RE: Trying to install X on top of Linux 2.1

["John Gay" <John_Gay@eur.3com.com>]

XF86Setup tells me "Congradulations, you now have a working
server" and returns me to the prompt.
But when I type:
startx
The following errors are printed to the screen:
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(--) SVGA: Revision 0
(--) SVGA: chipset: tvga8900cl
(--) SVGA: videoram: 1024K
(**) SVGA: clocks: 25.31  28.32  45.37  36.13  57.86  65.76
50.65  40.38
(**) SVGA: clocks: 88.43  98.89  119.43  109.22  72.34
77.61  80.79  75.97
(**) SVGA: using 8 bpp, Depth 8, Color weight: 666
(--) SVGA: maximum allowed dot-clock: 80,000 MHz
(--) SVGA: There is no mode definition named "640 X 480"

    Fatal Server Error
    No Valid Modes Found

_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't Connect: errno = 111
giving up.

xinit: Connection refused (errno111) unable to connect to X
server

xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.

======================================================

I've tried all combinations of color depth and display types
(600 X 800, 640 X 480 etc.)
I don't know what the verticl and Horizontal sync rates are
for an EverView monitor.
I'm using a Trident 8900 video card, and found it as a
selectable type in the setup (also selecting 1Meg memory).
Is there a package I missed?


I was using a trident 1M video card with a Eversync monitor and got X to work. I
don't remember what setting I used, but for the sync info on the monitor, I did
a search on the web for the monitor type and found a site with sync info for
lots of different monitors.

I remember that the Eversycn monitor had pretty good numbers for a monitor so
old. Also, trident cards have an 8 bit colour limit built-in. I'm not using the
old PC right now, but I'll see if I can fire it up and send you the modelines I
was using. I wouldn't plug them straight in, but they will give you an Idea of
what you need.

Good luck with X, it's one of the most difficult things to get going right. From
then on, the rest is relatively easy.

Cheers,

     John Gay