Debian Woody and XF4.0.1

[wmHardRock]

OK, I did an apt-get upgrade yesturday, and now I have XF4.0.1 and I can't configure it. Dexter won't work, same thing for XFree86 -configure. Of course, I don't know how to configure by hand. Anyone can help?


wmHardRock

[Paul Weaver]

why wont dexter work?
why wont XFree86 -configure work?

[wmHardRock]

Dexter: says No screens found
Xfree86 -configure: fatal error 11

wmHardRock

[wmHardRock]

BTW, dexter does start, but it's when I startx that I get the error. With Xfree86 -configure, can't even finish

[pipe]

wmHardRock,

Try doing:

apt-get install task-x-window-system-core


When I installed the 4.01 debs, I selected a package like xfree86-common assuming apt would complete the installation. It didn't. xbased-clients were missing as well as the servers. Installing the above insures that all required stuffs are installed. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by pipe (edited 23 November 2000).]

[wmHardRock]

I still get the same errors http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/frown.gif

[wmHardRock]

BTW, there's this little message also:
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Data incomplete in /etc/X11/XF86Config
Device section "Generic graphic device" must have a driver line.

[Evil Jeff]

You should be able to use the same config file if you change a few things... ie, the server you did use is now replaced by a common server (xserver I think) for the driver. Try changing that...

Evil Jeff
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[wmHardRock]

I have no backup of my old XF86Config file.

[Skroob]

Make sure you also have xserver-xfree86. There were some problems earlier with that not downloading with task.

[wmHardRock]

Argh!! I have apt-got xserver-xfree86, but there's a programming problem! Unexpected end of line on line 1. the dude who did that it the ` accidently, so It won't install ARGH!

[fuzzy]

Originally posted by wmHardRock:
Argh!! I have apt-got xserver-xfree86, but there's a programming problem! Unexpected end of line on line 1. the dude who did that it the ` accidently, so It won't install ARGH!

xf86config-v3 is what you want. Type that at the command line and you will have the configuration program that gets you where you need to be.

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[knute]

You know, I had that same problem when I first tried apt-getting it...

The default xserver for most of the video cards is xserver-xfree86... If you have a brand new cutting edge card, you may need to use the xserver-svga...

When I had the issues, I was still useing the svga server, thinking that it would work like the 3.3.x version, but I was totally wrong...

Apt-get install xserver-svga should bring up an ncurses window for configuring it... (well ncurses the way I have it set up... http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif) Once that was configured, it worked for me...

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[wmHardRock]

OK, nothing worked and I'm frustrated (my team is losing and X won't work!). How do I get 3.3.6 back? Damnit I hate it when software laughs at me!!!! Xfree86 4.0.1 sux big time. Big fault in the xserver0xfree86 and I don't know how to go fix it!!!!!!!!! Maybe someone can tell me that:
Setting up xserver-xfree86 (4.0.1-8) ...
sh: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for `''
sh: -c: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of file

[wmHardRock]

Guys?

[teeitup]

I'm glad to see I'm not alone in this XFree86 4.01 fiasco.

I decided to apt-get dist-upgrade on a couple of boxes this past weekend.
Both boxes needed alot of tweaking to get X back up.

The most important was XFree86 -config
this exited with instructions on how to test.
It creats a file in your home directory that needs to be copied to etc/X11/XF86Config

I had to add mode lines to get the resolution back.
I had to set suid bits to let users start X
I had to relink X to XFree86
There was probably something else but I can't think of it now.

I did spend alot of time searching the web looking for clues.
I eventually found what I needed only none of it was in the same place.

I finally got both boxes back to running X.

Truetype fonts have been another adventure.
They were so easy to set up under 3.3.6

Currently I'm using the old procedures to get TrueType running again.
I'm not sure this is correct, xserver crashes if I don't load apps just right.
rxvt takes 2 minutes to come up, but xterm comes up quickly. ???

I wasted way to much time getting 4.01 to work.



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[wmHardRock]

Could anyone who have a Voodoo 3 and XF4.0.1 running post his XF86Config file? I'm about to just give up and reinstall potato and always use stable.