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Re: XConfigurator hangs Mandrake 7.0

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From: Russ.Shaw
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 00:00
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Hi,

I've used XF86Setup and then xvidtune, (trio64V+ 765 card), and it works to
good success, updating the video config file. I also got the sound-card (on
mainboard) to work.

However, running Xconfigurator at command-line or in KDE hangs the system.
Does Xconfigurator have a configuration file i can modify?

I also saw some error messages referring to fonts. I'll have to try and
capture these for the next posting...


One of the mob wrote:
> 
> You ought to try an run XF86Setup and to get KDE going - type startx.
> Xconfigurator had a bug in the first version of 7.0.0. The bug doesn't seem
> to be there in the newest version 7.0.2. You also need to check if the S3
> card is a "3D, 2X" model... These give trouble too.
> 
> "Russ.Shaw" <russell@webaxs.net> wrote in message
> news:391E2A42.F4D0FE8A@webaxs.net...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have just installed Mandrake 7.0 on an intel 440BX mother-board
> > with Celeron 300a and 64MB ram, and integrated on-board sound-blaster
> > 16 sound hw (sound not setup yet). I have a pci modem plugged in, but
> > not setup in mandrake. An S3 trio 765 pci video card is used and works
> > in mandrake.
> >
> > I have used X86Setup to configure video etc.
> >
> > When i type XConfigurator on the command-line, a character-graphic screen
> > says 'Please wait, Preparing X-Window Configuration'.
> >
> > At this point, everything is frozen and i have to reboot the pc.
> >
> > Also, when i type in kde, i get an error message like 'cannot open
> > display'. But when i type kdm, then the kde desktop starts and works ok.
> >
> > When i installed mandrake graphically, to stop the pc from hanging, i had
> > to select 'expert-mode', then select 'don't probe for pci devices', to
> > prevent the hang. I think this might have something to do with
> XConfigurator
> > hanging.
> >
> > How can i make Xconfigurator not hang?
> >
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*   Russell Shaw, B.Eng, M.Eng(Research)  *
*   Electronics Consultant                *
*      email: russell@webaxs.net          *
*      Australia                          *
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