Configuring X for woody on VMware
I've got woody installed as a guest OS in VMware workstation 3.1, and am
trying to configure XFree86 4.1.0-16, which I installed using apt-get. I
have also installed WindowMaker and would like to use that with X.
During the initial config process, I selected a 'vmware' video driver from
the list in the config utility selection screen. Since then I have edited
XF86Config to use a generic vga driver, but the log still references the
vmware driver when I try to start X.
I've tried to run SuperProbe as advised in some docs but I can't find it in
my current installation.
Also had some trouble getting my USB mouse recognized, but X stopped
complaining about that after I changed the relevant entry in XF86Config to
/dev/tty0.
The last part of the XFree86 startup log is at the bottom of this message,
and the entire log is attached along with the current XF86Config file.
I have been using info from the following URLs for reference:
http://rute.sourceforge.net/node46.html#SECTION004660000000000000000
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XWindow-User-HOWTO/index.html
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XWindow-User-HOWTO/xfree86.html#AEN221
http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/index.html
Re: USB mouse configuration
http://rtfm.dyndns.info/tips/2002/02/01/44.shtml
http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x194.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-laptop/2002/debian-laptop-200206/msg00237.htm
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Thanks for any help,
Dave De Graff
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Last part of XFree86 startup messages:
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(--) VMWARE(0): VMware SVGA regs at (0x10c0, 0x10c1)
(II) Loading sub module "vgahw"
(II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4
(--) VMWARE(0): depth: 24
(--) VMWARE(0): w.red: 8
(--) VMWARE(0): w.grn: 8
(--) VMWARE(0): w.blu: 8
(--) VMWARE(0): bpp: 32
(--) VMWARE(0): vis: 4
(--) VMWARE(0): vram: 3145728
(--) VMWARE(0): pbase: 0xfc000000
(--) VMWARE(0): mwidt: 1024
(--) VMWARE(0): mheig: 768
(--) VMWARE(0): caps: 0x000003FF
(**) VMWARE(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) VMWARE(0): RGB weight 888
(++) VMWARE(0): Default visual is StaticGray
(EE) VMWARE(0): Selected default visual (StaticGray) is not valid for depth
24
(II) UnloadModule: "vmware"
(II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
the full server output, not just the last messages.
This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log".
Please report problems to submit@bugs.debian.org.
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