FBDev is your framebuffer device. You don't need it for X, and that's what is
hurting the console. You are likely using a stock kernel that came with your
distro, so I strongly urge you to try compiling it yourself -- it's not hard
at all. Basically you just issue these commands:
make config (menuconfig or xconfig -- I like menuconfig but most of SLUG
seems to like xconfig; I find it a little confusing with all of the options
in front of me all at once and config by itself is tedious). This is where
you disallow the framebuffer driver. If you select 'prompt for incomplete or
experimental option' (or however it's worded), it'll give you the option to
use the framebuffers or not to.
pick all of the options you need. There's help on almost all of them, type a
'?' to get info on any you have questions with.
make dep clean bzImage modules modules_install
'Nuff said here, you can even put this all on one line and wait for it to
finish.
Next, copy the System.map file and arch/i386/boot/bzImage to /boot, and
don't forget to modify /etc/lilo.conf. When editing lilo.conf, just copy one
of the image sections you already have and make the image= line say
image=/boot/<insert kernel file name here>
then give it a name under label= and re-run lilo at the prompt. It should
list your new label, and you're ready to boot to it. Never delete the other
images, tho, until you are *positive* this one works. Read the
linux-kernel-HOWTO on this for more details, or ask someone on this list to
email theirs or ask for more info. Also, go to www.linuxdoc.org for current
HOWTOs on everything.
This is, of course, in case the framebuffer is the problem. If anyone else
has more info or corrections, please be mean to me.
Glen
On Tuesday 01 May 2001 21:21, you wrote:
> Glen,
>
> Thanks for the info. I tried your XF86Config file (much cleaner than
> mine!!!), and same problem. I looked through mine, and couldn't find any
> reference to FBDev, which is what I suppose is the suspect. Should I try to
> use the FBDev, or would it just create more havoc?
> Also, can anyone explain why there are two related directories for X? One
> in /etc/X11, and one in usr/X11R6/lib/X11 (with many links pointing to the
> /etc/X11 directory).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug
>
> On Monday 30 April 2001 19:32, you wrote:
> > Sounds like you are using the framebuffer driver in the kernel. This is
> > bad, as those things tend to get flakey with X and vice versa. When X is
> > running, it'll screw up the console display and sometimes they won't fix
> > after X is killed. I follow Paul Foster's credo concerning framebuffer
> > drivers: don't use them. I have a voodoo3 3000 (same chipset as the
> > banshee), and it works great. (I've ogl framerates OVER 240fps in tests).
> >
> > I put my XF86Config file at http://members.acer-access.com/gurensan. I've
> > changed monitors since then, but this file should drop right in.
> >
> > Glen
> >
> > On Sunday 29 April 2001 22:45, you wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I have a Diamond Monster Fusion Video card (VooDoo Banshee
> > > chip) and a Phillips 107S monitor. I have tried getting
> > > XFree86 4.0.3 to work in both Redhat 7.1 and Mandrake 8.0
> > > clean installs with the same results in both. Both the card
> > > and the monitor are found correctly by the install. However,
> > > when I try to startx, things get weird (using KDE). Hard to
> > > explain exactly, but here goes: X starts, but everything is
> > > extremely grainy, the background, icons, everything. The
> > > cursor looks like a fuzzy rectangle. The K menu is about
> > > 1/8" wide, and all icons in it (and on the desktop) are
> > > unreadable. I use the cntrl-alt-backspace to get back to a
> > > command prompt, and I think it does... but the screen is now
> > > a jumble of many colors. Pressing alt+F2 through alt+F6
> > > reveals that all terminals look the same way. But commands
> > > are accepted... So, I use cntrl-alt-del to reboot.
> > > I have tried Xconfigurator, and I have manually edited the
> > > XF86Config file, and even tried the xfree86config (sp?)
> > > tool, all to no avail. Thanks for any help!
> > >
> > >
> > > Douglas W Koobs MCSE
> > > Network Engineer
> > > Dimension Networks, Inc
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