Subject: Re: [Re: [Re: XServer failure]]
To: Mirko Thiesen <thiesi@NetWork23.BSDOnLine.ORG>
From: Petra Hofmann <petra_lynn@usa.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 06/10/2000 10:24:05
Did as you suggested.

response:
vga1 at pci0 dev 10 function 0: S3ViRGE/DX (rev. 0x01)
wsdisplay0  at vga1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation)


Mirko Thiesen <thiesi@NetWork23.BSDOnLine.ORG> wrote:
> On 10 Jun 2000, Petra Hofmann wrote:
> =

> > Hi again,
> > =

> > Disregard the msg about the keyboard.  I was using the wrong one at t=
he
time.
> =

> :-) =

> =

> > Any way, after performing the suggested comd get a blank screen with =
#
> > prompt.
> =

> Yes, this is because your X server is not starting up for some reason
> and you redirected its output to a file, thus not showing anything on t=
he
> screen.
> =

> You should check the file specified (Manuel suggested /tmp/x.log) and
> either browse through it for some error messages that give you an idea =
of
> what is going wrong or post the file to this list.
>  =

> > # ls -l /usr/X11R6//bin/X  returns
> > =

> > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 24 Jun 9 16:27 /usr/X11R6/bin/X ->
> > /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA
> =

> This looks okay at first sight. However, you should check out that your=

> graphics card is supported by the standard SVGA X server (most modern S=
VGA
> cards are). There is readme file available for each X server describing=

> which graphics cards it supports. =

> =

> What's the exact name of yours? In case you don't know you might try
> "dmesg | grep vga" or something like this.
> =

> Bye, K&K,
> T-Zee
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