Re: X won't start
From: Andreas Janssen (andreas.janssen_at_bigfoot.com)
Date: 11/29/03
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To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 10:53:19 +0100
Hello
Mark Healey (<deblist@healeyonline.com>) 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?
>Section "Device"
> Identifier "Generic Video Card"
> Driver "ati"
> Option "UseFBDev" "true"
>EndSection
I think you need to change the driver from "ati" to "radeon".
Additionally, try to set UseFBDev to "false".
best regards
Andreas Janssen
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