Hi Folks,

Apologies, relative newbie here.

I am trying to install Debian-Sarge onto a DEC Alpha Miata-class PWS-500a and I am having issues with the XWindows install.

I'm using a Matrox Melennium video card, and I've tried both the mga and vga drivers at various resolutions and scan rates - no joy. The diagnostic output correctly identifies the card, and the mga driver states that this card is supported, but then states that it can find no screens (!). It then disables the X server and dumps me to the console.

Is ther some magic handshake I've missed, or am I just not holding my mouth right?

Frustrated,

Gary

Checking /var/log/XFree86.0.log for any error messages -- lines beginning with (EE) -- might be a good idea. The reason why screens were not found is usually stated near the end of the log file.

It appears that your graphics card was correctly recognized (apparently you should choose the mga driver) but there are still two common problem areas left -- configuring mouse and monitor refresh values. If you install the mdetect package, you should be given an opportunity to let Debian autoconfigure the mouse (in "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86"). You'll find the horizontal and vertical refresh values for your monitor from the manual that came with the monitor. If you've lost the manual, do a Google search for your monitor's manufacturer and model with the keywords "horizontal" and "vertical".

EDIT:
There's also another way to get the harware information that you need in "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86", but this is by no means a foolproof solution:

$ su
# aptitude --with-recommends install xdebconfigurator

# xdebconfigurator -x

This should output a list that you can write down and use in "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86". The most important lines are VIDEO DRIVER, MOUSE DEVICE, MOUSE PROTOCOL, MONITOR HOR SYNC, and MONITOR VER REFR. Good luck!

Well, I've tried everything I can think of, and eveything I have benn able to find on the net. I've installed discover and mdetect, I've reinstalled X, and I've tried every possible permutation of setting to get this to work...no joy. The card is a Matrox Millennium (mga2604w) and the monitor is an HP L1702.

Here's the log.

Does anyone have a clue what's going on here? AAAUUUUGGGHHH!!!

Attached below is the log:
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XFree86 Version 4.3.0.1 (Debian 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 20050601085002 root@goedel.debian.org)
Release Date: 15 August 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.6
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.29goedel alpha [ELF]
Build Date: 01 June 2005

This version of XFree86 has been extensively modified by the Debian
Project, and is not supported by the XFree86 Project, Inc., in any
way. Bugs should be reported to the Debian Bug Tracking System; see
<URL: http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting >.

We strongly encourage the use of the "reportbug" package and command
to ensure that bug reports contain as much useful information as
possible.

Before filing a bug report, you may want to consult the Debian X FAQ:
XHTML version: file:///usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.xhtml
plain text version: file:///usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz

Module Loader present
OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.27-2-generic (tretkowski@bastille) (gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-12)) #1 Sun May 29 18:40:58 UTC 2005
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Fri Sep 16 02:04:51 2005
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
(==) ServerLayout "Default Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "HP L1702"
(**) | |-->Device "Matrox Millennium"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard"
(**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
(**) XKB: rules: "xfree86"
(**) Option "XkbModel" "pc104"
(**) XKB: model: "pc104"
(**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
(**) XKB: layout: "us"
(==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled
(**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse"
(**) |-->Input Device "Generic Mouse"
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID" does not exist.
Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
(==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
(==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
(--) using VT number 7

(WW) Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such device)
(II) Module ABI versions:
XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.2
XFree86 Video Driver: 0.6
XFree86 XInput driver : 0.4
XFree86 Server Extension : 0.2
XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.4
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: "bitmap"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.4
(II) Loading font Bitmap
(II) LoadModule: "pcidata"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex)
(II) PCI: 00:03:0: chip 1011,0019 card 0000,0000 rev 30 class 02,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:04:0: chip 1095,0646 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 01,01,80 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:07:0: chip 8086,0484 card 0000,0000 rev 43 class 00,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:0c:0: chip 102b,0519 card 0000,0000 rev 01 class 03,00,00 hdr 00
(II) PCI: 00:14:0: chip 1011,0021 card 0000,0000 rev 02 class 06,04,00 hdr 01
(II) PCI: 01:0a:0: chip 104c,8025 card 104c,8025 rev 01 class 0c,00,10 hdr 00
(II) PCI: End of PCI scan
(II) PCI-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 1: bridge is at (0:20:0), (0,1,1), BCTRL: 0x0004 (VGA_EN is cleared)
(II) Bus 1 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x09800000 - 0x098fffff (0x100000) MX[B]
(II) Host-to-PCI bridge:
(II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (0,0,0), BCTRL: 0x0008 (VGA_EN is set)
(II) Bus 0 I/O range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) Bus 0 non-prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x100000000) MX[B]
(II) Bus 0 prefetchable memory range:
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x100000000) MX[B]
(--) PCI: (0:7:0) Intel Corp. 82378IB [SIO ISA Bridge] rev 67
(--) PCI: (0:12:0) Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA 2064W [Millennium] rev 1, Mem @ 0x09950000/14, 0x09000000/23, BIOS @ 0x09940000/16
(II) Addressable bus resource ranges are
[0] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0xffffffff (0x100000000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x0000ffff (0x10000) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) IX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0x09800000 - 0x09803fff (0x4000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x09804000 - 0x098047ff (0x800) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x09954000 - 0x0995407f (0x80) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x09940000 - 0x0994ffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
[4] -1 0 0x09000000 - 0x097fffff (0x800000) MX[B](B)
[5] -1 0 0x09950000 - 0x09953fff (0x4000) MX[B](B)
[6] -1 0 0x00008080 - 0x0000808f (0x10) IX[B]
[7] -1 0 0x00008000 - 0x0000807f (0x80) IX[B]
(II) Active PCI resource ranges after removing overlaps:
[0] -1 0 0x09800000 - 0x09803fff (0x4000) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x09804000 - 0x098047ff (0x800) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x09954000 - 0x0995407f (0x80) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x09940000 - 0x0994ffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
[4] -1 0 0x09000000 - 0x097fffff (0x800000) MX[B](B)
[5] -1 0 0x09950000 - 0x09953fff (0x4000) MX[B](B)
[6] -1 0 0x00008080 - 0x0000808f (0x10) IX[B]
[7] -1 0 0x00008000 - 0x0000807f (0x80) IX[B]
(II) OS-reported resource ranges after removing overlaps with PCI:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) IX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
(II) All system resource ranges:
[0] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) MX[B]
[1] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x00000000 (0x1) MX[B]
[2] -1 0 0x000c0000 - 0x000effff (0x30000) MX[B]
[3] -1 0 0x09800000 - 0x09803fff (0x4000) MX[B]
[4] -1 0 0x09804000 - 0x098047ff (0x800) MX[B]
[5] -1 0 0x09954000 - 0x0995407f (0x80) MX[B]
[6] -1 0 0x09940000 - 0x0994ffff (0x10000) MX[B](B)
[7] -1 0 0x09000000 - 0x097fffff (0x800000) MX[B](B)
[8] -1 0 0x09950000 - 0x09953fff (0x4000) MX[B](B)
[9] -1 0 0xffffffff - 0xffffffff (0x1) IX[B]
[10] -1 0 0x00000000 - 0x000000ff (0x100) IX[B]
[11] -1 0 0x00008080 - 0x0000808f (0x10) IX[B]
[12] -1 0 0x00008000 - 0x0000807f (0x80) IX[B]
(II) LoadModule: "vga"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/vga_drv.o
(II) Module vga: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 4.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Video Driver
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.6
(II) LoadModule: "mouse"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.3.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 XInput Driver
ABI class: XFree86 XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) VGA: Generic VGA driver (version 4.0) for chipsets: generic
(WW) VGA: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:0:12:0) found
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

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