Re: Mandrake 9.2, no window manager under MS Virtual PC

From: DFS (nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 08/25/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 18:53:45 -0400

DFS wrote:
> Michael P. O'Connor wrote:
>> Sounds like the X server is not setup. Try running Mandrake's X
>> server setup program
>
> Mike,
>
> How? I'm a Linux newbie, and some of this stuff is painful. I'm at
> a root prompt:
>
> [root@localhost /]#
>
> startx tries, but flashes and comes back to the same error screen and
> tells me "No devices detected" error.
>
> How do I run Mandrake's X server setup program? What directory is it
> in? I can't find it.
>
> Thanks

Followup: found /usr/X11R6/bin which has bunches of executable programs in
it, including DrakConf. Using DrakCong, no matter what, I get "An error has
occurred. Change some options."

FYI - remember, I'm running Mandrake under Microsoft Virtual PC.

Thanks

>
>
>
>> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 19:03:56 -0400, DFS wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>
>>> ==================================================
>>> (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log"
>>> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
>>> Using vt 7
>>> (EE) No devices detected.
>>>
>>> Fatal server error:
>>> no screens found
>>> ==================================================
>>>
>>> When I installed Mandrake, I got no display errors.

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