From: Norbert J. Girardi (girardi@rniil.rni.sub.org)
Date: 10/07/93


From: girardi@rniil.rni.sub.org (Norbert J. Girardi)
Subject: Re: Help with Xconfig
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1993 18:51:39 GMT

Chris Vetter (cbvetter@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de) wrote:
: Rachid wants to know:
:
: > I've been trying to run X11 for a week with no success, my machine
: > is a 486DX50 clone with 8Mb RAM, 210Mb HD, a NCR 77C22E Video card
                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^ **
: > with 1024Kb VRAM, a NEC 4FG monitor, my mouse is a microsoft compatible one
: > linux up and runing (SLS 1.03). This is the output I have
: > each time I run startx:

: What CHIP has this NCR beast ? I dunno ...

   ** NCR 77C22E *IS* the chip :-)
:
: > ------------begining of output
[ ....]
: >
: > Xconfig: //Xconfig
: > Mouse: type: Microsoft, device: /dev/mouse, baudrate: 1200
[....]
: > Cannot open mouse:
: > Invalid argument
  ---------------------- That's your problem !!!

: a) obviously this NCR video card has no et4000 ;)
: comment everything OUT in file /usr/X386/lib/X11/Xconfig that belongs to
: vga256, comment IN what belongs to vga2.
: Then cd /usr/bin/X11; rm X; ln -s XF86_Mono X

NO NEED TO USE THE X-MONO SERVER.
Cards with the NCR77C22E are doing fine with the XF86_Color server
( I know because I'm posting this from a box with the a.m. card )

: b) your mouse device is wrong.
: edit Xconfig with the correct one. I dunno, what YOU have. *I* use a
: Logitech Pilot, which will be
: Microsoft "/dev/ttyS0"

: c) Never mind Roman_M

: > Fatal server error:
: > failed to initialize core devices
: > xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unexpected signal 13

Either you are missing /dev/mouse or it is a soft link pointing to
nowhere.
If your mouse is on "COM1" make it /dev/ttyS0 in Xconfig.

: > ------------end of output
: >
: > I don't understand this clocks number \/
: > clocks: 25.18 28.32 40.10 65.50 45.10 50.10 0.70 75.50
: > ^^^^
: > it seems to be incorrect?

: Yep, timing error, never mind ...
: They will never be used.

: > My screen is always unreadble after startx, I don't know where is font file
: > Roman_M, I've also verified that the mouse is well pluged to the slot.

: This seems to be a bug.
: You can work around by pressing ALT-F<another console>.
: E.g. ALT-F2 if you started X on screen 1 (the bootup screen)

I happens to me too. If I leave X the screen is scrambled.

: > rachid

: Chris

- Norbert

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