Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 16:09:18 -0700 From: "Joshua Lokken" <inspector.us@omicnet.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: what does this x problem mean? Message-ID: <000e01c21654$55dce8c0$d37b6620@acernote> References: <20020615101734.A21504@darkpossum> <200206171036.02809.djohnson@acuson.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnson David" <djohnson@acuson.com> To: "Redmond Militante" <r-militante@northwestern.edu>; <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 10:36 AM Subject: Re: what does this x problem mean? > On Saturday 15 June 2002 08:17 am, Redmond Militante wrote: > > now, the machine boots successfully, but i can't startx as root or > > regular user. the message i get is fatal server error: no valid modes > > found. > > That's because the Rage128 Pro is not a "mach64". > > > anyways, here's my config. if anyone can tell me what i'm doing wrong > > i'd really appreciate it. thanks > > This question belongs on freebsd-questions. Please direct all technical > questions there. We are all a bunch of newbies, which means we don't know > what we are talking about. It's possible to screw up your XF86Config file in > such a way that will DESTROY your monitor. So get advice from the experts. > > Hint: I've got an Optiplex GX240, Rage128 Pro, and FreeBSD 4.5. Very similar. > Use XFree86-4.2 instead of 3.3.6 with this card, and the driver is "ati". Not to be argumentative, but I'm quite sure the X4.2.0 driver for the Rage 128 Pro chipset is "r128", rather than "ati". That's what works for me, anyway. HTH, Joshua Lokken To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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