Re: startx Fails

[Alvin Oga <alvin@Mail.Linux-Consulting.com>]

hi ya greg

- simple answer: video ram problem...

	- look at your svga card... see how much memory it says
	  you should have...

	  add that value to the VideoRam line for that device
	  in XF86Config

	- check the Horizontal/Vertical stuff from your monitor...
		- add that to XF86Config

	- rerun X -probeonly...

have fun
alvin

> > > XF86Config: /etc/X11/XF86Config

whatever you do...make sure you save the above file each time
you are closer to something that works... before tweeking....

> > > (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
> > > (**) XKB: keymap: "xfree86(us)" (overrides other XKB settings)
> > > (**) Mouse: type: Microsoft, device: /dev/mouse, baudrate: 1200
> > > (**) Mouse: buttons: 3, Chorded middle button
> > > (**) SVGA: Graphics device ID: "Diamond Viper 770"

good your svga card is registered and detected

> > > (**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "Optiquest V95"

good your monitor is registered and detected

> > > (--) SVGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 105.77 kHz. Deleted.
> > > (--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 107.16 kHz. Deleted.
> > > (--) SVGA: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 96.15 kHz. Deleted.
> > > (--) SVGA: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 104.52 kHz. Deleted.

bad that your 1280x1024 got deleted...

not unexpected that 1600x1200 dpi gets dropped...that's a lot of dots..ehehehehe

> > > (**) FontPath set to
> > > "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/us
> > > r/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/
> > > X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X
> > > 11/fonts/100dpi/"
> > > (--) SVGA: PCI: NVidia Unknown chipset (0x0028) rev 17, Memory @ 0xe2000000,
> > > 0xe4000000

hummm... a small problem ??? unknown chipset ...

> > > (--) SVGA: chipset:  generic
> > > (--) SVGA: videoram: 64k

very very bad... it does NOT detect your video memory

> > > (--) SVGA: clocks:  25.18
> > > (**) SVGA: Using 8 bpp, Depth 8, Color weight: 666
> > > (--) SVGA: Using builtin driver modes
> > > (--) SVGA: Builtin Mode: 320x200
> > > (--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 320x204

very very bad... you don't get any "usable resolution"... due to no videoram

> > > (--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024
> > >
> 

have fun
alvin