Slack install - Setup xf86config file but don't seem to have an X server up
NOTE: Cross posted in LNO, but to not much response
I have searched through this forum, the Slackware site, and other books that I have and I cannot seem to make this work. I have configured the xfree86config file but I get this error when typing "startx" from root: Fatal Server error: AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0 XI0: Fatal I0 Error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining. (This is Slackware 8.1 using Xfree86 4.2.0. My system is an Athlon 1.1 with 4 GB HD/256 RAM/Savage S3 video card with 32 MB Video RAM) Any thoughts? |
have you tried running xfree86setup?
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Sorry, it was a day ago since I had time to work on this. Is xfree86setup a newer version of the xf86setup that I couldn't get into? |
yes it uses superprobe I think. I don't know what it does, but it sets up X without all the questions about what you have and all that. Try it.
After that you will want to setup the default screen sizes by adding a Modes line to your default Depth subsection see this http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...007#post186007 |
hmm... I had a similar problem when setting up slackware 8.0 on my old box the other day. I got the the xset.tgz, xvga16.tgz, and xs3.tgz (have an S3 card) packages from the 7.1 distro and got it to work. Then again, I don't have any of the original documentaion for any of the parts on that computer, they're all used, so it was hard to be able to enter the correct values.
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the slack 8.1 distro is very easy to setup
I just happened to find the commands by digging around in X's bin folder like xfree86setup and xwmconfig There is documentation somewhere I'm sure |
I had a horrible time geting 8.1 to work, that's why I d/led 8.0 instead. (not like I'm using it for anything important anyway, I'm just playing with it)
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xfree86setup works great in mine slackware 8.
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yeah... the book in slackware.com is slightly outdated.... superbprobe didn't work for me too...... (as far as i know superprobe is program comes with xfree86)
just i also dunno y superprobe never work.. it gives bad command when i issued in the promt. |
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Quick and painless, much better than the xf86config I tried. Thanks, you saved my sanity! :) |
superprobe is not in Slack 8.1. I am reasonably certain it was removed from xfree86 in version 4.1, but it is late and my mind is not all here.
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cool, glad you got it going
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