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ColombianJoker
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Joined: 07 Jul 2003
Posts: 30
Location: Bogotá DC, Colombia, South America
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 Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2003 5:26 pm Post subject: VMware full screen mode unavailable |
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I'm using VMware but I think I have not set up my XFree right... whenever I start a VM it gives:
XFree86 DGA extension not present. Either your X Server is built without this extension, or it is not configured to use it.
XFree86 direct graphics (DGA extension) initialization failed.
Unable to query the valid mode lines from your Xserver, will not try to change host resolution when entering fullscreen mode.
Failed to autodetect the mouse type. Please set the mouse type and device using the configuration editor to enable full screen mode for your virtual machine.
Full screen VGA will not be available.
More info:
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# etcat versions app-emulation/vmware-workstation
* app-emulation/vmware-workstation :
[ I] app-emulation/vmware-workstation-4.0.2.5592-r1 (0)
# etcat versions xfree
* x11-base/xfree :
[ I] x11-base/xfree-4.3.0-r3 (0)
# etcat versions nvidia-glx
* media-video/nvidia-glx :
[ I] media-video/nvidia-glx-1.0.4496 (0)
# etcat versions nvidia-kernel
* media-video/nvidia-kernel :
[ I] media-video/nvidia-kernel-1.0.4496-r3 (2.4.20)
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Will post my XF86Config file if asked.
Thanks in advance |
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phattmatt
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Joined: 01 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
I don't know about the rest of the problems but I recently had the same trouble with DGA support.
According to the VMWare help and support website DGA support must be compiled into XFree86 and enabled in the "XF86Config" file.
I place the 'dga' use flag in my "make.conf" file, then re-emerged XFree86. (This may not be necessary if DGA support is already compiled in, but I don't know how to check, so I just recompiled)
I then edited my "XF86Config" file. I commented out the following: | Code: | # SubSection "extmod"
# Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
# EndSubSection |
and replaced it with:
This then let me use VMWare in full screen.
Matt. |
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ikaro
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Joined: 14 Jul 2003
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Location: Denmark
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| when i had problems with fullscreen, i installed vmware-tools and that was it, now i can run vmware @ 1280x1024 on my 1600x1200 monitor. |
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flindt
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Posts: 112
Location: Denmark
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| Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| phattmatt wrote: | Hi,
I then edited my "XF86Config" file. I commented out the following: | Code: | # SubSection "extmod"
# Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
# EndSubSection |
and replaced it with:
This then let me use VMWare in full screen.
Matt. |
Hi
I just commented out the line
| Code: | | # Option "omit xfree86-dga" |
and left the rest of the section in there. No recomplation.
Works fine - seems that DGA is compiled in as default but disabled in the config.
/poul |
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