Re: X won't start

From: Hugo Vanwoerkom (hvw59601_at_care2.com)
Date: 11/29/03

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Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 07:50:08 -0600

    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
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    > 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

    What happens when you do:

    X -configure

    Does it generate a XF86Config.new?

    Can you startx that?

    Hugo. 

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