Does the Partition Magic Trial fully work?

scuzzman · 08-02-2004, 06:01 PM

Try running :

Code:

xf86config

You'll need your video card/driver info, and moniters vertical/horizontal sync rates, and the higheswt resolution it can use. This can all be found in the user's guides for the moniter.

DemonFox · 08-02-2004, 06:17 PM

Ugh... Well at least this really CAN be the problem coz I messed up a lot. But I also couldn't test the GUI coz "xfs" wasn't running. O well....

Monitor: E773p
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Highest Resolution: 1280x1024

This was all I could get without a guide. I don't have any! They just gave me 2 guides: one for my PC and the other is some product info guide (doesn't say anything about monitors). Can I find the vertical/horizontal sync rates somewhere here in Windows XP just like the other info?

scuzzman · 08-02-2004, 06:20 PM

What is the make (manufacturer) / Model # for your moniter?
if you can use console, 60Hz H-sync works.. this is what im running for X
google for a user's manual

DemonFox · 08-02-2004, 06:37 PM

Model #? 60Hz H-sync? I think I'm gonna give up on Linux.... I can't find anything.... I tried the xf86config and everything was going well (I think) till I needed to say how much video memory I had and stuff.... Then it said I gave the wrong number and it stopped. I don't know all this info they didn't gave me anything with the info. The only thing I MAYBE can find on google is the video memory and whatever I need to know about it. I'm getiing sick of this..... Why does it have to be so hard to install Linux...

scuzzman · 08-02-2004, 07:08 PM

If you wish to give up, I certainly can't stop you. But, I will tell you that when you do get it working, the knowledge you've gained far surpasses the pain that it was to get that knowledge.
Now:
You video card's memory is always listed with it's documentation and should be printed on the card itself. You can also find this by going to Display Properties (Control Panel) -> Settings (Tab) -> Advanced (Button) -> Adapter (Tab) in Windows. The 60Hz H-sync is a 60 Hz Horizontal-sync refresh rate. You can find your specific one by going to Display Properties -> Settings -> Advanced -> Moniter in Windows, under 'Refresh Frequency'
Hope this helps some

Stay the course. It's fun, don't you think?

DemonFox · 08-02-2004, 07:21 PM

Yeah it's fun.

Ok I think I'm allmost there now. Well I sure hope I'm allmost there....

Video Memory: 128MB
Refresh Rate: 60-240

So I tried to do the config again till I came somewhere and I didn't know what to do. But u probably do so.... here goes:

Quote:

I am going to write the XF86Config file now.
Make sure you don't accidently overwrite a previously configured one.

Do you want it written to the current directory as 'XF86Config'?

PUSHED ENTER

Please give a filename to write to:

PUSHED ENTER

Failed to open filename for writing.
Maybe you need to be root to write to the specified directory?

And then it stopped. I'm thinking I HAVE to overwrite the previous data right? Since that wrong and all...... O well hope ya can help me out.

When installing Mandrake I didn't select my DELL monitor (coz I didn't know the name) as THE monitor. I clicked normal 1024x768 monitor (or something like that) in General. That IS the kind of monitor I have but can that cause problems?

Thanks for helping me so far! If I ever meet u one day... I'm gonna give u money.

DemonFox · 08-02-2004, 07:38 PM

Just making another post to get it up in the forum. Maybe if u didn't see the post anymore u think I gave up. Since I can't PM you I made a post....

scuzzman · 08-02-2004, 07:43 PM

you have to be root to do this...

and as for the money thing... *coughafferocough*

DemonFox · 08-02-2004, 07:48 PM

Ummm.... How can I be a root? Instead of typing "valentino" typing "root"? O and I just registered at affero.

O well if u don't say anything I'll just try it. And yes it works! And again I tought this time it's REALLY gonna happen.... But NO!

Quote:

Shall I write it to /etc/X11/XF86Config?

Please answer the following question with either 'y' or 'n'.

YES

Shall I write it to the default location /usr/X11R6/etc/X11/XF86Config?

YES

Failed to open filename for writing.

See the last line? That's where u come in coz I don't know why it FAILED!!!!

I'll just wait for u to reply. If u don't, I'll go to a diffirent site and just ask it there...

scuzzman · 08-02-2004, 10:01 PM

Sorry bout the wait: I was at work, now I'm home.
you should be typing just 'y' or 'n'

/usr/X11R6/etc/X11/XF86Config does not exist, on mandrake the config file is /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
try that

DemonFox · 08-03-2004, 05:38 AM

Hey it's me again I had to go to sleep so...

I've tried writing the config to:

/etc/X11/XF86Config - still the same error

/usr/X11R6/etc/X11/XF86Config - still the same error

/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 - still the same error

And with still the same error I mean the one when I type "startx".

scuzzman · 08-03-2004, 05:51 AM

are your referring to this error:

Code:

XIO: Fatal 10 error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requests (0 know processed) with 0 events remaining

???

there has to be more to that error message, some text before it... what is it?

<EDIT>
Also: They typing these and tell me what happens. Probably the same thing, but it will negate the possibility of a problem with the Desktop enviroment versus the X server:

Code:

startkde
gnome-session

</EDIT>

DemonFox · 08-03-2004, 06:18 AM

Why did ya make me write all this down? O well everything for Linux..

Quote:

Build Operating System Linux 2.6.3-3 mdkenterprise 1686 [ELF]
Build date: 24 March 2004
Before reporting problems check http://www.xfree86.org,
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers. (--)probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting.
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) waring, (EE) error, (NI) not implented, (??) unknown.
(==) log file: /var/log/XFree86.0.log" using vt 7
(EE) VGA (0): Driver can't support depth 24
(EE) Screen (s) found, but none have a usable confoguration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

I'll try the stuff in the EDIT part of ur post right now.

EDIT:

Both commands are invalid. If ur gonna ask me to use "drakxconf" now.... that command is invalid too.

scuzzman · 08-03-2004, 06:27 AM

Quote:

(EE) Screen (s) found, but none have a usable confoguration.

Pay special attention to this line
This simply means the config is off.
Now: Looking I see you have this in a previous post:

Quote:

Video Memory: 128MB
Refresh Rate: 60-240

Tell me, what did you set your resolution, Horizontal sync and vertical sync ratings to? You said Dell moniter right? What size? I bought a Dell computer too - that's what I'm sendng this from and my values might work for you.

<EDIT>
Also: i just seen this

Quote:

(EE) VGA (0): Driver can't support depth 24

Paste the Entire "Monitor" & "Display" sections of XF86-Config-4 here please
I had this very same problem, but cannot for the life of me remember how I resolved it. It was a very simple edit, but I cannot remember what I took out.

DemonFox · 08-03-2004, 06:33 AM

Reso: 1280x1024 60Hz
Sync: 60-240
Size: 1024x768