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List:       mandrake-cooker-ppc
Subject:    Re: No xwindows - Again
From:       Christiaan Welvaart <cjw () daneel ! dyndns ! org>
Date:       2005-05-01 9:35:11
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.58.0505011130490.32630 () zem ! cjw ! nep
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On Sun, 1 May 2005, Irena and Richard Jenkins wrote:

> Tried to install 10.2 edition on my cube (with LCD screen).  Just got rid of a
> Kubuntu install which went perfectly.  However, the usual problems with x
> took place and I couldn't get xorg to work.
>
> No problem ... I tried adding "video=aty128fb" to the boot line ... but still
> no joy.  What am I doing wrong?  Other implementations of xorg ... seem to be
> able to detect and automatically install the system w/out problems.  I
> continue to have occasional problems with Mandrake.
>
> By the way I managed a graphical install using the default fb device so I know
> it can work.  Very frustrating!

The installer uses the "fbdev" driver for X, so not "r128". You could try
that but r128 should be faster and have 3d accelleration. What error do
you get (in /var/log/Xorg.0.log ...) ? Is "UseFBDev" enabled in xorg.conf?


    Christiaan

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