Re: funky console output (Re: [aclug-L] HELP!!!)

[Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

it's version 0.53, which is the latest release...  i know of others
successfully using WM, so it's not it...  i am using the SVGA display
adapter (same as when in RedHat earlier), with XFree86-3.3.2.3...  here is
what X -showconfig shows:

XFree86 Version 3.3.2.3 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
Release Date: July 15 1998
        If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
        than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
        problems.  (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Operating System: Linux 2.0.36 i686 [ELF]
Configured drivers:
  SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0):
      NV1, STG2000, RIVA128, ET4000, ET4000W32, ET4000W32i,
      ET4000W32i_rev_b, ET4000W32i_rev_c, ET4000W32p, ET4000W32p_rev_a,
      ET4000W32p_rev_b, ET4000W32p_rev_c, ET4000W32p_rev_d, ET6000, ET6100,
      et3000, pvga1, wd90c00, wd90c10, wd90c30, wd90c24, wd90c31, wd90c33,
      gvga, ati, sis86c201, sis86c202, sis86c205, tvga8200lx, tvga8800cs,
      tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga8900d, tvga9000, tvga9000i,
      tvga9100b, tvga9200cxr, tgui9400cxi, tgui9420, tgui9420dgi,
      tgui9430dgi, tgui9440agi, cyber9320, tgui9660, tgui9680, tgui9682,
      tgui9685, cyber9382, cyber9385, cyber9388, cyber9397, cyber9520,
      3dimage975, 3dimage985, clgd5420, clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426,
      clgd5428, clgd5429, clgd5430, clgd5434, clgd5436, clgd5446, clgd5480,
      clgd5462, clgd5464, clgd5465, clgd6205, clgd6215, clgd6225, clgd6235,
      clgd7541, clgd7542, clgd7543, clgd7548, clgd7555, ncr77c22, ncr77c22e,

      cpq_avga, mga2064w, mga1064sg, mga2164w, mga2164w AGP, oti067, oti077,

      oti087, oti037c, al2101, ali2228, ali2301, ali2302, ali2308, ali2401,
      cl6410, cl6412, cl6420, cl6440, video7, ark1000vl, ark1000pv,
      ark2000pv, ark2000mt, mx, realtek, AP6422, AT24, AT3D, s3_virge,
      s3_svga, ct65520, ct65525, ct65530, ct65535, ct65540, ct65545,
      ct65546, ct65548, ct65550, ct65554, ct65555, ct68554, ct64200,
      ct64300, generic


i am curious about how it says that the OS is Linux 2.0.36 i686 when i am
running 2.2.6 on an i586...  would this cause a problem?  also, is
/usr/X11R6/bin/X supposed to be an executable, or a link to the server?  in
redhat, it was a link to the SVGA server...  i am using the default
installation of X that was in Debian 2.1...  should i uninstall, and install
X from source (using the latest version)?

jesse


Jeff wrote:

> I don't have a lot of experience with Debian or Windowmaker, so I'm not
> much specific help there; it's very possible that Xwindows is corrupting
> your display.  Do you have the right X server & driver?  Is that a
> bleeding edge version of Windowmaker?  Are you able to set the console
> back to a sane state with 'stty reset' or just 'reset'?
>
> Oh, and BOFH is something I first saw a while back, but had forgotten
> about, and was recently reminded of, so I read a few episodes.  It's the
> Bastard Operator From Hell.  search yahoo for BOFH and you should find a
> few. If not, try: http://www.iinet.net.au/~bofh/
>
> -jeff
> ----
> ..at the chess-board we cannot go beyond it nor do we want to.  We
> have got our chessmen and we know their every value, and movement and
> power, so it is up to us to make the moves which we hope will give us
> victory. ... yet all the time, just as in life, we have to face problems.

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