Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 13:37:46 -0500 From: Joe Guetler <joe@axiomadvertising.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86 4.1.0 xf86cfg dumps core, config file needed Message-ID: <3BBDFDF9.2E44FF1E@axiomadvertising.com> References: <3BBDD7FA.1020209@web.de> <005d01c14dae$ea84bb20$6d36120a@comsys.ntukpi.kiev.ua> <3BBDE439.4090904@web.de> <001101c14dbc$28b00820$6d36120a@comsys.ntukpi.kiev.ua>
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Andrey Simonenko wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Christoph Sold <cheasy@web.de> > Newsgroups: lucky.freebsd.questions > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 8:54 PM > Subject: Re: XFree86 4.1.0 xf86cfg dumps core, config file needed > > > >>Hi Folks, > > >> > > >>running FreeBSD-4.4-Stable, CVSuped yesterday, made world, d/l'ed XF86 > > >>4.1.0 from the catch-all port, make install. > > >> > > >>xf86cfg consistently dumps core after drawing the initial screen. After > > >>that, the (default VGA) X server is still running, but no chance to do > > >>anything there. > > >> > > >>Has anybody out there a working config file for my nVidia GeForce2 GTS > > >>graphics board and a basic 17" monitor? > > >> > > > [snip] > > > > > > > You can run "xf86cfg -textmode" and configure XFree86 in ncurses-menu. > > > > > > This worked. Anyhow, I got errors: "No driver found" when using the nv > > driver, "no suitable screen found" when using the generic Vesa driver. > > > > I don't know anything about GeForce, but you can check if XFree86 > supports this video card is supported on www.xfree86.org. > Are you sure that generic Vesa driver is a correct choice, generic > VGA driver should always work (at least it was so on X 3.x). I have a Hercules Geforce DDR and found that running XFree86 -configure sets up the config file almost the way I needed it. It even recognized my monitor by name. The only thing I had to do by hand was insert the default depth and resolutions, and the middle mouse button. Joe To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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