Re: Adventures with ATI Rage 128 Pro and Debian Unstable

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Peter Whysall wrote:

> <snip re: can't get Debian's X to work>
>
> "No screens found."
>
> Sigh.
>
> I broke. I sinned.
>
> I downloaded the Linux binary distribution of XFree86 4.2.0, renamed
> /etc/X11 and /usr/X11R6 out of the way, ran Xinstall.sh, and it worked
> first time, giving me glorious 1280x1024x32bpp loveliness.
<snip>

> What I /would/ appreciate is any clue on getting the Rage 128 to work
> with XFree86 4.1 so I can stay Debianized?
If you're willing to try, I'd recommend copying your working 
XF86Config-4 file to a safe place, then remove your 4.2 version of X, 
reinstall Debian's X, and replace your working XF86Config-4. I'd 
estimate an 85% chance of success, maybe higher.

Kent




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