anyone here has voodoo banshee.. I try to config my x-windows on slackware 10.0

[babyboss]

Can anyone help me out.. I am a little bit frustrated.
When i startx, it pop out an error message, it says a fatal error, and screen is not found.. I went through xorgconfig, and i know that I have to use tdfx to use as my voodoo banshee driver.

[bosox79]

what kernel are you running 2.4 or 2.6 if you are running 2.4 this may be helpful http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68202&highlight=voodoo+banshee

[JohnT]

Originally posted by babyboss
Can anyone help me out.. I am a little bit frustrated.
When i startx, it pop out an error message, it says a fatal error, and screen is not found.. I went through xorgconfig, and i know that I have to use tdfx to use as my voodoo banshee driver. You will also notice above that error message some lines prefixed by..."EE". Give us the output of those lines also"

[babyboss]

how am i supposed to make a copy of the error to here. I installed my slackware on my desktop and view this site on my laptop. I have been thinking to find a way to copy my entire error msg up here, but I fail finding a way so far. Also, I guess there is something wrong with my monitor horizontal and vertical frequency. My monitor is Panasonic, model S70. I looked on the net, and found that KHz is 30-70, and Hz is 50-180. Are those value reasonable?

[JohnT]

Originally posted by babyboss
how am i supposed to make a copy of the error to here.
No one said copy anything here......the phrase was "give us the output of those lines". There aren't that many lines, at the end prefaced by "EE". M/B one or two. Fallback to a pencil and paper.

My monitor is Panasonic, model S70. I looked on the net, and found that KHz is 30-70, and Hz is 50-180. Are those value reasonable? Yes they're reasonable.

[babyboss]

Oh.. sorry John..
The phrase after (EE) goes like this "No drivers available."

Fatal server error:
no screens found.

What does EE mean?

I use Panasonic S70 monitor, and my video card is voodoo banshee. I forget about my the memory of my video card. Does anyone know what is the memory of my card here?

[JohnT]

(EE) shows your errors....why its not starting. According to yours there are no drivers it can access or available for use. In a terminal typemodprobe tdfx
Now after that has run type lsmod Is tdfx listed?

[bwkaz]

You shouldn't need any kernel module installed for the tdfx driver, I don't think... but if you do, then I'm pretty sure the kernel module's name is tdfx, not tdf.

;)

Maybe you could copy the /var/log/XFree86.0.log file after a failed startx attempt to a disk, and then attach that file to your next post? The "no drivers available" message is usually caused by the driver that you're using not working for some reason, and that reason is usually in the log file.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by bwkaz
You shouldn't need any kernel module installed for the tdfx driver, I don't think... but if you do, then I'm pretty sure the kernel module's name is tdfx, not tdf.
I really need to start proofreading my own post.:D

[babyboss]

Originally posted by bwkaz
You shouldn't need any kernel module installed for the tdfx driver, I don't think... but if you do, then I'm pretty sure the kernel module's name is tdfx, not tdf.

;)

Maybe you could copy the /var/log/XFree86.0.log file after a failed startx attempt to a disk, and then attach that file to your next post? The "no drivers available" message is usually caused by the driver that you're using not working for some reason, and that reason is usually in the log file.

How do I make a copy of Xfree86.log file up here?

[babyboss]

Hey JohnT.. your modprobe tdfx seems fixed no driver problem for me.. but now what I get is a black screen.
Aslo, do u know what memory is my voodoo banshee? Is it 16mb or 32?

[JohnT]

Originally posted by babyboss
Hey JohnT.. your modprobe tdfx seems fixed no driver problem for me.. but now what I get is a black screen. You haven't mentioned what you found from those command results.

Aslo, do u know what memory is my voodoo banshee? Is it 16mb or 32? [/B] Don't worry too much about the memory, thats not your problem, but its probably the 16mb version.....then again you've given no model number.

[babyboss]

My major problem is that I get black screen after i "startx" Nothing on the screen now.
I actually lsmod before modprobe tdfx, and on the list, there didn't have tdfx listed. After I modprobe tdfx, ad lsmod again, it appears.

[bosox79]

you could try putting the tdfx module into your /etc/rc.d/rc.modules file so that it will load at startup. or uncoment the driver from the rc.modules file e.g remove the # in front of the driver

[babyboss]

Can anyone please help me.. I am really desperated.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by babyboss
Can anyone please help me.. I am really desperated. Try reading the last post

[bwkaz]

But that won't help his blank screen, it'll just automatically load the module at bootup.

As for the blank screen... hmm.

Are you sure you're using a resolution and refresh rate that your monitor can handle? If not, the monitor will blank out to protect itself from frying...

[JohnT]

Originally posted by babyboss
My major problem is that I get black screen after i "startx" Nothing on the screen now.
OK...you might need a .xinitrc in your users directory to enable startx. Do you have such a script? Note the period before the name. It's a hidden file. Use the command "ls -a" to find it when your in your user directory.It needs the executable command for the window manger you want to use.
You could also try from the commandline "gdm" if your using Gnome, "kdm" if your using KDE or even "xdm" for the vanilla display manger.