Re: trouble with x on a blue g3


Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Sat, 17 Jul 1999 02:17:07 -0600 (MDT)


Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config manually. Try replacing the unix:/-1
with unix:/7200

On Sat, 17 Jul 1999, Paul Oertel wrote:

> Dear YDL users,
>
> I am having trouble starting X on my Blue G3. I read the support page
> regarding X on the YDL site. I downloaded Xautoconfig from the site and
> copied the XFree86-FBDev rpm from my 1.0 CD-ROM. I unpack the server but
> when I unpacked the Xautoconfig rpm I got an error message telling me to
> install a newer version of XFree86-FBDev (it wasn't specific). I located
> the latest version of XFree86 (XFree86-FBDev-3.3.3.1-49a.ppc.rpm) and
> unpacked it. This time when I tried to upack Xautoconfig I got the
> following error:
>
> error: failed dependencies:
> XFree86>= 3.3.3.1-29 is needed by Xautoconfig-0_1-2_ppc.rpm
>
> I looked for XFree86-FBDev-3.3.3.1-29.ppc.rpm on the YDL FTP site but I
> could only find later versions.
>
> I gave up and did an unpack with --nodeps
>
> Then I ran Xautoconfig. I got the following errors after running startx:
>
> XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
>
> (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
> (**) XKB: disabled
> (**) Mouse: type: BusMouse, device: /dev/mouse, buttons: 3
> (**) FBDev: Graphics device ID: "Generic Frame Buffer Device"
> (**) FBDev: Monitor ID: "Unknown"
> (**) FontPath set to "unix/:-1"
> (**) FBDev: Using XF86Config video mode database
> (--) FBDev: Frame buffer device: OFfb ATY,Rage12
> (--) FBDev: Video memory: 768K @ 0x8a008400
> (--) FBDev: MMIO regs: 0K @ (nil)
> (--) FBDev: Type 0 type_aux 0 bits_per_pixel 8
> (--) FBDev: Hardware accelerator: None
> (--) FBDev: No driver support for hardware acceleration
> bpp = 8, depth = 8, BitsPerRGB = 8
> (--) FBDev: Using cfb8 driver
> _FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> failed to set default font path 'unix/:-1'
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'
>
> When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
> the full server output, not just the last messages
>
> _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
>
> giving up.
> xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server
> xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
>
> I'm using a Sony CPD-17sf7 monitor (17 inch) and my Mac has an ATI Rage 128
> card in it.
>
> Can someone help me make sense of this information?
>
> Thank you,
> Paul
>
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>

Dan

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