Subject: Re: X Problem, but I'm an X newbie, console addicted ...
To: Xavier HUMBERT <xavier@xavhome.fr.eu.org>
From: Jaromír <jdolecek@netbsd.org>
List: current-users
Date: 10/09/2001 20:35:39
AFAIK the default is to build the 3.3.X release. You'd need
to cd to xsrc/xfree/ to build 4.0.
Jaromir
Xavier HUMBERT wrote:
> I just recompiled current xsrc (btw, the root makefile incorrectly says
> you have to "make build", what is working is "make all install")
>
> I configure using xf86config, there's no Intel 815 card, I use generic
> SVGA. Then, when I launch startx, I got a ton of bad words :
>
> > XFree86 Version 3.3.6a / X Window System
> > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
> > Release Date: November 30 2000
> > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
> > than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
> > problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
>
> 3.3 ? Why t.f. did I spend time to get current source and compile it, it
> is supposed to be 4.0.1 ?
>
> Then it miserably fails :
>
> > (--) SVGA: PCI: Intel Unknown chipset (0x1132) rev 2, Memory @
> >0xf0000000, 0xec000000
> > (--) checkDevMem: warning: failed to open /dev/mem and /dev/xf86
> > (No such file or directory)
> > linear framebuffer access unavailable
> > (--) SVGA: chipset: generic
> > (--) SVGA: videoram: 64k
> > (**) SVGA: clocks: 25.18
> > (**) SVGA: Using 8 bpp, Depth 8, Color weight: 666
> > (--) SVGA: Using builtin driver modes
> > (--) SVGA: Builtin Mode: 320x200
> > (--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 320x204
> > (--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024
> >
> > Fatal server error:
> > xf86MapVidMem: Could not mmap /dev/vga (Invalid argument)
>
> Note : My boss told me to stop compiling current kernels on prod
> machines :-) So it is a 1.5.3ALPHA :
>
> > [xavier@frodo xavier]$ uname -a
> > NetBSD frodo.injep.fr 1.5.3_ALPHA NetBSD 1.5.3_ALPHA (XAVIER) #1:
> > Tue Oct 9 12:15:13 CEST 2001
> > root@frodo.injep.fr:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/XAVIER i386
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> --
> Xavier HUMBERT - Systemes et Reseaux | labo-info@injep.fr
> INJEP | humbert@injep.fr
>
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Jaromir Dolecek <jdolecek@NetBSD.org> http://www.ics.muni.cz/~dolecek/
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