Hi all. I'm lost trying to install suse 7.2 on a P166 with an ELSA GLoria vid card. I'm getting quite experienced with the different xfree setup utilities. When I was installing the software, I couldn't get past the video test and could only install text mode. If I use xf86config and use the vga16 driver, I can get into X, but all I see is the background color, and the only way out is ctrl-alt-back. I had to manually edit /etc/XF86Config to get rid of the 800X600 virtual screen and force it to 640X480. I did that so I could use sax without it going offscreen and out of reach of my mouse. Oh yeah, sax wasn't able to do the job, and sax2 told me I was using XFree v.3 and promised to install v.4, but it just hung totally - blank screen, hit the reset button to reboot. Using XF86Setup, I was able to install the XF86_3DLabs server (the right one) and can now get as far as the KDE desktop starting to open. It hangs when it's checking peripherals. Does that mean that some hardware is not set up properly, and if so, how do I find out which it is? Many thanks if anyone can point me in the right direction. Greg
On Tuesday 29 January 2002 07:18 pm, avedis@ma.ultranet.com wrote:
Using XF86Setup, I was able to install the XF86_3DLabs server (the right one) and can now get as far as the KDE desktop starting to open. It hangs when it's checking peripherals. Does that mean that some hardware is not set up properly, and if so, how do I find out which it is?
Many thanks if anyone can point me in the right direction.
I suspect that KDE performance will stink on a P166. You never mentioned how much memory lives in your system. KDE and Gnome seem to require alot of it (>32 MB) in my experience. Might I suggest that if you are memory limited that you try a lighter weight window manager such as icewm, blackbox, or any of the fvwm variants? On SuSE, you can type "wmlist" to see all of the window mangers installed. Then, to start a particular window manager, type: startx fvwm2 substituting your favorite window manager in place of fvwm2 above. Hope this helps, Andy -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org
Thanks, Andy. I've got 128M of memory, so I didn't think that would be it, but in fact, your suggestion worked. I was able to get into fvwm2 and gnome. Greg
On Tuesday 29 January 2002 07:18 pm, avedis@ma.ultranet.com wrote:
Using XF86Setup, I was able to install the XF86_3DLabs server (the right one) and can now get as far as the KDE desktop starting to open. It hangs when it's checking peripherals. Does that mean that some hardware is not set up properly, and if so, how do I find out which it is?
Many thanks if anyone can point me in the right direction.
I suspect that KDE performance will stink on a P166. You never mentioned how much memory lives in your system. KDE and Gnome seem to require alot of it (>32 MB) in my experience. Might I suggest that if you are memory limited that you try a lighter weight window manager such as icewm, blackbox, or any of the fvwm variants?
On SuSE, you can type "wmlist" to see all of the window mangers installed. Then, to start a particular window manager, type:
startx fvwm2
substituting your favorite window manager in place of fvwm2 above.
Hope this helps,
Andy -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org
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