[Sderby] still having problems
astraguy
sderby at mailman.lug.org.uk
Fri Jan 24 01:06:07 2003
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Hi Russ ,
I am not sure if this link will help you,
http://rivatv.sourceforge.net/chiplist.php
Regards Michael
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From: Russ=20
To: sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk=20
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 4:37 PM
Subject: [Sderby] still having problems
i tried this,
Oh dear, looks like your box may not have been running the open source
NVIDIA driver.
There is probably a Mandrake specific X server configuration program
that you can invoke from the command line (DOS prompt. A standard
program is available it is called xf86config, but it is rather
unfriendly to say the least.=20
What we can do is have a look and see if you have a backup =
configuration
file.
Login as root
type in:
cd /etc/X11
type:
ls
the main configuration file is called XF86Config
look for any files called something like XF86Config.save or something
like that, maybe XF86Config.bak.
firstly let's rename the original file:
mv XF86Config XF86Config.bad
this will rename the file to XF86Config.bad.
Now lets copy the backup file, assuming it is called .bak we can use =
the
command:
cp XF86Config.bak XF86Config
This will restore the saved copy.
You can try and start X-windows with the command:
startx
and got this,
i found these XF86config, XF86config-4, XF86config-4.old, =
XF86config.old
i tried to rename the XF86config to.old and got this,
mv: cannot stat. `XF86config`, no such file. so i tried it in /xdm can =
it didnt like that also i tried to rename some of the other XFconfig =
file listed above to .old with no go.
and that were im at now.=20
Russ
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4>Hi Russ ,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>I am not sure if this link will help =
you,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4><A=20
href=3D"http://rivatv.sourceforge.net/chiplist.php">http://rivatv.sourcef=
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>Regards Michael</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Sderby] still having=20
problems</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>i tried this,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Oh dear, looks like your box may not have been running the open=20
source<BR>NVIDIA driver.<BR><BR>There is probably a Mandrake specific =
X server=20
configuration program<BR>that you can invoke from the command line =
(DOS=20
prompt. A standard<BR>program is available it is called xf86config, =
but it is=20
rather<BR>unfriendly to say the least. <BR><BR>What we can do is have =
a look=20
and see if you have a backup configuration<BR>file.<BR><BR>Login as=20
root<BR>type in:<BR><BR>cd /etc/X11<BR><BR>type:<BR>ls<BR>the main=20
configuration file is called XF86Config<BR>look for any files called =
something=20
like XF86Config.save or something<BR>like that, maybe=20
XF86Config.bak.<BR>firstly let's rename the original file:<BR>mv =
XF86Config=20
XF86Config.bad<BR>this will rename the file to =
XF86Config.bad.<BR><BR>Now lets=20
copy the backup file, assuming it is called .bak we can use=20
the<BR>command:<BR><BR>cp XF86Config.bak XF86Config<BR><BR>This will =
restore=20
the saved copy.<BR><BR>You can try and start X-windows with the=20
command:<BR><BR>startx</DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and got this,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>i found these XF86config, =
XF86config-4,=20
XF86config-4.old, XF86config.old</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>i tried to rename the XF86config =
to.old and got=20
this,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>mv: cannot stat. `XF86config`, no =
such file. so i=20
tried it in /xdm can it didnt like that also i tried to rename some of =
the=20
other XFconfig file listed above to .old with no go.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and that were im at now. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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Russ</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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