Re: problem with ati display card
On Thursday 10 March 2011 03:23:52 pm Long Wind wrote:
> I install squeeze, but xserver doesn't work
> after I install xserver, and run xinit, it fails
> I find that there's no xorg.conf at /etc/X11
> so I copy it from etch, it still doesn't work
> (it display strangely, I have to press button on the case to shutdown)
>
> I attach my xorg.conf
> (I have to use vesa driver)
> below is part of output by xinit
Squeeze does not 'need' a xorg.conf file. Try without and look
in /var/log/Xorg.0.log for error messages. I think 'ati' is replaced by'radeon',
Anyway autoconfiguring of X on boot will figure it out or tell you about
failures.
ATI card support for older cards may be an issue. I have one that stopped working
when upgrading from etch to lenny. I too use the 'vesa' driver on an old laptop,
The new vesa is better than I remember the old vesa working.
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Peace,
Greg
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