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  2. problem with startx comman

    in Installing Mandriva

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    I am not to sure about this but you could try adding your desired resolution to xorg.conf in the following sections that look like this:

     

    Subsection "Display"

    Depth 24

    Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"

    EndSubsection

     

    edit: the file is in /etc/X11/xorg.conf but be sure to make a backup (name it something like xorg.conf.backup in the same directory)

     

     

     

    how do i get do that in kde? (i use gnome but when i login as a root it comes up in kde and i get confused haha)

     

    I am not to sure about this but you could try adding your desired resolution to xorg.conf in the following sections that look like this:

     

    Subsection "Display"

    Depth 24

    Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864" "1024x768" "832x624" "800x600" "640x480" "480x360" "320x240"

    EndSubsection

     

    edit: the file is in /etc/X11/xorg.conf but be sure to make a backup (name it something like xorg.conf.backup in the same directory)

     

     

     

    how do i get do that in kde? (i use gnome but when i login as a root it comes up in kde and i get confused haha)

     

     

    wait i got to it

  3. setting up a second hd for storage

    in Hardware

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    i installed mandriva on my first harddrive(36gb) and i was planning on using my 2nd hd (200gb) for storage and keeping only the os on the 1st harddrive. but i am nto sure how to set it up so mandriva recognizes the second harddrive... it says i only have 5gb left on my filesystem.. any help?

  4. problem with startx comman

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted

    alright i got the driver running and i am using it now but the resolution still doesnt work on 1680x1050 or 1600x1000 (the 2 resolutions that work best with my 20.1 widescreen monitor) its only workign on 1280x1024(which looks horrible on a widescreen since thats like 5:4 and my monitor is 16:9)

  7. problem with startx comman

    in Installing Mandriva

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    type uname -r to check your kernel and select the source version of your kernel, most likely it will be number one however. Kernel sources come in 2 flavours stripped and non-stripped. Non-stripped is about 200 MB and stripped 40 MB. I guess the non-stripped version isn't really necessary unless you want to recompile the kernel yourself.

     

     

    2.6.17-5mdv

     

     

    im not really understanding what all this has to do with installing an ati x700 driver though :unsure:

  8. problem with startx comman

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    An easier way to do the ati drivers is to run this command from a terminal:

     

    urpmi dkms-ati

     

     

    i just finished the easyurpmi thing and then i went back into the terminal and typed urpmi dkms-ati and now it says

    [root@localhost Desktop]# urpmi dkms-ati
One of the following packages is needed:
1- kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.5mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code of the Linux kernel stripped for post build (to install)
2- kernel-tmb-source-stripped-2.6.18.5-1mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The stripped Linux source code for kernel-tmb-2.6.18.5-1mdv (to install)
3- kernel-linus-source-2.6.19.1-1mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code for the Linux kernel (to install)
4- kernel-linus-source-2.6.18.3-1mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code for the Linux kernel (to install)
5- kernel-multimedia-source-stripped-2.6.17.13-3mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The stripped source code for the Linux kernel-multimedia-2.6.17.13-3mdv (to install)
6- kernel-linus-source-stripped-2.6.19-3mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code of the Linux kernel stripped for post build (to install)
7- kernel-tmb-source-stripped-2.6.17.13-4mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The stripped Linux source code for kernel-tmb-2.6.17.13-4mdv (to install)
8- kernel-source-2.6.17.5mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code for the Linux kernel (to install)
9- kernel-linus-source-stripped-2.6.18.3-1mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code of the Linux kernel stripped for post build (to install)
10- kernel-linus-source-stripped-2.6.18.rc7.1mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code of the Linux kernel stripped for post build (to install)
11- kernel-linus-source-2.6.18.5-1mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code for the Linux kernel (to install)
12- kernel-linus-source-stripped-2.6.19-2mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code of the Linux kernel stripped for post build (to install)
13- kernel-linus-source-2.6.19-2mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code for the Linux kernel (to install)
14- kernel-tmb-source-2.6.17.13-4mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The Linux source code for kernel-tmb-2.6.17.13-4mdv (to install)
15- kernel-tmb-source-2.6.18.5-1mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The Linux source code for kernel-tmb-2.6.18.5-1mdv (to install)
16- kernel-linus-source-2.6.18.2-1mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code for the Linux kernel (to install)
17- kernel-linus-source-stripped-2.6.19.1-1mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code of the Linux kernel stripped for post build (to install)
18- kernel-multimedia-source-2.6.17.13-3mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code for the Linux kernel-multimedia-2.6.17.13-3mdv (to install)
19- kernel-linus-source-stripped-2.6.18.5-1mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code of the Linux kernel stripped for post build (to install)
20- kernel-linus-source-2.6.18.rc7.1mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code for the Linux kernel (to install)
21- kernel-linus-source-2.6.19-3mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code for the Linux kernel (to install)
22- kernel-linus-source-stripped-2.6.18.2-1mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586 : The source code of the Linux kernel stripped for post build (to install)
What is your choice? (1-22)

     

     

    what am i supposed to pick? haha

  9. problem with startx comman

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted

    "urpmi.addmedia command not found"

     

    "urpmi.addmedia command not found"

     

     

    [mitch@localhost Desktop]$ urpmi.addmedia plf-free ftp://distrib-coffee.ispsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/plf/mandriva/2007.0/free/release/binary/i586/ with hdlist.cz
bash: urpmi.addmedia: command not found
[mitch@localhost Desktop]$

  12. problem with startx comman

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted

    I do not own an ATI card. I did a search and found this link with a response from ianw1974, our resident ATI expert:

     

    https://mandrivausers.org/index.php?showtop...098&hl=x700

     

    From the link:

     

    An easier way to do the ati drivers is to run this command from a terminal:

     

    urpmi dkms-ati

     

    However, visit the easyurpmi link at the top of this page first, and add sources for main, contrib, updates, plf-free and plf-nonfree. Otherwise, you'll not be able to use dkms and ati. This injects the module into the kernel on startup, and you should hopefully find your system will work after this. You will of course need to run mcc, and configure the display and choose an ATI driver instead of VESA to get it to work.

     

    thats ati mobility radeon (laptop) not ati radeon x700!

     

     

    and what exactly is this terminal you speak of?

  13. problem with startx comman

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted

    alright i managed to get it running at 1280x1024 resolution (my comp should be running at 1680x1050) and tried to download the drivers for my graphics card to switch it over to the right driver and whe ni go to open the .run file it wouldn't run it just kept erroring and i retried it a few times but it didnt work

     

    specs:

    http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/linux/linux-radeon.html

    ATI Proprietary Linux x86 Display Driver 8.32.5

    radeon x700

     

    any more help? haha

  15. problem with startx comman

    in Installing Mandriva

    Posted

    i just installed mandriva 2007 and am not sure what to do

     

    after logging in for the first time i type startx and then it comes up saying

    (EE) No devices deteced.


Fatal server error:
noscreens found



XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server "'0.0"
	after 0 reqests (o known processed) with 0 events remaining.

     

    any help for a newbie?

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