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From: mike <mike@kevino.org>
To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: keyword for rivafb in XF86Confige file
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:50:14 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4154DCE6.9080606@kevino.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4EE0CBA31942E547B99B3D4BFAB34811107E93@mail.esn.co.in>

What video card do you have?

Mike


Mukund JB. wrote:
> Hello All,
>  
> I am not able to make my X server work on rivafb (framebuffer module) which is loaded as a module on system.
>  
> I edited "XF86Config-4" file
> Driver "nvidia" . 
> Is it the right keyword to invoke the rivafb driver. I got this on same maillists. Where in the system can I find the database for these keyword stuff.
>  
> Later, when I say
> # startx , it fails.
> It says:-
> (EE) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
> (EE) No devices detected.
>  
> What is going wrong here? Is there any other way through which I can tell the X server to use Framebuffer.
>  
> Please help.
>  
> My system configuration
> Os                linux 7.3(kernel - 2.4.18)
> Boot loader       lilo
> Default runlevel  3
> Framebuffer       rivafb
> X server version  4.2.0 
>  
> Regards,
> Mukund jampala
>  
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  reply	other threads:[~2004-09-25  2:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-09-24  7:05 keyword for rivafb in XF86Confige file Mukund JB.
2004-09-25  2:50 ` mike [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-09-27  5:38 Mukund JB.
2004-09-29  9:45 ` mike
2004-09-29  9:58   ` Owen Ford
2004-09-29 10:12 Mukund JB.
     [not found] ` <1096454123.27898.29.camel@spider.hotmonkeyporn.com>
2004-09-29 10:37   ` Owen Ford
2004-09-29 10:20 Mukund JB.
2004-09-30  4:02 ` mike

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