iB::Topic::XF86

	Damn Small Linux :: Damn Small Linux Board The DSL Forums

» Welcome Guest
[ Log In :: Register ]

Damn Small Linux Board » Damn Small Linux » Laptops » XF86_SVGA

		Mini-ITX Boards Sale, Fanless BareBones Mini-ITX, Bootable 1G DSL USBs, 533MHz Fanless PC <-- SALE $200 each!
		Get The Official Damn Small Linux Book. DSL Market , Great VPS hosting provided by Tektonic

Pages: (5) </ 1 2 3 [4] 5 >/

[ Track this topic :: Email this topic :: Print this topic ]

Topic: XF86_SVGA, Accelerated X-Server

< Next Oldest | Next Newest >

henk1955

Group: Members
Posts: 249
Joined: June 2004

Posted: Dec. 16 2004,10:59

with your hint, i was able to make a XFree86.dsl out of the debian (sarge) xserver-xfree86_4.3.0.dfsg.1-8_i386.deb
the only "difficulty" was the content of XF86Config. but as usual Google was my friend.

now i have XFree86 running on a Dell Latitude C640 ( ATI Radeon Mobility 7500) and a Dell GX260 (Intel i810)

this is how i did it:
dpkg --extract xserver*.deb temp/
cd temp
set the suid bit on usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86
make dirlist.txt file like:

Code Sample

usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86
usr/X11R6/bin/gtf
usr/X11R6/bin/ioport
usr/X11R6/bin/mmapr
...
usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a
usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a

thats all in usr/X11R6/
then use clivesay's repack
create a suitable XF86Config copy it or make a link to it in /etc/X11
change /home/dsl/.xserverrc to

Code Sample

exec /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 -nolisten tcp

and thats it

--------------
You have a Q or just want to chat?
Come to #damnsmalllinux on irc.freenode.net!
Open 24/7

dell latitude c640 p4@1.6Ghz 256Mb DSL0.9.1-remaster
asus p4p800-vm p4@2.8Ghz HT / celeron@2.4Ghz 512Mb DSL0.9.1-remaster (alsadebs.dsl)
ABit BE6 celeron@466 256Mb DSL0.9.1-remaster (xawtv)

Arto

Group: Members
Posts: 8
Joined: Dec. 2004

Posted: Dec. 22 2004,17:46

Sorry, i'm a super noob at linux..
I was wondering.. how do i configure XF86? In RedHat i just typed XF86Config, but here it doesn't seem to work.

Anyway, i installed XF86_SVGA, it started up ok, just my mouse was all mesed up..

Help please :P

SaidinUnleashed Offline

Group: Members
Posts: 1428
Joined: Mar. 2004

Posted: Dec. 22 2004,17:54

Arto, Just wait for the XFree86.dsl.

It will come with a bunch of premade configs that you will simply put in place, and instructions on how to do so.

It is currently in pre-testing and looks GOOOD.

Give us some time to run it aroung the track a few times.

-J.P.

--------------
They say if you play a Microsoft CD backwards, you hear satanic messages. That's nothing, cause if you play it forwards, it installs Windows.

Unleash the power of the TILDE~~~

jmnk
Unregistered

Posted: Dec. 27 2004,20:54

Hi,
I'm kind of new to dsl but I already like it. I managed to have it up and running on my tiny Libretto 110 laptop after installing XFree86.dsl and tweaking the XF86Config file. But I lost my desktop icons - how do I get those back? I'm running hard drive installation.
thanks.

ke4nt1

Group: Members
Posts: 2329
Joined: Oct. 2003

Posted: Dec. 27 2004,21:05

a BIG thanks to petergunn for working out the details on
the SVGA server, and to henk1955 for the .dsl contrib.

XFree runs quite nicely on all my gear so far, using a
proper XF86Config file with it.

Do check out the NVidia.dsl if you have nvidia gear.
It really spritzes up your desktop/app speeds..

Nice to have my main box running at 75HZ refresh.

Again, thanks folks..

73
ke4nt

24 replies since Dec. 15 2004,18:42

< Next Oldest | Next Newest >

[ Track this topic :: Email this topic :: Print this topic ]

Pages: (5) </ 1 2 3 [4] 5 >/

Damn Small Linux Board » Damn Small Linux » Laptops » XF86_SVGA