🚀 go-pugleaf

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?
>
> --
> *******************************************
> *   Russell Shaw, B.Eng, M.Eng(Research)  *
> *   Electronics Consultant                *
> *      email: russell@webaxs.net          *
> *      Australia                          *
> *******************************************

In article <391E2A42.F4D0FE8A@webaxs.net>, "Russ.Shaw" says...
 
>When i type XConfigurator on the command-line, a character-graphic screen
>says 'Please wait, Preparing X-Window Configuration'.
>
 
It might be better to just use /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config , that
always works.

Nasser 

Plain and simple I have the exact same issue and 3 more.
wich prevent me from ever being able to install mandrake.
Im sorry I ever bought the peice of crap.

Russ.Shaw wrote in message <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?
>
>--
>*******************************************
>*   Russell Shaw, B.Eng, M.Eng(Research)  *
>*   Electronics Consultant                *
>*      email: russell@webaxs.net          *
>*      Australia                          *
>*******************************************

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?
> >
-- 
*******************************************
*   Russell Shaw, B.Eng, M.Eng(Research)  *
*   Electronics Consultant                *
*      email: russell@webaxs.net          *
*      Australia                          *
*******************************************

What problems? Maybe i can suggest something.


SiliconSmaq wrote:
> 
> Plain and simple I have the exact same issue and 3 more.
> wich prevent me from ever being able to install mandrake.
> Im sorry I ever bought the peice of crap.
> 

-- 
*******************************************
*   Russell Shaw, B.Eng, M.Eng(Research)  *
*   Electronics Consultant                *
*      email: russell@webaxs.net          *
*      Australia                          *
*******************************************

Also, i found that Xconfigurator is a symbolic link to /usr/sbin/XFdrake.

XFdrake is the one that hangs...


"Russ.Shaw" wrote:
> 
> 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?
> 
-- 
*******************************************
*   Russell Shaw, B.Eng, M.Eng(Research)  *
*   Electronics Consultant                *
*      email: russell@webaxs.net          *
*      Australia                          *
*******************************************