Yeah, I have a savage chipset and it took me some time to get X to start. Austin On Mon, 2004-05-10 at 19:08, K.M.Zammi Kahan wrote: > On Sunday 09 May 2004 11:25, K.M.Zammi Kahan wrote: > > I tried to install FC1 on my custom made PC with GA-8VM533P > motherboard > > (Which has VIA ProSavageDDR P4M266A chip set). Fist of all anaconda > died in > > graphical mode so I had to shift to text mode. Installation went > fine > in > > text mode but still I cant start the X server (X server dies with > fatal > > error). Could anyone help me to start X server please? > > >Try adding the line... > > > Option "UseBIOS" "off" > > > to your /etc/X11/XF86Config. > > > So it will look something like (just the videocard section)... > > > Section "Device" > > Identifier "Videocard0" > > Driver "savage" > > ! ; VendorName "Videocard vendor" > > BoardName "S3 ProSavage" > > Option "UseBIOS" "off" > > EndSection > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Thanks pal, It worked fine for me. thanks a lot. > What is the best BoardName here to use for for VIA P4M266A with S3 > Graphics ProSavage8. > > Rgds, > Zammi. > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! > Download Messenger Now > > ______________________________________________________________________ > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
