From owner-freebsd-mobile Wed Jan 2 11:11:30 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from compugenx.com (cd-191-175.ra30.dc.capu.net [64.50.191.175]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1EEC337B41C for ; Wed, 2 Jan 2002 11:11:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from snort ([64.50.191.175]) by compugenx.com ( IA Mail Server Version: 3.2.4. Build: 1096 ) ) ; Wed, 02 Jan 2002 14:17:14 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Mike Poor Reply-To: p00r0ne@digitz.org Organization: Digitz.org To: Jobe Bittman Subject: Re: ATI Mobility hell Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 14:06:47 -0500 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.2] Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org References: <1009850404.3c311824df41f@Mail.SavvyWorld.Net> <5.1.0.14.2.20020102083508.0389b938@mail.tns.net> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020102083508.0389b938@mail.tns.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <02010214064707.09839@snort> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Jobe thanks, I will try that this evening. Sometimes when X starts, the log file is created in /var/log but it is 0 bytes. Ill let you know if it works ;) again, thanks to all from the list who have offered their time, advice, & help, Mike On Wednesday 02 January 2002 11:59, Jobe Bittman wrote: > Mike- > > In x4, there should be a log file created every time you try to start x > called /var/log/XFree86.log.0 I think. Send that to the list. Are you on > the first tty when you type startx? Press alt-f1 before starting X. As far > as versions of x4, I have always had good luck downloading freebsd4.x > binaries directly from ftp.xfree86.org. Mget all the files in the > /pub/XFree86/4.1.0/binaries/FreeBSD-4.x directory then run "sh > Xinstall.sh". These instructions are dated, but actually are still good. > http://www.linux-mag.com/2000-06/xfree_01.html > > Jobe > > At 09:22 PM 12/31/2001 -0500, you wrote: > >Thank you very much for your help. Currently I am trying to install 4.0.3 > >binaries, as this is the same XF86 server that I have running on my linux > >partition on the same laptop. If that fails, I will try again on 4.1 > > using your config files. Thanks again, > > > >happy new year, > >Mike > > > >On Monday 31 December 2001 21:00, Edwin Culp wrote: > > > Quoting Mike Smith : > > > > > What happens is: > > > > > > > > > > I run xf86config and write to file. > > > > > > > > Install XFree86 4.x. > > > > > > > > Say 'X -configure'. > > > > > > > > Follow instructions. > > > > > > > > Enjoy. > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message > > > > > > I always do that and it will usually work although with Current you > > > have to change the mouse to sysmouse. I still us xf86config with the > > > values from X -configure many times. I'm sending my XF86Config > > > file for XFree86-4.1. It may be a little different and work. I > > > actually have two machines with this chipset so I'll send both. > > > > > > ed > > > > > > > > > --- > > > >---------------------------------------- > >Content-Type: application/octet-stream; charset="iso-8859-1"; > >name="XF86Config1" > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 > >Content-Description: > >---------------------------------------- > > > >---------------------------------------- > >Content-Type: application/octet-stream; charset="iso-8859-1"; > >name="XF86Config" > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 > >Content-Description: > >---------------------------------------- > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message