Subject: Re: XFree86 3.3.5
From: Neil Jolly (njolly@home.com)
Date: Fri Sep 24 1999 - 20:18:23 MDT
Tom Rini wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, Neil Jolly wrote:
>
> > I installed Xfree86-3.3.5, and the configuration tools, ran Xconfigurator,
> > and rebooted. After much messing with my rc.local script (my fault it turns
> > out)for a while I was able to get back to a command line, and test X. It
> > turns oput I can only startx in 8 bit color or I get either Failed with
> > signal 11 or no valid modes errors. I noticed In the announcment message that
> > the X server will no longer run in 32 bit, but I am trying 16 bit and 24 bit
> > as suggested, but with no success. Any suggestions would be greatly
> > apprecaited as 8 bit looks gross with WindowMaker.
>
> 1st, rm your old config file, just to be safe. Then re-configure X,
> and don't test the config file (this fails when it shouldn't
> sometimes/often). 2nd, can you compile and run (gcc -s -o test test.c)
> the attached program? (<1k, attached). Finally, have you given
> Xautoconfig a shot? (I've gotten a few VERY wierd cases where it fails,
> but it's 99% effective. :))
>
>
I finally got XFree86-3.3.5 working in all resolutions last night. The problem
turned out to be that Xconfigurator would set up the XFConfig file for 8 bit ok,
but setting your resolution for 16 bit with Xconfigurator gave me a XFConfig setup
for 24 bit, which does not work. To get a working XFConfig for all resolutions I
had to set up my XFConfig tfor 8 bit, 15 bit, and 32 bit. To sum up, XFree86
refused to run in 16 bit or in 24 bit modes exiting with either a no valid modes
configured error, or a server exited with signal 11 error. Xautoconfig also failed
as I ended up with an XFConfig generated for 24 bit mode again. I hope that's
clear, cause I'm not sure it is to me ;-).
The results from running the test program were:
bits_per_pixel == 32
red == 8
green == 8
blue == 8
Thanks!
-- Neil Jolly (with Yoda-like voice) "Confrontation leads to anger... Anger leads to fear... Fear leads to using Windows NT in mission-critical combat systems... And this is how the ancients fell...
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