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Scott wrote:
> 
> I have just set up a Lunux system using the slackware distribution.  I
> installed the packages for the X windows system and I have run the
> configuration utility.  When i type in startx, it comes up with the
> following message;
> 
> FATAL SERVER ERROR
> NO VALID MODES FOUND
> GIVING UP
> 
> XINIT: CONNECTION REFUSED (ERRNO 111) :UNABLE TO CONNECT TO X SERVER
> XINIT: NO SUCH PROCESS (ERRNO 3): SERVER ERROR
> 
> I am using the following video hardware;
> Cirrus Logic cgld5422
> Video memory = 1024
> svga 800*600
> 
> any help would be appreciated !!
> 
> Scott
> Scooter2@geocities.com

Just what it says - it's determined there are no usable modes with your
setup. Recheck your monitor settings for one, make sure you have the
proper syncs as indicated by the vendor manual. I have an XF86Config for
my laptop that uses a Cirrus logic chip - had alotta problems gettin it
to work - persistance won the day ....

On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Scott wrote:

> I have just set up a Lunux system using the slackware distribution.  I
> installed the packages for the X windows system and I have run the
> configuration utility.  When i type in startx, it comes up with the
> following message;

Try and setup XFree86 using the generic VGA server. You can do this by
typing "XF86Setup" as root. 

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Scott wrote:
> 
> I have just set up a Lunux system using the slackware distribution.  I
> installed the packages for the X windows system and I have run the
> configuration utility.  When i type in startx, it comes up with the
> following message;
> 
> FATAL SERVER ERROR
> NO VALID MODES FOUND
Microsoft Tech Support Saves the Day

There was a pilot flying a small single engine charter plane, with a
couple 
of very important executives on board. He was coming into Seattle
airport 
through thick fog with less than 10m visibility when his instruments
went 
out. So he began circling around looking for landmark. After an hour or
so, 
he starts running pretty low on fuel and the passengers are getting very 
nervous. Finally, a small opening in the fog appears and he sees a tall 
building with one guy working alone on the fifth floor. The pilot banks
the 
plane around, rolls down the window and shouts to the guy "Hey, where am
I? 
To this, the solitary office worker replies "You're in a plane." The
pilot 
rolls up the window, executes a 275 degree turn and proceeds to execute
a 
perfect blind landing on the runway of the airport 5 miles away. Just as 
the plane stops, so does the engine as the fuel has run out.

The passengers are amazed and one asks how he did it. "Simple" replies
the  
 pilot, "I asked the guy in that building a simple question. The answer 
he gave me was 100 percent correct but absolutely useless, therefore
that 
must be Microsoft's support office and from there the airport is just a 
while away." 


> GIVING UP
> 
> XINIT: CONNECTION REFUSED (ERRNO 111) :UNABLE TO CONNECT TO X SERVER
> XINIT: NO SUCH PROCESS (ERRNO 3): SERVER ERROR
> 
> I am using the following video hardware;
> Cirrus Logic cgld5422
> Video memory = 1024
> svga 800*600
> 
> any help would be appreciated !!
> 
> Scott
> Scooter2@geocities.com

Scott wrote:

> I have just set up a Lunux system using the slackware distribution.  I
> installed the packages for the X windows system and I have run the
> configuration utility.  When i type in startx, it comes up with the
> following message;
>
> FATAL SERVER ERROR
> NO VALID MODES FOUND
> GIVING UP
>
> XINIT: CONNECTION REFUSED (ERRNO 111) :UNABLE TO CONNECT TO X SERVER
> XINIT: NO SUCH PROCESS (ERRNO 3): SERVER ERROR

There seems to be a bug in the setup for a lot of Cirrus Logic chipsets
(for XFree86, that is).  Edit the configuration file that the setup wrote
(default is /etc/XF86Config) and comment out the "Clocks..." line.  That
should clear things up.  (I had a cl542x at work for a while and had to
figure that one out.)

Of course, if you're not using XF86, then this doesn't really matter, now
does it?

David
Caldera Technical Support
http://www.caldera.com

It's 26 Nov 97  20:08,
We'll return to mstrates@minkirri.apana.org.au and All's
discussion of XWindows Help !!

 > I have just set up a Lunux system using the slackware distribution.  I
 > installed the packages for the X windows system and I have run the
 > configuration utility.  When i type in startx, it comes up with the
 > following message;

 ms> Try and setup XFree86 using the generic VGA server. You can do this by
 ms> typing "XF86Setup" as root.

That's what I did, and as I'll rarely be using X with the local server
(have to swap disks to do that), standard VGA is fine for me. :-)

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It is time to get an upgrade card for your Linux box.

...Seeing that you are using a Cirrus Logic chipset, it is likely that you
can only see 256 colors, rather than millions.  The video memory is also
not enough to support a reasonable frame rate.  You should have at LEAST 2
MB dedicated to frame buffering, and another 2 MB dedicated to color
conversion.  Also, older cards, such as Opti cards, for example, which
only come with 1 MB of video memory in the 930 series, have too slow of
memory to deal with the video processing, despite if you had 4 MB of the
old VRAM on the card, instead of two.  In other words, more memory is not
the solution, unless it is a faster type of memory.  I have Rambus memory
on mine, which is among the fastest that you can find, but I am plagued
with the 356 color dilemma, because I have Cirrus Logic 5464 chipset.  It
is time now to move to the unreplacable Diamond Stealth series, such as
the new generation of Diamond cards. 

Have fun, and spend more money!  Even Creative Labs carries its own
leprechauns, despite its excellent reputation in audio signal
processors--pardon the Irish humor.  The AWE64 is Gold in audio, but
Creative Labs gets tin in the video market, concerning the Linux support. 

Cheers,

Win

kalfahs@phys-next1.physics.wisc.edu

 On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Scott wrote: 
> Date: Tue, 25 NOV 1997 18:49:20 +1100 > From: Scott
<scooter2@geocities.com> > Newgroups: alt.linux, alt.os.linux,
aus.computers.linux, > comp.os.linux.setup > Subject: XWindows Help !!  >
> I have just set up a Lunux system using the slackware distribution.  I >
installed the packages for the X windows system and I have run the >
configuration utility.  When i type in startx, it comes up with the >
following message; > > FATAL SERVER ERROR > NO VALID MODES FOUND > GIVING
UP > > XINIT: CONNECTION REFUSED (ERRNO 111) :UNABLE TO CONNECT TO X
SERVER > XINIT: NO SUCH PROCESS (ERRNO 3): SERVER ERROR > > I am using the
following video hardware; > Cirrus Logic cgld5422 > Video memory = 1024 >
svga 800*600 > > any help would be appreciated !! > > Scott >
Scooter2@geocities.com
> 
> 
> 
> 

University email address:  kalfahs@phys-next1.physics.wisc.edu

Edwin Kalfahs wrote:

> It is time to get an upgrade card for your Linux box.
>
> ...Seeing that you are using a Cirrus Logic chipset, it is likely that you
> can only see 256 colors, rather than millions.  The video memory is also
> not enough to support a reasonable frame rate.  You should have at LEAST 2
> MB dedicated to frame buffering, and another 2 MB dedicated to color
> conversion.  Also, older cards, such as Opti cards, for example, which
> only come with 1 MB of video memory in the 930 series, have too slow of
> memory to deal with the video processing, despite if you had 4 MB of the
> old VRAM on the card, instead of two.  In other words, more memory is not
> the solution, unless it is a faster type of memory.  I have Rambus memory
> on mine, which is among the fastest that you can find, but I am plagued
> with the 356 color dilemma, because I have Cirrus Logic 5464 chipset.  It
> is time now to move to the unreplacable Diamond Stealth series, such as
> the new generation of Diamond cards.
>
> Have fun, and spend more money!  Even Creative Labs carries its own
> leprechauns, despite its excellent reputation in audio signal
> processors--pardon the Irish humor.  The AWE64 is Gold in audio, but
> Creative Labs gets tin in the video market, concerning the Linux support.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Win
>
> kalfahs@phys-next1.physics.wisc.edu
>
>  On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Scott wrote:
> > Date: Tue, 25 NOV 1997 18:49:20 +1100 > From: Scott
> <scooter2@geocities.com> > Newgroups: alt.linux, alt.os.linux,
> aus.computers.linux, > comp.os.linux.setup > Subject: XWindows Help !!  >
> > I have just set up a Lunux system using the slackware distribution.  I >
> installed the packages for the X windows system and I have run the >
> configuration utility.  When i type in startx, it comes up with the >
> following message; > > FATAL SERVER ERROR > NO VALID MODES FOUND > GIVING
> UP > > XINIT: CONNECTION REFUSED (ERRNO 111) :UNABLE TO CONNECT TO X
> SERVER > XINIT: NO SUCH PROCESS (ERRNO 3): SERVER ERROR > > I am using the
> following video hardware; > Cirrus Logic cgld5422 > Video memory = 1024 >
> svga 800*600 > > any help would be appreciated !! > > Scott >
> Scooter2@geocities.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> University email address:  kalfahs@phys-next1.physics.wisc.edu

 There's no need to upgrade.  You just need to adjust your refesh
rates/modelines and supported modes.  remember to run xf86config before X, if
you forgot.  And Cirrus CAN display the millions of colors, i've done it
myself.  And the colormap does not take up VRAM.  Know what you're talking
about first before you tell someone they need to spend $100.
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Joseph Malicki wrote:
> 
>  There's no need to upgrade.  You just need to adjust your refesh
> rates/modelines and supported modes.  remember to run xf86config before X, if
> you forgot.  And Cirrus CAN display the millions of colors, i've done it
> myself.  And the colormap does not take up VRAM.  Know what you're talking
> about first before you tell someone they need to spend $100.
> --
> Joseph Malicki
> jmalicki@bigfoot.com
> URL: <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4167/>

Hi Joseph,

I cannot get my clgd5424 to display more than 256 colors. Could you
please share your secret of getting millions of colors. May be this is
well known. Can you point me to the right document for this?

Thanks,

Pranab

Pranab Nag wrote:

> Joseph Malicki wrote:
> >
> >  There's no need to upgrade.  You just need to adjust your refesh
> > rates/modelines and supported modes.  remember to run xf86config before X, if
> > you forgot.  And Cirrus CAN display the millions of colors, i've done it
> > myself.  And the colormap does not take up VRAM.  Know what you're talking
> > about first before you tell someone they need to spend $100.
> > --
> > Joseph Malicki
> > jmalicki@bigfoot.com
> > URL: <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4167/>
>
> Hi Joseph,
>
> I cannot get my clgd5424 to display more than 256 colors. Could you
> please share your secret of getting millions of colors. May be this is
> well known. Can you point me to the right document for this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pranab

 Well, by default XFree starts any Xserver in 256-color-mode.  I ran a 5428, but
only had enough vidmem for 16-bit color, but really, I see no reason to run at
higher color depths except for professional graphics work (i can't even notice the
difference).  It depends how much video memory you have, but if you have enough,
put a file in your home directory called .xserverrc that contains only
X :0 --bpp 16
for 16-bit color or
X :0 --bpp 32
for 32-bit color.   (I think recent versions of Xfree suppport 24-bit, also).  I
think its --bpp, if not then its -bpp (can't check, running win right now). If you
want it to always run in that mode no matter what user you are logged in as, there
is /usr/X11/lib/X11/xserver/xserver.rc or something like that that can be edited to
match the above.  Provided you have enough video memory.
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On Wed, 03 Dec 1997 17:29:51 -0800, Joseph Malicki
<jmalicki@geocities.com> wrote: 
>Pranab Nag wrote:
>> I cannot get my clgd5424 to display more than 256 colors. Could you
>> please share your secret of getting millions of colors. May be this is
>> well known. Can you point me to the right document for this?
>
> Well, by default XFree starts any Xserver in 256-color-mode.  I ran a 5428, but
>only had enough vidmem for 16-bit color, but really, I see no reason to run at
>higher color depths except for professional graphics work (i can't even notice the
>difference).  It depends how much video memory you have, but if you have enough,
>put a file in your home directory called .xserverrc that contains only

>X :0 --bpp 16
>for 16-bit color or
>X :0 --bpp 32

That should be "-bpp" and not "--bpp"

The reason for confusion is probably the fact that another way of getting
this to happen from one's command prompt is:

% startx -- -bpp 16
or 
% startx -- -bpp 24
or
% startx -- -bpp 32

I am led to believe that you can also control this from the
/etc/X11/XF86Config file by setting a default resolution there. 

This displays nicely one of the things that is unfortunate about X; not
only is there "more than one way to do things," there are *so many ways
to do things that it's tough to explain why it does what it does.*

There are entirely too many places where configuration can get read
from... 
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