Re: help getting xfree86 4 working on an ATI Rage lt pro
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Wayne Topa wrote:
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> Subject: help getting xfree86 4 working on an ATI Rage lt pro
> Date: Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 11:42:16PM +1000
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>In reply to:Daryl Dusheiko
>
>Quoting Daryl Dusheiko(daryldush1@yahoo.com.au):
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have been trying to get X working using Xfree86
>> version 4.0.3-4. I had it working successfully with
>> version 3.3.6.
>>
>> I initially installed Debian on my notebook using a CD
>> (release 2.2r2). After getting X working with
>> enlightenment I upgraded my distribution to the
>> "testing" variety. This is where everything came
>> crashing down.
>>
>> When I run startx, the screen goes blank and then
>> comes back with an error message - saying there are no
>> valid screens.
>>
>> I used dexconf to create my XFree86-4 file.
>>
>> Can anyone please help. I've included my XFree86-4 and
>> error log files.
>
>> Section "Device"
>> Identifier "Generic Video Card"
>> Driver "ati"
>> EndSection
>
>No memory listed for the Video. That was 'one' of my problems.
>I had VideoRam 4 and got the same results as you. When
>changed to 4096 I finally got a screen.
For the ati driver, VideoRam is largely irrelevant for PCI/AGP cards.
Best thing to do is to just comment it out. Take a look at
/usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/README.ati.gz
>Hope that that is all you have to do. I had to play with a bunch of
>Options to get a nice looking X. Working fine now on a Woody box but
>can't get the mouse working on the Potato system, yet.
>
>:-) HTH, YMMV, HAND :-)
>
>
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