Xorgconfig

Question

im not sure what to set this too
i have tried several combinations
hardware:
asus p4p8e dlx
p4 2.8 800fsb ht
1gb pc3200
ati radeon 9800 aiw 128mb
philips 190s lcd dvi>vga adapter monitor
when i try to startx after configuring xorgconfig sometimes will fail and others it will try to launch then completely lock
i can't ctrl atl backspace and numlock doesn't work
any suggestions/help would be awesome

Answer 1

sully748 wrote:does this look like something that can be worked out or should i do a fresh install ?
It should be an easy fix.  No need for a fresh install.  I guess a few questions:
1. Did you already have an existing "xorg.conf" file that you copied over after you installed Xorg?
2. Did you use "xorgconfig" to configure a fresh new one?
and, here are some more common things to look for:
3. Under 'Section "InputDevice"' in xorg.conf, try using these 2 lines if it's your mouse giving you problems:
    Option "Protocol" "Auto"
    Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
4. I use Nvidia, but under 'Section "Device"', try using just the generic ati driver:
    Driver      "ati"
* There may be 2 "Section "Device"" sections, but just change the 2nd one (usually) which doesn't have "Driver "vga" " in it.
5. Maybe your problem is related to this thread, concerning not using a "swap" partition.
sully748 wrote:also how can i get my xorg log off my other computer so i can post it on the forum
Well, that's kind of hard to answer since there are so many ways to do it.  Since it appears you have access to a good computer (I assume Windows) that can post in these forums, might I suggest you post both of the following files:
"/etc/X11/xorg.conf" & "/var/log/Xorg.0.log"
Copy both of those files to your good machine by using the floppy drive.  When your Arch machine boots up and goes to the terminal:
1. log in as 'root'.
2. Insert a floppy disk (already formatted from Windows)
3. Type in the following:
mount -t vfat /dev/floppy/0 /mnt/fl
4. Copy those 2 files to your floppy:
cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /mnt/fl
cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log /mnt/fl
5. Exit your arch computer, run Windows, and open Notepad.
6. Open each one of those files in Notepad and cut/paste all that information into this thread.
** If you have a good existing Linux distribution that you are using to post in these forums, that process is much easier.  You can just mount your Arch drive partition from within that distribution, and then you have instant access to those files.  But, you will need to know what partition that Arch is on for me to provide those instructions.
*** By the way, from you last post, it seems you are at least able to run X, but only in 8 bit color.  Well, if you can at least use Firefox (or another browser) on that machine, then the process is really easy:
1. Open up a terminal, from within X (running whatever IDE/WM you are using, like Gnome/KDE or whatever).
2. type:
cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf
3. Then, just scroll back in the terminal using your mouse, cutting and pasting that information a piece at a time.
4. Do the same (in step 2) for the file "/var/log/Xorg.0.log".
Whew! My aching fingers...I think arthritis is setting in...