Very Computer

by **Henrik Lynggaard Hanse** » Fri, 25 Sep 1998 04:00:00

Hello all :)

I am having trouble getting X windows to work on my machine (

My guess is it is something with my gfx card which is a permedia
reference

I have downloaded the XFCom_3DLabs server from www.suse.de and folloewed
the intructions closely, but it still wont work.

here is what happends
* i type startx
* the screen goes blank but there is some disk activity
* the system grinds to a halt and a reset is necesary (i tried the
CTRL+ALT+BACKSPACE to kill the server but nothing happens

MY SYSTEM IS:
AMD k6-233 64 MB SD-RAM (800 MB linux native and 100 mb swap)
Redhat 5.1 as linux distribution, with no changes besides the 3D_labs X
server

KFC 17" monitor:
Horizontal 30 -69 KHz
Vertical : 50 -120 Hz
Max resolutions:
640* 480 @ 120
800 *600 @ 100
1024 * 768 @ 80
1280 * 1024 @ 60

VideoCard:
vendor : 3Dlab Permedia Reference
Chipset : Permedia
Videoram: 8 MB
Ramdac: unknown (notthing in manual)
Clockchip : unknown (nothing in maunal)

the symbolic link /etc/X points to /usr/X11R6/lib/Bin/XFCom_3DLabs and
the
XFCom_3DLabs DOES exist ?

when i use startx > /tmp/x.out 2>&1 to log output to a file it reports a
error 111 and a error 3 in the last lines of the file

I have attached the x.out and XF86Config file below

cheers from denmark
Henrik Lynggard

using "startx > /win/d/linux/x.out 2>&1" the x.out file contains:
XFCom_3DLabs Version 4.30/ X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
Release Date: 12 September 1998
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
problems. Please report problems to x...@suse.de
Operating System: Linux 2.1.51 i686 [ELF]
Configured drivers:
GLINT: accelerated server for 3DLabs GLINT graphics adapters
(Patchlevel 0)
(using VT number 7)

XF86Config: /etc/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) XKB: keycodes: "xfree86"
(**) XKB: types: "default"
(**) XKB: compat: "default"
(**) XKB: symbols: "en_US(pc101)+dk"
(**) XKB: geometry: "pc"
(**) Mouse: type: MouseMan, device: /dev/mouse, baudrate: 1200
(**) Mouse: buttons: 3, Chorded middle button
(**) GLINT: Graphics device ID: "MIT KORT"
(**) GLINT: Monitor ID: "MIN monitor"
(--) GLINT: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 70.24 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 70.88 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 74.59 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 75.00 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 76.01 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 78.86 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 80.21 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 81.13 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 87.50 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 89.62 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 91.15 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 93.75 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 105.77 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 107.16 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 96.15 kHz. Deleted.
(--) GLINT: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 104.52 kHz. Deleted.
(**) FontPath set to

"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"

(--) GLINT: found TI chip GLINT Permedia at card #15 func #0 with base
0xe1000000
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: 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.

MY XF86Config:
# File generated by xf86config.

#
# Copyright (c) 1995 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.
#
# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
a
# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
"Software"),
# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without
limitation
# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute,
sublicense,

# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
#
# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
included
in
# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
#
# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS
OR
# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY,

# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT
SHALL

# THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY,

# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT

OF
# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE

# SOFTWARE.
#
# Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project
shall
# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or
other
# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the

# XFree86 Project.
#

# **********************************************************************

# Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of
# this file.
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************

# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **********************************************************************

Section "Files"

# The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.

RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated
together),

# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath

# command (or a combination of both methods)
#
# If you don't have a floating point coprocessor and emacs, Mosaic or
other
# programs take long to start up, try moving the Type1 and Speedo
directory
# to the end of this list (or comment them out).
#

FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"

# For OSs that support Dynamically loaded modules, ModulePath can be
# used to set a search path for the modules. This is currently
supported
# for Linux ELF, FreeBSD 2.x and NetBSD 1.x. The default path is shown
# here.

# ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"

EndSection

# **********************************************************************

# Module section -- this is an optional section which is used to specify

# which dynamically loadable modules to load. Dynamically loadable
# modules are currently supported only for Linux ELF, FreeBSD 2.x
# and NetBSD 1.x. Currently, dynamically loadable modules are used
# only for some extended input (XInput) device drivers.
# **********************************************************************

#
# Section "Module"
#
# This loads the module for the Joystick driver
#
# Load "xf86Jstk.so"

# EndSection

# **********************************************************************

# Server flags section.
# **********************************************************************

Section "ServerFlags"

# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is
# received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may
# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging

# NoTrapSignals

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><BS> server abort sequence
# This allows clients to receive this key event.

# DontZap

# Uncomment this to disable the <Crtl><Alt><KP_+>/<KP_-> mode switching
# sequences. This allows clients to receive these key events.

# DontZoom

# Uncomment this to disable tuning with the xvidtune client. With
# it the client can still run and fetch card and monitor attributes,
# but it will not be allowed to change them. If it tries it will
# receive a protocol error.

# DisableVidModeExtension

# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local xvidtune client.

# AllowNonLocalXvidtune

# Uncomment this to disable dynamically modifying the input device
# (mouse and keyboard) settings.

# DisableModInDev

# Uncomment this to enable the use of a non-local client to
# change the keyboard or mouse settings (currently only xset).

# AllowNonLocalModInDev

EndSection

# **********************************************************************

# Input devices
# **********************************************************************

# **********************************************************************

# Keyboard section
# **********************************************************************

Section "Keyboard"

Protocol "Standard"

# when using XQUEUE, comment out the above line, and uncomment the
# following line

# Protocol "Xqueue"

AutoRepeat 500 5
# Let the server do the NumLock processing. This should only be
required
# when using pre-R6 clients
# ServerNumLock

# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Xleds 1 2 3

# To set the LeftAlt to Meta, RightAlt key to ModeShift,
# RightCtl key to Compose, and ScrollLock key to ModeLock:

# LeftAlt Meta
# RightAlt ModeShift
# RightCtl Compose
# ScrollLock ModeLock

# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.

# XkbDisable

# To customise the XKB settings ...

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by **Henrik Lynggaard Hanse** » Fri, 25 Sep 1998 04:00:00