem with the same video card
> and kept getting the message:
>
> Warning: Mach64Clkt < 16
>
> (or something similar).
>
> I upgraded to hamm (with it's newer version of XFree86) and the problem
> went away.
>
> What version of X are you using?
>
> What's the output of:
>
> X > <any name for file where x startup messages willbe stored>.txt >
> 2>&1
>
> (e.g. X > myXerrors.txt > 2>&1)
>
> Whats your XF86Config file look like?
>
> Martin
>
> >Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 01:18:07 -0600
> >From: KTB <ktb@binary.net>
> >To: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> >Subject: Re: X-windows
> >
> >OK, I called IBM (I'm using an Aptiva 2137-E24). My monitor is SVGA,
> she said
> >the chipset is ATI (I found more detailed info in Windows, it is an ATI
> RAGE
> >II + 3D graphic controller); the RamDac she said was 24MB but after
> looking at
> >the drop down menu (while trying to configure x-windows) I think she
> was
> >referring to the amount of SDRAM my computer came with; the clockchip
> she said
> >was an overlay chip and couldn't provide any additional info; the video
> Ram is
> >2MB SGRAM. The monitor is a G42 (M/T 6540) color 14 inch crt. So that
> is the
> >monitor info I don't know if that is enough to go by. The closest
> chipset to
> >mine seems to be Ati Mach 64 3D Rage II, Internal RAMDAC which I tried
> and
> >ended up with a black screen. I also noticed when going through the
> set up of
> >my mouse (it is a PS/2 I set it to /dev/psaux) that by default it sets
> to a 3
> >button mouse and I only have two buttons, I couldn't figure out how to
> change
> >that. I didn't receive any more error messages so I can't add to that.
> Hope
> >this isn't too convoluted.
> >Thanks,
> >Kent
> >
> >Mark Phillips wrote:
> >
> >> > Hi, I am trying to install the GUI for the first time. I have
> tried it
> >> > twice and failed both times.
> >>
> >> Don't despair, it sometimes takes a while to configure X properly,
> but
> >> you'll get there.
> >>
> >> Firstly, what information do you have about your computer hardware?
> >> Have you recently bought the computer? You should try and find out
> >> what kind of graphics card it has, what chipset the graphics card
> uses
> >> etc etc. Sometimes the graphics card is an actual card that is
> >> inserted into the "bus" on the motherboard of your computer. Other
> >> times, the graphics chip is built into the actual motherboard itself.
> >> In either case you need to find out what kind of chipset it is. This
> >> will tell you which xserver to use. The most common type of xserver
> >> that is used is xserver-svga, so it is most likely you will have to
> >> use this one.
> >>
> >> You also need to know what kind of mouse you have. Is it a two
> button
> >> mouse or a three button mouse? Is it a serial mouse?
> >>
> >> What kind of monitor do you have?
> >>
> >> > the instillation program it tries to bring the the x-windows up but
> it
> >> > can't and says there was "errono=111"
> >>
> >> What other information does it tell you? It might tell you what
> chipset
> >> it detected and other information. Does it describe anything else
> about
> >> the error?
> >>
> >> See what information you can find out, and then get back to this
> list.
> >> Hopefully either I, or someone else on the list, will be able to help
> >> some more.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Mark.
> >
> >
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