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Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!olivea!decwrl!csus.edu!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: Help with X386 and xmd!!!! Message-ID: <a0pn-1q.hasty@netcom.com> Date: 7 Sep 92 01:48:41 GMT References: <1992Sep6.115915.3934@desire.wright.edu> Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) Lines: 161 In article <1992Sep6.115915.3934@desire.wright.edu> cse0935@desire.wright.edu writes: >I'm in some dire need of help with X386. Any help would be much appreciated. >Here is my xdm-errors file..... > >X386 Version 1.2E 1.0.1 / X Window System >(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 5000) >error (pid 90): IO Error in XOpenDisplay >error (pid 88): Display :0 cannot be opened >X386 Version 1.2E 1.0.1 / X Window System >(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 5000) >error (pid 93): IO Error in XOpenDisplay >error (pid 88): Display :0 cannot be opened >X386 Version 1.2E 1.0.1 / X Window System >(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 5000) >error (pid 95): IO Error in XOpenDisplay >error (pid 88): Display :0 cannot be opened >X386 Version 1.2E 1.0.1 / X Window System >(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 5000) >error (pid 98): IO Error in XOpenDisplay >error (pid 88): Display :0 cannot be opened >error (pid 88): Display :0 is being disabled > > >And my xdm-config file.... > >DisplayManager.errorLogFile: /usr/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-errors >DisplayManager.pidFile: /usr/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-pid >DisplayManager.keyFile: /usr/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-keys >DisplayManager.servers: /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers >DisplayManager.accessFile: /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xaccess >DisplayManager._0.authorize: true >DisplayManager._0.setup: /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 >DisplayManager._0.startup: /usr/lib/X11/xdm/GiveConsole >DisplayManager._0.reset: /usr/lib/X11/xdm/TakeConsole >DisplayManager*resources: /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xresources >DisplayManager*session: /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession >DisplayManager*authComplain: false > > >And my Xconfig file.... > ># $Header: /home/x_cvs/mit/server/ddx/x386/Xconfig,v 1.9 1992/06/13 08:36:37 >dawes Exp $ ># $XConsortium: Xconfig,v 1.2 91/08/26 14:34:55 gildea Exp $ ># ># Copyright 1990,91 by Thomas Roell, Dinkelscherben, Germany. ># ># Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its ># documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that ># the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that ># copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting ># documentation, and that the name of Thomas Roell not be used in ># advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without ># specific, written prior permission. Thomas Roell makes no representations ># about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided ># "as is" without express or implied warranty. ># ># THOMAS ROELL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, ># INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO ># EVENT SHALL THOMAS ROELL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR ># CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, ># DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER ># TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR ># PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. ># ># Author: Thomas Roell, roell@informatik.tu-muenchen.de > ># ># some nice paths, to avoid conflicts with other X-servers ># >RGBPath "/usr/lib/X11/rgb" >FontPath >"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" > ># Use this if the Type1 font code is in the server >#FontPath >"/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" > ># NoTrapSegV > ># For Esix SVR4, use Xqueue, comment out Keyboard, mouse entries >#Xqueue > > >Keyboard > AutoRepeat 500 5 ># Xleds 1 2 3 > ServerNumLock ># DontZap > >microsoft "/dev/com2" > BaudRate 1200 ># SampleRate 150 ># Emulate3Buttons > ># Fas is an alternative to Xqueue if your standard asy driver results in ># jerky mouse operation. This requires FAS 2.09 > ># Fas ># FasTimeout 30 > ># ># The graphics drivers ># >vga256 > Chipset "et4000" > Vendor "legend" > Clocks 24 28 32 36 40 45 56 65 > Virtual 1024 768 > Videoram 1024 > ># To disable SpeedUp, use NoSpeedUp ># ># NoSpeedUp > ># SpeedUp requires VirtualX == 1024 ># ># SpeedUp ># Virtual 1024 1024 > > ViewPort 0 0 > Modes "1024x768" > >ModeDB ># clock horzontal timing vertical timing > "640x480" 25 640 672 768 800 480 490 492 525 > 28 640 672 768 800 480 490 492 525 > > "800x600" 36 800 816 952 1056 600 608 610 633 > 36 800 832 966 966 600 600 609 631 > 39 800 872 968 1104 600 600 606 624 > 39 800 864 896 1008 600 600 606 624 > > "920x690" 62 920 952 1088 1168 690 688 718 724 > > "1024x768i" 44 1024 1064 1224 1264 768 777 785 817 Interlace > 45 1024 1064 1224 1264 768 777 785 817 Interlace > "1024x768" 62 1024 1092 1220 1344 768 786 791 810 > 62 1024 1096 1272 1328 768 776 778 808 > 62 1024 1072 1176 1272 768 778 779 804 > 62 1024 1072 1200 1240 768 766 782 786 > > "1152x900" 62 1152 1184 1288 1360 900 898 929 939 Interlace > > >I would appreciate any help anyone could give me, as I'm dying to see Xwindows >and don't think I can sleep 'till then. > Have you patched your kernel and created /dev/vga? To create /dev/vga: mknod /dev/vga c 12 0 If after a few tries you can't get X running just send me e-mail at hasty@netcom.com Cheers, Amancio Hasty