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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

If you want to use the SVGA server you also need to download and install 
(pkg) no-xvesa.tgz from Steven's site.  That will give you 800x600 
resolution.  If you want more than that, I posted an XF86Config file that 
worked on my card and monitor at 1024 but it is not guaranteed to work for 
you or even not to damage your monitor.  I posted another XF86Config for 
my Chips and Technologies video on a Compaq Elite laptop.  You can also 
run xf86config to make your own XF86Config after installing no-xvesa.tgz 
(which includes that configuration program).

You were not supposed to have installed the SVGA server to use with the 
basic model of BL3, which uses Xvesa.  Installation changes the symbolic 
link.  Try changing X back to point to Xvesa (/usr/X11R6/bin/X ?) instead 
of the SVGA server.  From /usr/X11R6/bin  (or whereever you find X and 
Xvesa)

rm X

then

ln -s Xvesa X .

Steven posted no-Xvesa.tgz for people who could not or preferred not to 
use Xvesa, which has various disadvantages, such as not working with MS 
DOS 6.22 himem.sys, not doing 256 colors, and not working at all on some 
video chips (out two laptops and an AGP video card).  Abiword and Links2 
need at least 256 colors and that is the maximum color depth of some video 
cards.  In theory his setup should work with not only X-SVGA but also with 
other X servers.  It contains the minimum of files needed to run X with a 
few fonts, and icewm.  He also posted icewm.tgz for BL3.

On Tue, 24 May 2005, Constant Brouerius van Nidek wrote:

> Having a full functioning BL2 I wanted to try out BL3 in order to find out for
> myself the differences.
> Got it installed got connection to my network and are just looking into its
> possibilities.
> If I want to start X startx gives me
> xinit: no such file or directory (errno 2): no server "X" in Path
> It than gives possible server names,
> _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect with errno = 111
> xinit:connection refused errn 111
> xinit No such process errn 3
> Server error
>
> I have run xf86config, Xsetup but the /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA is not found
> and ergo also not symbolicly linked.
> How to proceed?
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