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Maniaman:
Now I'm having a new error pop up...
Fatal server error:
AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0
Calum:
well there's something in your new XF86Config-4 that's not right then. if i were you i would run xf86config again and play around with the settings. try using default values and so forth instead of giving your exact make and model numbers. I have an ATI rage graphics card and it needs to be a generic card in the XF86Config, if i use the correct video card setting it has display problems.
remember to keep your old XF86Config-4 files and not overwrite them. The one you had before will now be at /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.old so if you do that 'mv' thing again, you will overwrite it. every time you change your XF86Config-4 file, rename the old one to something different, like XF86Config-4.crapcolours or XF86Config-4.blackscreen or whatever. This way you haven't deleted your old one if you want to roll back to it.
I don't know much about the XF86Config file to be honest, i sorted mine out by trial and error, which is as good a method as any in my opinion, as it lets you get your hands alittle dirty as it were. no doubt somebody else will come on here to help though...
good luck!
LorKorub:
quote: I ran what you told me to, Now, how do I get X to use that configuration file? It keeps using /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
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At the end of xf86config, it will ask you "do you want me to write it to /usr/some/where/etc. Answer no. Then answer no to the next two questions. When it asks you where I should wirte it, enter in the file location that is specific to yor vendor. I haven't used Mandrake a whole bunch, so I am not sure where they put their config file.
What kind of card did you get?
Calum:
if it's xfree 3.x it's /etc/X11/XF86Config and if it's xfree 4.x it's /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
voidmain:
quote:Originally posted by Calum:
if it's xfree 3.x it's /etc/X11/XF86Config and if it's xfree 4.x it's /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
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In Red Hat 7.3 with XFree v4 they used that scheme, then in 8.0 they went back to XF86Config (without the -4) even though they are still using XFree v4. Very confusing. The only thing I can figure is they shipped both v3 and v4 then where now they only ship v4 so they went back to a non version specific name for the config file.
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