Help me...

[ImmortalPob]

First off the critical info...

- Running Red Hat 7.3 (2.4.18-3 kernel)
- GeForrce 4 Ti 4200
- Athlon XP processor (single)
- tried ver 1.0-3123 of the driver
- got the athlon kernel driver
- rpm version

If i forgot something let me know... here is the problem...

after doing the install (both RPM) and reebooting, x would not start. So i ran Xconfigurator, but X wouldd not load even on 640X480X8bit. then i ran statx to note the version of XF89Config it was using (XF86config-4). I then removed the two lines from the config file (GLcore and ummm the other one....). tried startx again (not Xconfigurator cause it would have just screwed up those two lines again...) and X still failed to load. The final command executed was:

[GLX]: calling GLXExtensionInit

just after this line it crashed with:

Fatal server error: caught signal 11

Any ideas...

[Andy Mecham]

Please post a copy of your /var/log/XFree86.0.log and /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 files...

thanks!

--andy

[ImmortalPob]

Good grief you want the whole things... i gant now cause i am booted into windows ... i will tommorow...

[ImmortalPob]

first the config file:

# XFree86 4.2.0 configuration generated by Xconfigurator 4.10.7

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

# Red Hat Linux 6.0 and later use the xfs font server for improved
# interactive performance

Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

# Module loading section

Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-buffering
Load "glx" # OpenGL X protocol interface
Load "extmod" # Misc. required extensions
Load "v4l" # Video4Linux
# Load "record" # X event recorder
# You only need the following two modules if you do not use xfs.
# Load "freetype" # TrueType font handler
# Load "type1" # Adobe Type 1 font handler
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "off"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Dell 1726T-HS/D1025HT"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 31.0-85.0
VertRefresh 50.0-100.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)"
Driver "vesa"
BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Linux Frame Buffer"
Driver "fbdev"
BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)"
Monitor "Dell 1726T-HS/D1025HT"
DefaultDepth 8
Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection


I cant add the log now.. it makes the post too big...

[borgzilla]

Originally posted by ImmortalPob
first the config file:

# XFree86 4.2.0 configuration generated by Xconfigurator 4.10.7

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "XFree86 Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

# Red Hat Linux 6.0 and later use the xfs font server for improved
# interactive performance

Section "Files"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection

# Module loading section

Section "Module"
Load "dbe" # Double-buffering
Load "glx" # OpenGL X protocol interface
Load "extmod" # Misc. required extensions
Load "v4l" # Video4Linux
# Load "record" # X event recorder
# You only need the following two modules if you do not use xfs.
# Load "freetype" # TrueType font handler
# Load "type1" # Adobe Type 1 font handler
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
Option "Protocol" "PS/2"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "off"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Dell 1726T-HS/D1025HT"
VendorName "Unknown"
ModelName "Unknown"
HorizSync 31.0-85.0
VertRefresh 50.0-100.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)"
Driver "nvidia"
BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Linux Frame Buffer"
Driver "fbdev"
BoardName "Unknown"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "NVIDIA GeForce 4 (generic)"
Monitor "Dell 1726T-HS/D1025HT"
DefaultDepth 24
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

I cant add the log now.. it makes the post too big...

Ok here's your modified configuration
compare and change accordingly

Don't forget init 6 ;)

[ImmortalPob]

actually fixed my own prolem, only change needed is the line driver"vesa" changed to driver "nvidia"

[ImmortalPob]

err crap it was driver vesa after running Xconfigurator again...

[utiel]

If you run XConfigurator, you will notice that your XF86Config file is created as before.

You need to change "nv" to "nvidia" , adding Load "glx", delete Load "dri" , Load "GLcore" and customize your options.

In RedHat, XConfigurator doesn't do this.
It use "nv" driver, or "vesa" driver. Never "nvidia".

I don't know any program or script that make this job for us.

backup your XF86Config file before running XConfigurator, and then, modify it manually.