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The monitor is working.
It's way out of sync though.
This is what I have as of now.
It isn't installed.
# File generated by XFdrake.
# **********************************************************************
# Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************
Section "Files"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.
FontPath "unix/:-1"
EndSection
# Uncomment the following line to have a single desktop
# Option "Xinerama" "On"
AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse does not work
#DontZoom # disable <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> (resolution switching)
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension
Load "v4l" # Video for Linux
Load "extmod"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so"
EndSection
# Change the following to sections for you monitor
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "monitor1"
VendorName "Plug'n Play"
ModelName "EN7600"
HorizSync 30-83
VertRefresh 55-75
The above /etc/X11/xorg.conf is installed.
A keyboard and mouse "Input Device" was added.
I get the following errors with 'startx'.
Unable to open /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglk.so
Failed to load /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/liblk.so (open failed2)
This error on Google meant the Nvidia driver was not installed.
I downloaded the latest Nvidia driver from their web site.
It would not install because of a kernel-source problem.
urpmi kernel-source gave me three files to choose from.
I installed one of them.
It must have been the wrong one because Nvidia still has the kernel-source problem.
urpmi kernel-source says everything is installed now.
If you do a uname -r in a shell it will tell what kernel your running. Then you can load the correct kernel source.
To do a double check after install take a look at directory /usr/src
this will tell you what kernel source is installed.
As a trick what I do on some weird monitors I hook up just the single weird monitor on the standard vga port and run XFdrake on a standard config file. Then I have that monitor setting. I do this for each monitor and copy the config file to a name with the monitor identification append to the name. I then edit the config file I sent you and modify the monitor section for each.
If you do a uname -r in a shell it will tell what kernel your running.
uname -r tells me the kernel is 2.6.11
/usr/src shows a 2.6.10-3
Then you can load the correct kernel source.
How do I do this? urpmi tells me the kernel is already installed.
When I try to install the nvidia driver I can't because
nvidia tells me to upgrade to 2.6.11.
I think the existing /etc/X11/xorg.conf file is close to being right. If I can get nvidia installed it might work properly.
Both monitors worked. One needed the sync rate set correctly and they both had the same program on.
As of now I'm in text mode.
startx stops with the errors in a former post.
I looked up the full name for your kernel-source and I cant find the source for the kernel you given me.
When you did the uname -r did you report the full text?
When I do a uname -r on my system I get 2.6.12-12mdksmp so something dosn't look right
When I took a look for kernel for your system the only kernel & source I can find was
kernel-2.6.11.13mdk-1-1mdk & kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-13mdk and these are updates so you may need to update.
If your truly on a 64 than this should be the command to update your kernel source
urpmi kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-6mdk
This should load the kernel source for your kernel.
If is dosen't find it than you will need to setup your sources
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