Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:53:18 +0100 (BST) From: Vince Hoffman <jhary@unsane.co.uk> To: Matt Navarre <mnavarre@cox.net> Cc: nelis@8ball.co.za Subject: Re: XFree86 configure question Message-ID: <20040611105113.R11565@unsane.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <200406110247.41336.mnavarre@cox.net> References: <001501c44f7a$18115510$0200a8c0@LLAPTOP> <200406110247.41336.mnavarre@cox.net>
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004, Matt Navarre wrote: > On Friday 11 June 2004 12:14, Nelis Lamprecht wrote: > > On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 08:05, LW Ellis wrote: > > > Having some difficulty setting up the XFree86 Server. > > > I did like it said in the handbook, but when I > > > ee XF86Config.new, I get a blank file. > > > If I use the configure tool in the sysinstall, it fails to save the file. > > > I am logged on as 'root' > > > > The first thing I would do before trying to configure your XFree86 > > Server is to find out exactly what Video card( Part 2 ) you are using. > > You can do this usually by going through your system message buffer from > > kernel startup. Edit the file /var/run/dmesg.boot and look for > > information which would indicate your VGA chipset, it usually starts > > with pci0: In some cases where your Video card is not recognised by the > > kernel you may need to identify the chipset in another way. Try opening > > the computer and looking at the chipset on the video card itself. > > > > What he said about the video card, but you also want the specs for your > monitor. Specificaly you need the horizontal and vertical synch rranges or > the frequencies the monitor can do. Otherwise you risk blowing the monitor. > > And no one wants that. > > Really you need to know what video card you're running and, idealy, how much > VRAM it's got, and the specs for your monitor. Cant help with the monitor but I use the vesa kernel module and that give VESA: v3.0, 16384k memory, flags:0x1, mode table:0xc0888c62 (1000022) VESA: NVidia in my dmesg when i boot so you can try kldload vesa and check the output with dmesg. might help. > > -- > "We all enter this world in the same way: naked, screaming, > and soaked in blood. But if you live your life right, that kind > of thing doesn't have to stop there." -- Dana Gould > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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