Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC-BDI is not my friend....

Vince Negrete wrote:

>Well guys, I've spent tons of time downloading and installing every
>different BDI released... (five versions I've gone through....)
>I've even attempted install of BDI-Live rev.-23 (newest version)..
>
>They are all great versions and BDI-Live seems so automated for its small
>packaged format that seems to only be installed in memory, BUT.... Theres
>always a butt..
>
>It seems not one of these people have considered updating video drivers...
>Maybe I'm missing something and there is a RPM of drivers that I need???
>
>SUSE-Linux installs great and Automatically configures my video (which is an
>On-the-Motherboard VIA video) as a Trident Cyberblade/i1 with resolution of
>1280x1024 and Color Depth of 16bit w/ no 3D Accel. This driver works
>great!
>

Bring up SUSE, (I'm assuming a KDE desktop) and click on the K on top of
a gear,
and xlixk on pereferences --- information --- x-server, and you will get
some
info on the board, settings, etc.

For more info, look at this file : /var/log/XFree86.0.log
(You will have to be root to see it.)
Near the beginning, you should see something like :

(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Aug 21 22:58:04 2003
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
(==) ServerLayout "layout1"
(**) |-->Screen "screen1" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Generic|Multi-frequency that can do 1280x1024 at
60 Hz"
(**) | |-->Device "NVIDIA GeForce2 DDR (generic)"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1"

This tells you which config file was used to start the X-windows server,
what
video card driver was selected, and some other info. Farther down, you can
see how it decided what video modes were compatible with your screen and
card. (You can switch between these available modes with the ctrl/Alt/Plus
key - that is the right hand + on the keypad area.) Ctrl/Alt/Backspace will
kill the X-windows server if you get stuck in a mode that that won't
display
on your monitor.

In very general terms, any X-windows server that works on one Linux build
should work on any other linux that is derived from the same kernel version.

I usually end up editing the XF86Config file to set up the video modes
the way
I like, get the mouse working as I want it, etc. But, that is not for
the timid.

Jon