Re: XF86Setup problem
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I assume you're using server ver. 4.x
try apt-get install xserver-XFree86 then install the client -> "apt-get
install xbase-clients / xclients-base ??
do xf86config.. your RIVA TNT2 card will be listed there.
On Friday 08 June 2001 03:48, Joel Mayes wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 07, 2001 at 10:50:58PM +0200, Jeroen Valcke wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I already asked this question in my local linux ng, but the answer were
> > not that helpfull. So I hope somebody can give me an answer here.
> > I would like to reconfigure X windows on my machine. Especially the
> > grafical settings need some finetuning. I would like to change
> > resolutions and add virtual screen. So I start XF86Setup as root, but I
> > get this error:
> > Tomsk:~# XF86Setup &
> > [1] 23274
> > Tomsk:~# Error in database, invalid reference: ET4000/W32 (generic).
> > Error in database, invalid reference: ET4000/W32 (generic).
> > Error in database, invalid reference: ET4000/W32 (generic).
> > Error in database, invalid reference: Generic VGA compatible.
> > Error in database, invalid reference: Generic VGA compatible.
> > Warning CHIPSET specification missing in Card database entry S3 Savage4
> > (line 1442).
> > Warning SERVER specification missing in Card database entry Trident
> > TGUI9420 (generic) (line 2186).
> > Warning SERVER specification missing in Card database entry Trident
> > TGUI9440 (generic) (line 2191).
> > Warning SERVER specification missing in Card database entry Trident
> > TGUI9660 (generic) (line 2196).
> > Warning SERVER specification missing in Card database entry Trident
> > TGUI9680 (generic) (line 2201).
> > Warning SERVER specification missing in Card database entry Trident Cyber
> > 9320 (generic) (line 2218).
> >
> > Any idea what the problem is?
> > Also some guy suggested using xf86config instead. So I tried this too.
> > However, when I restart gdm using the new XF86Config file I get a black
> > screen, so no X. Actually there is a small '+' sign in the upper left
> > corner.
> > I guess this has someting to do with the graphical card I choose from the
> > database.
> > I have an Nvidia Riva TNT II Pro. In the specs of my graphics card I also
> > find 128-bit high performance accelarator. In the database there is
> > RIVATNT2 and RIVA128. I don't really know which one to choose. I tried
> > both but none seem to work.
> > Any suggestions here?
> >
> > Thanks, Regards
> > -Jeroen-
> >
> > --
> > Jeroen Valcke jeroen@valcke.com
> > ICQ# 30116911 Home page: http://www.valcke.com/jeroen
> > Phone +32(0)56 32 91 37 Mobile +32(0)486 88 21 26
>
> G'day Jeroen,
>
> I'm guessing but it looks like your using X 3, and if your video card
> wasn't detected during the original install xserver-vga16 will be the
> only xserver-??? installed, and it doesn't contain wupport for most
> modern video cards, Nvidia TNT 2 is supported under X 3 by xserver-svga
> if you installed this with "apt-get install xserver-sgva" and try to
> configure X again it should work, You probably want the RIVATNT2 driver.
>
> Cheers
>
> Joel
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