Grrr...XF86 problems...

[macdude425]

Reset the display drivers, gave it the card's bus identifier, reset the mouse and keyboard settings, etc.

 

[GameGURU]

Hum...thats odd. I am as new to Linux as you are...maybe even more.

How did you mess the install up?

 

[macdude425]

Just the problem...everything went fine, until i tried to startx...I just thought that with a new install, maybe I'd get lucky.

And I didn't.

 

[GameGURU]

Yeah..thats a strange one. Sorry man...I have no idea.

 

[macdude425]

I've got a couple of hits on a post at LQ, so maybe that'll help some. Thanks Guru.

 

[macdude425]

:bump:
I figured it out. Thendar was having the same problem with the same card (ATI Rage 128 Pro), so hopefully this will help him.

When installing X, I had to set the vendor to fbchips (think that's the name...i know it's the only one that starts with "fb") during Debian Configuration for xserver-xfree86, then used all the default settings. Then, as root, I ran xf86config and selected the driver for a Rage 128 compatible card.

Works great now. Thanks everybody.