help me pls

steelrose · Apprentice Joined: 06 May 2002 Posts: 245 Location: Cyprus

i use gdm.well the fluxbox,openbox,blackbox,windowmaker ,they dont work
when i start them i get a black screen with very bad graphics.dont know what to do.also when i start xine it starts but i have some strange colours and then crashes.pls help me

lx · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2002 11:06 am Post subject:

Is plain X working correctly?, just go to tty1 do /etc/init.d/xdm stop, type X& check if you get the black and white background etc. start an application with <app> -display :0 (from tty1), first check with xterm, now start xine. Well it's probably a configuration mistake in /etc/X11/XF86Config. Check the /var/log/XF* logfile. Are you sure your /etc/X11/XF86Config is correct (16/24 bits,....)?

Cya lX.
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Zu` · l33t Joined: 26 May 2002 Posts: 716 Location: BE

It would help to post your XF86Config here
strange problem though

Greets

steelrose · Apprentice Joined: 06 May 2002 Posts: 245 Location: Cyprus

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "extmod"
Load "xie"
Load "pex5"
Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
Load "xtrap"
Load "glx"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
#DisplaySize 330 250 # mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "PBN"
ModelName "7680"
HorizSync 30.0 - 69.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 90.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "accel" # [<bool>]
#Option "crt_screen" # [<bool>]
#Option "composite_sync" # [<bool>]
#Option "hw_cursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "linear" # [<bool>]
#Option "mmio_cache" # [<bool>]
#Option "probe_clocks" # [<bool>]
#Option "reference_clock" # <freq>
#Option "shadow_fb" # [<bool>]
#Option "sw_cursor" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "ati"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "Mach64 GB"
ChipSet "ati"
ChipId 0x4742
ChipRev 0x5c
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

well here is my XF86Config.i also have one file XF86Config.new file.i have to say that the words are unreadable even in the browsers

lx · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2002 9:46 pm Post subject:

Well that one is broken, check my screen section:

steelrose · Apprentice Joined: 06 May 2002 Posts: 245 Location: Cyprus

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "extmod"
Load "xie"
Load "pex5"
Load "dri"
Load "dbe"
Load "record"
Load "xtrap"
Load "glx"
Load "speedo"
Load "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
#DisplaySize 1280 1024 # mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "PBN"
ModelName "7480"
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "accel" # [<bool>]
#Option "crt_screen" # [<bool>]
#Option "composite_sync" # [<bool>]
#Option "hw_cursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "linear" # [<bool>]
#Option "mmio_cache" # [<bool>]
#Option "probe_clocks" # [<bool>]
#Option "reference_clock" # <freq>
#Option "shadow_fb" # [<bool>]
#Option "sw_cursor" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "ati"
VendorName "ATI"
BoardName "Mach64 GB"
ChipSet "ati"
ChipId 0x4742
ChipRev 0x5c
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 1
Modes
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 4
Modes
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 15
Modes
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "800x600" "1280x1024"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubSection
EndSection

Well i edit my XF86Config.new file as above but i get the same results.Any other solution?
i tried to copy the same file from mandrake but gdm and kdm didn't load
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lain iwakura · Apprentice Joined: 09 May 2002 Posts: 176 Location: sd, ca

hey, let's all post our XF86Config files!!!!

j/k.
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jay · l33t Joined: 08 May 2002 Posts: 980

You forgot to add a default depth. Maybe this one matters:
DefaultDepth 16 (in the Screen Section)
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lx · Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2002 9:00 am Post subject:

Well still I can't find DefaultDepth in your config file, check my screen section. Should be put between Monitor "Monitor0" and
SubSection "Display".

Cya lX.

Damn where did al those other post suddenly came from.....

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steelrose · Apprentice Joined: 06 May 2002 Posts: 245 Location: Cyprus

Hi again.i must ask you to forgive me for all the trouble.i looked at the desktop guide and i configure my x with xf86config.Everything is working fine now.well sorry again
now i want to ask something else.i have mdk on my small disk and win2000 and gentoo on my large disk.i want to know how i can add mdk on my menu.lst
when i try to mount my boot partition i get error that some options are wrong
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Zu` · l33t Joined: 26 May 2002 Posts: 716 Location: BE

steelrose · Apprentice Joined: 06 May 2002 Posts: 245 Location: Cyprus

Well i try to mount my boot partition and edit my menu.lst.but i cant mount it.i want to ask how will i add mandrake on my menu.lst.now i have dual boot gentoo and windowsucks.i mean about the chainloader
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