Re: X won't start

hendrik_at_pooq.com
Date: 11/29/03

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    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
    >

    The radeon driver is in the Mandrake (I think 9.0), which autoconfigured
    X for my Radeon 8500DV usably (but I suspect still no accelleration).
    (HOwever, it set so many security barriers in the way of networking that
    I gave up and switched to Debian). The radeon driver, I believe, just
    on the threshold for sid. I'm using woody, though, with woody's
    vesa driver in woody. Of course I won't get any acceleration.
    It does come up with xdm properly, then crashes when I log in.
    The mouse pointer moves nicely, but it doesn't register clicks.

    I tried the drivers from ATI, but they did not work. Even the shell script
    that was supposed to tell me which version of the ATI driver to use
    crashed, with an error that suggested it wasn't a valid shell script.

    -- hendrik

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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

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