Subject: Re: more Xpmac.special mish-mash
From: Michael Long (protean1358@earthlink.net)
Date: Thu Jun 01 2000 - 12:09:07 MDT
on 6/1/00 3:09 AM, MAM VAN STEENSEL at mvanstee@baserv.uci.kun.nl wrote:
> Yeah, well - it seems like yellowdog installs X to use the XFree binary
> which is XF86_FBDev. I had trouble with a YDL install as well because of
> that.Do realize that the startx script doesn's always use your linked X.
>
> SO be sure to:
> 1. Check your kernel - is it recent?
> 2.Try passing the server to startx
>
>
>
> Maurice van Steensel, MD
> Department of Dermatology
> Molecular and Clinical Genodermatology
> University Hospital Nijmegen
> tel: +31-243613272
> fax: +31-243541184
> e-mail: mvanstee@baserv.uci.kun.nl OR m.vansteensel@derma.azn.nl
> Web site URL: http://baserv.uci.kun.nl/~mvanstee
>
> ----- BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK -----
> Version: 3.1
> GMD/ d++ s-:- a? C++++ ULASX++++$ P+>++++ L+++ E+++ W++ N++ o-- k+++++ w--- O-
> M- V-- PS+++ PE Y+ PGP- t++ 5-- X !R tv- b++++ DI+++ D+G>++++ e+++++ h--- r+++
> x+++>+++++>*
> ----- END GEEK CODE BLOCK -----
>
> On Wed, 31 May 2000, Michael Long wrote:
>
>> The command-
>> # startx -- -depth 24 -mode 17; starts X alright, but the resolution is
>> like 75x110 or somthing, and no color (little endian mode?). The higher
>> the depth variable the crazier it gets. I entered -depth 112, and I
>> could draw on a barf green canvas, fun? NO!
>>
>>
>
>
What do you mean by passing the server to startx? Should I disable
XF86_FBDev by trashing it? Or change my init script to 5 instead of 3?
I'm using the most recent stable kernel from Paul's tree (with some USB
hangs), 2.2.15p19. This kernel has Ben's patches from pre14 in it too.
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