Gowator Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 OK, before I look through the XF86Config in detail. It seems the Xauthority wasn't cleaned. That means when you define that X is started on console 7 (the mdk default) it thinks one is already running! so as root rm /tmp/.X0-lock The Vaio modeline is always there on Mandrake ! However we'll edit out some stuff now Your XFree86 is actually set up for dual screen! To avoid confusion I'm going to comment your file with ## and so the already commented lines will just have # Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Plug'n Play" ModelName "SDM-HS73" HorizSync 28-65 VertRefresh 48-65 # Sony Vaio C1(X,XS,VE,VN)? # 1024x480 @ 85.6 Hz, 48 kHz hsync ##ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -hsync -vsync # TV fullscreen mode or DVD fullscreen output. # 768x576 @ 79 Hz, 50 kHz hsync ##ModeLine "768x576" 50.00 768 832 846 1000 576 590 595 630 # 768x576 @ 100 Hz, 61.6 kHz hsync ##ModeLine "768x576" 63.07 768 800 960 1024 576 578 590 616 EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "XFree86 Configured" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 ##Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" EndSection Section "Files" ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "glx" Load "record" Load "xtrap" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Card0" VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc" BoardName "Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE]" Driver "ati" BusID "PCI:0:11:0" ## For your info this is the result of your 'scanpci - the output in hex has 0:0a:0 (if this is correct) BUS,SLOT,CARD #Option "CloneHSync" # [<str>] #Option "AGPMode" # <i> #Option "VideoKey" # <i> #Option "AGPFastWrite" # [<bool>] #Option "CloneVRefresh" # [<str>] #Option "ForcePCIMode" # [<bool>] #Option "DDCMode" # [<bool>] #Option "CPPIOMode" # [<bool>] #Option "PanelOff" # [<bool>] #Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>] #Option "AGPSize" # <i> #Option "EnableDepthMoves" # [<bool>] #Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>] #Option "CloneMode" # [<str>] ### Available Driver options are:- ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" ### [arg]: arg optional #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] #Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>] #Option "BufferSize" # <i> #Option "Dac8Bit" # [<bool>] #Option "NoBackBuffer" # [<bool>] #Option "CPusecTimeout" # <i> #Option "CloneDisplay" # <i> #Option "RingSize" # <i> #Option "EnablePageFlip" # [<bool>] EndSection ##Well comment out the whole MGA config ##Section "Device" ##Identifier "Card1" ##VendorName "Matrox Graphics, Inc." ##BoardName "MGA G200 AGP" ##Driver "mga" ##BusID "PCI:1:0:0" ## This means its on the PCI bus in slot 1. #Option "AGPMode" # <i> #Option "Crtc2Ram" # <i> #Option "AGPSize" # <i> #Option "Int10" # [<bool>] #Option "MergedFB" # [<bool>] #Option "Crtc2Half" # [<bool>] #Option "MGASDRAM" # [<bool>] #Option "DigitalScreen2" # [<bool>] #Option "MetaModes" # [<str>] #Option "VideoKey" # <i> #Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>] #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] #Option "TexturedVideo" # [<bool>] #Option "Monitor2Position" # [<str>] #Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>] #Option "SwappedHead" # [<bool>] #Option "SetMclk" # <freq> #Option "OverclockMem" # [<bool>] #Option "PciRetry" # [<bool>] #Option "DRI" # [<bool>] #Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>] ### Available Driver options are:- ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" ### [arg]: arg optional #Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>] #Option "TVStandard" # [<str>] #Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>] #Option "SyncOnGreen" # [<bool>] #Option "Overlay" # [<str>] #Option "TV" # [<bool>] #Option "DigitalScreen1" # [<bool>] #Option "CableType" # [<str>] #Option "Rotate" # [<str>] #Option "NoHal" # [<bool>] #Option "Monitor2HSync" # [<str>] #Option "ColorKey" # <i> #Option "Monitor2VRefresh" # [<str>] ##EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" ## This is defined as the logical name for your ati card!!! ## ************************************************************************ ##Monitor "Monitor0" ## ********** Unless this is elsewhere in the file Monitor0 is not defined, look right at the top its called monitor1 ##Subsection "Display" ##Depth 1 ##EndSubsection ##Subsection "Display" ##Depth 4 ##EndSubsection ##Subsection "Display" ##Depth 8 ##EndSubsection ##Subsection "Display" ##Depth 15 ##EndSubsection ##Subsection "Display" ##Depth 16 ##EndSubsection ##Subsection "Display" ##Depth 24 ##EndSubsection ##EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen1" ##Device "Card1" ## It looks like the two are confused !!! Im just swapping the Card0 (ati) for card1 (MGA) but you also seem to have a default depth line missing ?? Device Card0 Monitor "Monitor1" ## According to what you posted its actually monitor1 (note case) Monitor "monitor1" Subsection "Display" Depth 1 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 4 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 8 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubsection EndSection You have no default depth so startx -bpp 16 This passes it a reasonable depth to start with ! You sould add a line Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" to the Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection and also for the other colour depths! and right at the top of the Screen Definition .... Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 16 Add the line: DefaultColorDepth 16 That should be close!!! 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Guest Brit Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Morning Gowator, or afternoon Ok i think i did everything from your last post. The only problem i had was with startx -bpp 16 [brit@localhost brit]$ startx -bpp 16 xauth: /home/brit/.Xauthority not writable, changes will be ignored xauth: error in locking authority file /home/brit/.Xauthority xauth: error in locking authority file /home/brit/.Xauthority xauth: error in locking authority file /home/brit/.Xauthority _XSERVTransSocketINETCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running Fatal server error: Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 If you added the red entry for default colour depth you can just use startx :D Anyway.... What its telling you are that the files aren't able to be created becuase they already exist... This could data back to your install for root ... the ones in sue could be due to your power outage while it was running! Since Im on NT at work its difficult to be certain but the files are probably created with no write bit set. It sounds like your actually trying to start it from user 'brit' Thats Ok and all. Not that this is recommended usually but try a sh /usr/X11R6/bin/startx as root. and as sue. you can also delete the files /home/brit/.Xauthority as root with rm /home/brit/.Xauthority If it complains then chmod +x /home/brit/.Xauthority ; rm -f /home/brit/.Xauthority try those and report back!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brit Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 hi Gowator Not sure what i did ...but i had to restart my computer so when i went into the XF86Config file to edit it again...it has completely changed....!!!! Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "XFree86 Configured" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection Section "Files" RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "glx" Load "record" Load "xtrap" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" EndSection Section "Monitor" #DisplaySize 340 270 # mm Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "SNY" ModelName "SDM-HS73" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor1" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Monitor Model" EndSection I cant see the ati card anywhere. I refuse to give up, well thats as long as your giving me advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brit Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Ok ignore the last one this is my new XF86Config from root [root@localhost brit]# cat /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "XFree86 Configured" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 Screen 1 "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection Section "Files" RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "glx" Load "record" Load "xtrap" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" EndSection Section "Monitor" #DisplaySize 340 270 # mm Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "SNY" ModelName "SDM-HS73" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor1" VendorName "Monitor Vendor" ModelName "Monitor Model" EndSection Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are:- ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" ### [arg]: arg optional #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] #Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>] #Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>] #Option "Dac8Bit" # [<bool>] #Option "ForcePCIMode" # [<bool>] #Option "CPPIOMode" # [<bool>] #Option "CPusecTimeout" # <i> #Option "AGPMode" # <i> #Option "AGPFastWrite" # [<bool>] #Option "AGPSize" # <i> #Option "RingSize" # <i> #Option "BufferSize" # <i> #Option "EnableDepthMoves" # [<bool>] #Option "EnablePageFlip" # [<bool>] #Option "NoBackBuffer" # [<bool>] #Option "PanelOff" # [<bool>] #Option "DDCMode" # [<bool>] #Option "CloneDisplay" # <i> #Option "CloneMode" # [<str>] #Option "CloneHSync" # [<str>] #Option "CloneVRefresh" # [<str>] #Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>] #Option "VideoKey" # <i> Identifier "Card0" Driver "ati" VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc" BoardName "Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE]" BusID "PCI:0:11:0" EndSection Section "Device" ### Available Driver options are:- ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False", ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz" ### [arg]: arg optional #Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>] #Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>] #Option "PciRetry" # [<bool>] #Option "SyncOnGreen" # [<bool>] #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] #Option "ShowCache" # [<bool>] #Option "Overlay" # [<str>] #Option "MGASDRAM" # [<bool>] #Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>] #Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>] #Option "ColorKey" # <i> #Option "SetMclk" # <freq> #Option "OverclockMem" # [<bool>] #Option "VideoKey" # <i> #Option "Rotate" # [<str>] #Option "TexturedVideo" # [<bool>] #Option "Crtc2Half" # [<bool>] #Option "Crtc2Ram" # <i> #Option "Int10" # [<bool>] #Option "AGPMode" # <i> #Option "AGPSize" # <i> #Option "DigitalScreen1" # [<bool>] #Option "DigitalScreen2" # [<bool>] #Option "TV" # [<bool>] #Option "TVStandard" # [<str>] #Option "CableType" # [<str>] #Option "NoHal" # [<bool>] #Option "SwappedHead" # [<bool>] #Option "DRI" # [<bool>] #Option "MergedFB" # [<bool>] #Option "Monitor2HSync" # [<str>] #Option "Monitor2VRefresh" # [<str>] #Option "Monitor2Position" # [<str>] #Option "MetaModes" # [<str>] Identifier "Card1" Driver "mga" VendorName "Matrox Graphics, Inc." BoardName "MGA G200 AGP" BusID "PCI:1:0:0" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" SubSection "Display" Depth 1 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen1" Device "Card1" Monitor "Monitor1" SubSection "Display" Depth 1 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection EndSection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Brit XFree86Config shouldn't change by itself. The only thing that might happen is if somehow the MGA is being detected as a new card in startup when it says detecting new hardware. Your new config is a two screen config again!!! Make sure you back them up by copying them... You might have a whole set like XFree86Config-4.nearly-there-one-last-try etc... Anyway, See if you can't change it back... Its very weird it should change!! If it says new device found etc. next time you install, just say no Otherwise it might just overwrite it AGAIN! Just check its only got one screen section etc... Also, make some notes as to which one its using....and what it works with .... Gota sign off becuase Im busy installing wireless networking.... BACK LATER MAYBE...WISH ME LUCK FOLKS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brit Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 hi I have been working a lot this week so havent really had a chance to do anything. I have a really stupid question!!!! Ok my XF86Config-4 changed, and i cant get the origianl one back, so cant i edit the new one i have with the old one and replace it. It seems logical to me but hey what would i know. I was so close to getting it working!!! Thanks sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 Remember the ones we copied .. You can edit and achive it whatever way U want :D However ... Make sure you make a backup copy... Remember you created it in /root/XF86Config.new You can start with this ..... Just try and get it looking like it was as much as possible then you can try it!!! Tip.... Always create backup copy's before editing anything....and try and add documentation to it in the form of comments. You can comment any line with the good old # Once you actually get close, post back.... hopefully in the meantime you cleaned out the offending lock files and startx might actually workl !!! You probably didn't slip as far back as you thought... Im a bit busy on the PCMCIA stuff on this 9.2RC2 install but a bit later on I have to recompile the kernel "so Ill be back!!!" (as the man said) If I get chance I might be generous and edit it for ya.... then you can ftp it from my site.... (You remember how to ftp under CLI ????) hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 Just for the sake of getting a new file..... mv /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 ~/ XFdrake --expert --noauto choose as best you can and you have a new file. This will also allow you to say no to 2 cards which I think is your issue. But I won't say it again.....promise....heck, unless you're having fun, I'd reinstall....something's a_muck, you have a bad burn/cd or both, or something, but it isn't rt. You can do what you want though. X won't start if your mouse is configured wrong and ya'll want to play with xinit and stuff?.......crazy....have fun! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 First off bvc is probably right.... it depends how curious you are and if you wanna get it working as fast as possible.... if you wanna go ahead ..... This should work You can also ftp a copy from http://www.lepeanuts.homelinux.com login mdkusers password (email) mandy@mandrakeusers.org #XF86Config-4 #Hand edit #temporary file Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "temp" Screen "Screen0" InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer" InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" EndSection Section "Files" RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "glx" Load "record" Load "xtrap" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "keyboard" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" VendorName "SNY" ModelName "SDM-HS73" Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Card0" Driver "ati" VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc" BoardName "Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE]" BusID "PCI:0:11:0" # These were the options detected for the ati driver #they can be uncommented later #Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>] #Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>] #Option "Dac6Bit" # [<bool>] #Option "Dac8Bit" # [<bool>] #Option "ForcePCIMode" # [<bool>] #Option "CPPIOMode" # [<bool>] #Option "CPusecTimeout" # <i> #Option "AGPMode" # <i> #Option "AGPFastWrite" # [<bool>] #Option "AGPSize" # <i> #Option "RingSize" # <i> #Option "BufferSize" # <i> #Option "EnableDepthMoves" # [<bool>] #Option "EnablePageFlip" # [<bool>] #Option "NoBackBuffer" # [<bool>] #Option "PanelOff" # [<bool>] #Option "DDCMode" # [<bool>] #Option "CloneDisplay" # <i> #Option "CloneMode" # [<str>] #Option "CloneHSync" # [<str>] #Option "CloneVRefresh" # [<str>] #Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>] #Option "VideoKey" # <i> EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" DefaultColorDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1280x1024" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1280x1024" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1280x1024" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1280x1024" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" "1280x1024" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 EndSubSection #This closes of the "Screen Section" EndSection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brit Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 hi believe it or not i am having fun...and i think i am learning something (not much, but a little). I am in work all night but then i get 2 full days to play around with it. Hopefully by then it will be all working. I will catch up with you all later. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 Yep its probably cleaner to reinstall but when we actually got it up and running via using xinit directly it was fine. The problem was it got reset by a power outage. I think the authority stuff was half left over from the aborted harddrake in install and half from this (it was a different user) It was up and running fine and brit was using it to chat so .... It seems weird.... Anyway she urmpi'd the latest KDE ... so no point wasting that mammoth download :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brit Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 :D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D Hi all Ok its 12.14...and i have been playing around with the XF86Config-4 file all day(and to be honest i dont know what i finally did), but i got it working. :D I cant help but smile and smile and smile. When i logout i still get an Xauthority error message, but i will work on that tommorrow. I want to thank you all for helping me especially Gowator (i could not of got this far without your help). Yippee...going to play for a bit Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris:b Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 Congratulation, Brit! Wonderful! Can we have a screenshot, pleeease? 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted September 26, 2003 Report Share Posted September 26, 2003 Oooh... Lets give her some time to make it pretty like her MAC... Now wheres the tutorial/post I made for you to make it look MAC-alike.... Brit.... MAKE a COPY..... Do like bvc says ....QUICK!!!! In fact make several.... Copy one and call it XF86Config-4.WORKING Now you can start optimising the simple file and things! And make your desktop look pretty. If you like the MAC Acqua I made a mockup on the SHOW OFF YOUR DESKTOP thread! p.s. You might not be sure what you did but you must have learned loads to get it working.... even if it was trial and error!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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