Re: XFree86 3.3.5


Subject: Re: XFree86 3.3.5
From: Tom Rini (trini@kernel.crashing.org)
Date: Fri Sep 24 1999 - 21:14:50 MDT


On Fri, 24 Sep 1999, Neil Jolly wrote:

> 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 ;-).

I know why 32 and 24 are being broken & wrong (3.3.5-1.6.0b rsn). But,
when you ran Xconfigurator/Xautoconfig, did they setup 16 as 16 or 15, and
did you try it when running in "16" bit?

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Tom Rini (TR1265)
http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/



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