[Wylug-help] Help: I cannot start x server (graphical interface)

[James Holden]

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Paul Grenyer wrote:
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| I believe that ATI linux support is not that good, so it may be
| difficult. Can anyone else comment on that?
|
| Regards
| Paul

IMO ATI support works quite well, at least for the older cards like the
Rage Pro. My wife's machine has a rage pro, and it "just worked" under
Gentoo.

The XF86Config file should look like this (comments removed, and your
font paths may be different, or you may use a font server instead):

Section "Module"
~    Load        "dbe"  	# Double buffer extension
~    SubSection  "extmod"
~      Option    "omit xfree86-dga"   # don't initialise the DGA extension
~    EndSubSection
~    Load        "type1"
~    Load        "speedo"
~    Load        "freetype"
EndSection

Section "Files"
~    RgbPath	"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
~    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
~    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/Speedo/"
~    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
~    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/"
~    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
~    FontPath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

~    Identifier	"Keyboard1"
~    Driver	"Keyboard"
~    Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"
~    Option "XkbRules"	"xfree86"
~    Option "XkbModel"	"pc101"
~    Option "XkbLayout"	"gb"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
~    Identifier	"Mouse1"
~    Driver	"mouse"
~    Option "Protocol"    "PS/2"
~    Option "Device"      "/dev/psaux"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
~    Identifier  "dan monitor"
~    HorizSync   31.5 - 64.3
~    Option "DPMS"
~    VertRefresh 50-100
EndSection

Section "Device"
~    Identifier  "** ATI (generic)                      [ati]"
~    Driver      "ati"
~    VideoRam    4096
EndSection

Section "Screen"
~    Identifier  "Screen 1"
~    Device      "** ATI (generic)                      [ati]"
~    Monitor     "dan monitor"
~    DefaultDepth 16

~    Subsection "Display"
~        Depth       8
~        Modes       "1024x768"
~        ViewPort    0 0
~    EndSubsection
~    Subsection "Display"
~        Depth       16
~        Modes       "1024x768"
~        ViewPort    0 0
~    EndSubsection
~    Subsection "Display"
~        Depth       24
~        Modes       "1024x768"
~        ViewPort    0 0
~    EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
~    Identifier  "Simple Layout"
~    Screen "Screen 1"
~    InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
~    InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection



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