Very Computer

I got a "Diamond Stealth 64 Graphics 2001" PCI video card, with 2MB DRAM.  The
monitor is a "GVC" model M1566LR.  Although in Windoze the 1024x768x256 colors
resolution is not the highest I can do, I can't get X to come up with the
standard SVGA 800X600 config file.  startx blanks the display, but that's
about it.  Switching back via the ALT-F key reveals the following messages.
This is the Slackware 3.1 kernel, with the SVGA X server loaded:

XFree86 Version 3.1.2 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6000)
Operating System: Linux
Configured drivers:
  SVGA: server for 8-bit colour SVGA (Patchlevel 0):
      et4000, et4000w32, et4000w32i, et4000w32p, et3000, pvga1, wd90c00,
      wd90c10, wd90c30, wd90c24, wd90c31, wd90c33, gvga, vgawonder,
      tvga8800cs, tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga9000, clgd5420,
      clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426, clgd5428, clgd5429, clgd5430, clgd5434,
      clgd5436, clgd6205, clgd6215, clgd6225, clgd6235, ncr77c22, ncr77c22e,
      cpq_avga, oti067, oti077, oti087, mx, al2101, ali2228, ali2301,
      ali2302, ali2308, ali2401, cl6410, cl6412, cl6420, cl6440, video7,
      ct65520, ct65530, ct65540, ct65545, ark1000vl, ark1000pv, ark2000pv,
      realtek, generic
(using VT number 7)

XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) Mouse: type: Microsoft, device: /dev/mouse, baudrate: 1200
(**) SVGA: Graphics device ID: "Generic SVGA"
(**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "Generic Monitor"
Warning: The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" does not exist.
         Entry deleted from font path.
Warning: The directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/" does not exist.
         Entry deleted from font path.
(**) FontPath set to
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
TRANS(SocketUNIXConnect) () can't connect: errno = 111
giving up.
xinit:  Connection refused (errno 111):  unable to connect to X server
xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.

Now what???

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So long

        Rainer

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After putting in a chipset line in the Config file, I can get the SVGA server
to come up in 640x480 mode.  If, after playing with the Config file some more,
I can get the server to come up in 1024x768x256, I'll happily wait until
3.1.2G comes out of beta, which, according to their home page, will include
full support for the card.

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Send him your XFconfig file and he can start working from there. It is
possible that may be some setting he is missing etc .
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