Re: X won't start

From: Mihalis I. Tsoukalos (mtsouk_at_freemail.gr)
Date: 11/29/03

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    Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:04:49 +0200
To: Mark Healey <deblist@healeyonline.com>

    On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 12:19:36AM -0800, Mark Healey wrote:
    > Now that I have the networking fixed and sort of figured out the mouse
    > problem I'm ready to tackle X not starting.
    >
    > When I boot I get a couple of attempts for gdm to start. After that
    > fails there is an error message stating
    >
    > Fatal server error:
    > no screens found.
    >
    > I tried xf86config and had to abandon it when my video card wasn't
    > listed. It wasn't listed as an option during the installation
    > process. I'm assuming that that is the problem. Is it likely?
    >
    > I did
    >
    > apt-cache search radeon
    >
    > and found nothing.
    >
    > Am I even going in the right direction?
    >
    > I'm attaching the error log and config file
    >
    >
    > -----------------------------------------
    > Please leave this. It is a filter term.
    > ferulebezel
    > -----------------------------------------
    > Mark Healey
    > deblist@healeyonline.com
    > Don't bothor CCing or emailing this address. Since spammers seem to be harvesting this
    > list anything that doesn't come from the list server is assumed to be spam and deleted.
    > ASUS A87V8X mobo w AMD Athalon
    > Broadcom 4401 onboard nic
    > with static IP Address
    > ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Video card.
    > Sampo Alphascan 17mx monitor

    First of all, you can do a
    apt-cache search radeon
    or
    apt-cache search ATI driver

    If nothing comes up, then you can go the the ATI web site and search
    there for a Linux driver.

    have a nice day,
    Mihalis. 

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