Fedora2 X configuration

[treedstang]

I have a Dell Optiplex GX150 with a intel integrated I845 video card and Fedora2 won't load
X. what command line tool can I use to make X work with this video card?


Thanks in advance

[tashirosgt]

What does your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file say about the driver for your card? I think it should say something liike "i810"

[Jman]

Run

/usr/sbin/setup

as root and select X Configuration.

[imdeemvp]

or you can become root and type: gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf than copy and paste here in the forum

[treedstang]

Ok here is my xorg.conf file>>>

# XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
# RgbPath is the location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally
# no need to change the default.

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together)
# By default, Red Hat 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of
# the X server to render fonts.

RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "dri"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
# Specify which keyboard LEDs can be user-controlled (eg, with xset(1))
# Option "Xleds" "1 2 3"

# To disable the XKEYBOARD extension, uncomment XkbDisable.
# Option "XkbDisable"

# To customise the XKB settings to suit your keyboard, modify the
# lines below (which are the defaults). For example, for a non-U.S.
# keyboard, you will probably want to use:
# Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
# If you have a US Microsoft Natural keyboard, you can use:
# Option "XkbModel" "microsoft"
#
# Then to change the language, change the Layout setting.
# For example, a german layout can be obtained with:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# or:
# Option "XkbLayout" "de"
# Option "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
#
# If you'd like to switch the positions of your capslock and
# control keys, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
# Or if you just want both to be control, use:
# Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
#
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "AOC"
DisplaySize 360 270
HorizSync 30.0 - 95.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "i810"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "Intel 845"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection

[treedstang]

Just wanted to let you guy know I got it working..

I had to go into the bios and change the video memory setting from 1mb to 8mb since the
config file was trying to load 24bit color

Hopefully this can help someone else with the same problem

Thanks

[tashirosgt]

I curious what that BIOS setting was called. There is usually one called "aperture size", was that it?

[treedstang]

No the setting was called "On board Video Buffer"

[youtie]

I am trying to install FC3, but having X window problem. I could not find where I can change the BIOS setting as there is no such item called "On Board Video Buffer".

If I set the color depth in xorg.conf to 8 it can display X window with horrible colors, but if I set color depth to 16 or higher (24), the screen just goes black and machines hangs.

I can install other distros on this machine without any problem. Why cannot FC3 recognise this machine's video card properly?

[zAo]

Originally Posted by youtie

I am trying to install FC3, but having X window problem. I could not find where I can change the BIOS setting as there is no such item called "On Board Video Buffer".

If I set the color depth in xorg.conf to 8 it can display X window with horrible colors, but if I set color depth to 16 or higher (24), the screen just goes black and machines hangs.

I can install other distros on this machine without any problem. Why cannot FC3 recognise this machine's video card properly?

Well, probably it does reconise your card, but I think your mem-size is to small. That's the reason that 8bit X will start and 16+ bit will not.

Use google to find out how you can change the memorysetting in your bios.