Re: newbie trying to run anXious - Thanks to newsgroup
Finally gave up and learned how to recompile from disk 4 of 6 in
Debian set. It worked! Thanks to Hall and others for trying
to help newbie,
dave
On Mon, 1 Jan 2001 DTi4565459@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 00-12-31 11:31:41 EST, you write:
>
> << DTi4565459@aol.com (DTi4565459@aol.com) [001230 16:31]:
>
> > Potato install runs in a 16 color VGA mode, so I don't know why I
> > can't even get something that simple to run. I have tried xf86config
> > but apparently something goes wrong. Among other things, SuperProbe
> > finds a Yamaha chip, which doesn't appear on xf86config's list of
> > options. So, I am trying to run anXious. I can migrate to /usr/bin and
> > type anXious; nothing happens.
>
> I believe that anXious, with no other commandline options, runs
> "non-interactively". That is, it won't ask you any questions, and uses some
> default settings, *if* they work at all. It's possible that anXious has
> created an XF86Config file for you.
>
> You may want to try running it this way:
>
> anXious --forcesetup --forceconfig.
>
> Typing "anXious --help" includes this info:
>
> This program will automatically guess which step is needed based on what
> is available on your system. You can force anXious to start from scratch
> by using the --forcesetup and --forceconfig options.
> >>
> Thanks for your help, Hall, and Happy New Year.....
>
> I tried your suggestion, and it seemed to go smoothly, eg detected card
> etc. Machine is a laptop (Mitsubishi), and I had to guess at VSync
> rate.
>
> Then hit odd little problem, on exit from anXious, prompt came back but
> keyboard is locked. OK. Opened a new console and tried <startx 2> X.log>,
> nothing happened. vi X.log returns errno = 111 error.
> Tried /usr/XF11R6/bin/XF86_W32 and X.log is more verbose.
>
> Config appears to go OK down through mouse , but then there is a fatal
> server error. "Screen" section needs a graphics driver: accel. No
> configured graphics devices. I would post complete output, but when
> I try to mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy to copy it over to machine on
> AOL, it says it is not a valid block device. Seems like that command
> used to work??
>
> Well, anyway, Happy New Year. Newbie appreciates help.
>
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