i810 xfree86 installation

wabineo · n00b Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 5

I got a Family Net PC
http://www.yelloworb.com/FamilyNet/ and want to run a gentoo on it but when I try to run XFree86 it crashes rudeless. I configured it with a i810 driver and also tried vesa and vga drivers. I also read a morning long the posts on this site but I still can't get the damn thing running. What happens is that the whole computer locks up with the screen flimmering half blackandblue. I can't even connect via ssh or change to an other terminal. I have to powercycle it. As a Monitor I have a Philips 170S2.

I reduced the resolution to the minimum and also tried to leave everything open to the possibilities but still it won't work.

I don't really think anybody out there got this configuration but perhaps the same Chipset and can post me a XF86Config file or atleast one that somehow works. If it would help I can post the latest version of the config file.

Thanks alot
wabi

wabineo · n00b Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 5

I solved the problem by booting from the livecd and starting the XFree86 server there and then copying the XF86Config file to the harddisk. It's that simple when you don't try to do it yourself. But why doesn't gentoo configure it automatically correct?
or is there a XFree86-autoconfigurator that works on i386 (there are some for PPC)

thanks
andy

ebrostig · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:46 pm Post subject:

I've been using the i810 now for about a year without a problem. There is good support for it in 4.3.x of Xfree.

The recommended way of configuring X is to run:
XFree86 -configure

This will create a file called XF86Config.new in your current directory. This file can then be tested with the following command:

XFree86 -xf86config XF86Config.new

If this works, copy the file to /etc/X11/XF86Config

And for your enjoyment and for you to compare with the one that works, I have attached my working config file. I do run a resolution of 1600x1200, but you can edit that to suit your own needs.