Re: Trying to configure X
If you don't have the server installed it's quite normal you won't get it
to work ;))
Just install the server (using either dselect or apt-get, try apt-get
install <package>) and all should woprk perfectly.
Ron Rademaker
---Some people say linux is difficult, they just don't know what they
---are talking about, linux is extremely userfriedly, it's just a bit
---more picky about it's users;))
On Fri, 19 May 2000, Ron Stordahl wrote:
> Now I see why exec of XF86_SVGA failed....the file does not exist in
> /usr/bin/X11.
>
> This appears to be some sort of an install error....I was never asked to
> download that file and put it there, this should have happened automatically
> I would think when I choose to do a 'simple' install of an X Window system.
>
> So is there some error in the install system or did I do something wrong?
>
> Ron
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Stordahl" <ron.stordahl@mailhub.digikey.com>
> To: "Ron Rademaker" <ron@wep.tudelft.nl>; "Ron Stordahl"
> <ron.stordahl@mailhub.digikey.com>
> Cc: "Debian User List" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 6:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Trying to configure X
>
>
> > I believe I have made all the correct selections using xf86config, but
> after
> > that when I try startx here is what happens:
> >
> > X: exec of /usr/bin/X11XF86_SVGA failed
> > _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> > giving up
> > xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
> > xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
> >
> > I am stuck at that point. Any ideas???
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ron Rademaker" <ron@wep.tudelft.nl>
> > To: "Ron Stordahl" <ron.stordahl@mailhub.digikey.com>
> > Cc: "Debian User List" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 6:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: Trying to configure X
> >
> >
> > > /dev/psaux
> > >
> > > That's the mouse device you want (/dev/mouse might be a symlink to this
> > > check woth ls -l /dev/mouse).
> > >
> > > The server for the card should definately be XF86_SVGA, you should be a
> > > ware that there are diferences between the X server ad the driver for
> your
> > > videocard!
> > >
> > > Ron Rademaker
> > >
> > > On Fri, 19 May 2000, Ron Stordahl wrote:
> > >
> > > > Questions arising during xf86config:
> > > >
> > > > Mouse--I have a 3 button PS/2 mouse so I select "4 PS/2 Mouse". Since
> > it
> > > > has 3 buttons I choose not to emulate 3 buttons. So good so far, but
> > now it
> > > > asks for the full device name. I have no idea. It suggests
> /dev/tty00
> > > > which seems unlikely. Just pressing enter will default to /dev/mouse.
> > This
> > > > seems reasonable, but my recollection is that a response to this
> > question
> > > > previously said I need to enter /dev/psaux. I have looked through
> the
> > > > install doc and it does not answer this question.
> > > >
> > > > Selection of the card. I have a Jaton Video-67pro PCI which is not
> > listed,
> > > > however the chip on the card says Trident 3DImage975 which is in the
> > table
> > > > showing the driver is the "3dimage975". Looks good, so I select that
> > which
> > > > is number 651.
> > > >
> > > > Now I am at the point which I must determine which server to run. My
> > > > choices are:
> > > >
> > > > 1 XF86_Mono
> > > > 2 XF86_VGA16
> > > > 3 XF86-SVGA
> > > > 4 The accelerated servers.....
> > > > 5 "Choose the server from the card definition, XF86_SVGA"
> > > >
> > > > None of these seem to be good choices, since mine appears to be
> > "3dimage975"
> > > > I would pick XF86_SVGA, which appears in the list after the card
> > definitions
> > > > for many many cards, but since for my card it explicitly noted
> > "3dimage975"
> > > > it would not seem to be correct to pick XF86_SVGA. I should note that
> > in a
> > > > failed configuration prior to this e-mail I did just that, and it
> didn't
> > > > work.
> > > >
> > > > So what do to?
> > > >
> > > > Ron
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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