Re: Fwd: Xfree86: "no screens found" with default configuration

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Andreas Janssen wrote:

> Hello
>
> John Christian (<johnc909@comcast.net>) wrote:
>
>  
>
> > [XFree does not work]
> >    
>
>  
>
> > Ok ... I've gone through my config this way, looking for any obvious
> > badnesses ... I'm using the i810 driver as
> > per the instructions on Intel's site for the 845GE graphics chip ...
> > so i810 looks like what I should be using.
> >
> > The only (EE) message happens at the very end (full output attached if
> > it's possibly more revealing):
> >
> > (II) I810: Driver for Intel i810 chipset: i810, i810-dc100, i810e,
> > i815 (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00:02:0
> > (--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
> > (EE) No devices detected.
> >
> > Fatal server error:
> > no screens found
> >    
>
> Looks like your chip is not supported by the i810 driver in XFree 4.1.
> Check the xfree86 Website (under Support and Documentation). I think
> you either haveto upgrade to a newer version of XFree or use the vesa
> driver instead. Maybe Intel also offers drivers that work with XFree
> 4.1.
>
>  
I agree with Andreas; I've got some new Dell Optiplex GX270s that have 
Intel 84xxG (don't have them in front of me at the moment) video 
chipsets, that the i810 in X in unstable won't recognize; even if I use 
the vesa driver I have to drop my resolution to 640x, or my color depth 
to 8-bit if I want 1024x. Really irritating.

--
Kent