Re: Might look into that.

Post #78,973 by deSitter 2/3/03 3:02:28 PM Reply	Re: Might look into that. The driver is fine - the only error is that there is no screen (monitor parameters - res, depth, refresh rate) configuration that X can use. Download someone else's 128 XF86Config and put it in /etc/X11 (or /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 or wherever it goes in Doobian). What's your monitor? Seems like a lot of people have issues. You can try running the old script xf86config4. BTW you really want to upgrade to 4.2 anyway. Better RENDER support in xterm. -drl
Post #79,138 by pwhysall 2/4/03 7:33:08 AM Reply	No. The driver is fine - the only error is that there is no screen (monitor parameters - res, depth, refresh rate) configuration that X can use. Download someone else's 128 XF86Config and put it in /etc/X11 (or /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 or wherever it goes in Doobian). Wrong. The error "No Screens Found" is occurring because the driver cannot locate a suitable card, because it doesn't support Thane's model. A "screen" is a combination of resolution and colour depth. Which, if no suitable graphics device can be located, clearly cannot exist. If you knew anything at all about Debian (and because you don't, and clearly can't be bothered to find out, I'm apt [har har] to discard anything you say on the subject. This reply to your comment is for Thane's benefit, not yours), then you'd know that XF86Config-4 is the configuration file, and it's located in /etc/X11. What's your monitor? Irrelevant. Seems like a lot of people have issues. You can try running the old script xf86config4. Doesn't exist. BTW you really want to upgrade to 4.2 anyway. Better RENDER support in xterm. RENDER extension support did not change between 4.1 and 4.2. You're making up plausible-sounding sentences. Thane's big win in upgrading to 4.2 will be that the ati driver will actually support his card. Perhaps you should actually research the subject at hand before spouting. Bad advice (like yours) is much, much worse than no advice. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #79,139 by deSitter 2/4/03 8:29:39 AM Reply	Not worth responding to. RTFRN -drl
Post #79,146 by pwhysall 2/4/03 9:06:44 AM Reply	Heh. Easier than saying "I pulled a load of stuff out of my arse", I suppose. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #79,151 by deSitter 2/4/03 9:25:06 AM Reply	Now I'm pissed Read it your fucking self, white man. Have YOU ever calculated your own timings? Have YOU ever modified a FB console to work on obscure hardware? Have you? No? Shut the fuck up and stick to your janitorial duties. [link\|http://www.xfree.org/4.0.1/index.html\|http://www.xfree.org/4.0.1/index.html] Rage 128 - "Supported." He posted his startup info. It clearly states that the driver loaded, all the extensions loaded including GLX, but no valid "screens" were found so it quit. That means the combination of refresh rates and the DPMS info his monitor was sending to the card could not be matched up. -drl
Post #79,155 by pwhysall 2/4/03 9:30:20 AM Reply	Re: Now I'm pissed Read it your fucking self, white man. Ooh, ain't you the big man. Have YOU ever calculated your own timings? Have YOU ever modified a FB console to work on obscure hardware? Have you? No? Yes, and no. Shut the fuck up and stick to your janitorial duties. How's about you stop being wrong? [link\|http://www.xfree.org/4.0.1/index.html\|http://www.xfree.org/4.0.1/index.html] Rage 128 - "Supported." This is, of course the driver that doesn't detect or use the Rage 128 TF in this here GX240, but hey. Let's not let facts cloud our righteous anger. He posted his startup info. It clearly states that the driver loaded, all the extensions loaded including GLX, but no valid "screens" were found so it quit. That means the combination of refresh rates and the DPMS info his monitor was sending to the card could not be matched up. ...and it didn't detect his card. You're still wrong. Get over yourself. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #79,168 by admin 2/4/03 10:14:32 AM Reply	Pissed, maybe, but still wrong. He has a RADEON 9000. Not a RAGE 128. The driver initialized, then quite plainly informed everyone reading the trace (but you) that it couldn't. find. the. card. Read it again until this becomes plain (hint: it's the part that says "(EE) No devices detected."). Or do like I did and google for "radeon 9000 linux" and read a bit. Learn some. Be amazed at your Grand Unifying Lack of Cluefulness. Amazingly enough, after he installed 4.2.1 the driver found his card! Alack-a-day! NOW his spew says "(EE) Unable to find a valid framebuffer device. (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration." which is indicative of 1) possible kernel support needed (as Greg noted) and 2) a misconfiguration, in stark contrast to the previous error on 4.1. Amazing how that works. All your bluster about what you have and haven't done doesn't mean a thing when you're wrong. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."

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