A (probably) simple X issue
I set up my X server (Xfree86 4.2.1) from Debian's testing tree after a
net install today. I'd been having issues getting anything but YDL to
display on my computer, as I have a GeForce 4 Ti card, but I decided to
give Debian another try. I've searched list archives but I'm not clear
on a few things.
1) When the system starts now, it attempts to log in using gdm, which
starts x of course. The trouble is, I can't get back to a console
because the screen goes blank at about 30khz by 30 hz which is of
course not displayable =) How do I get out of this loop so I can
reconfigure? Do I have to reinstall?
2) What are the best options to choose for this card? I understand that
the nv driver doesn't support my card per se, and I do know my
monitor's specs as far as resolution, scan etc. Should I be using
fbdev? Perhaps someone has a useful XF86Config or XF86Config-4 they can
share?
3) If the answers to the above two are that I am not going to be able
to display anything (which I doubt), is YDL the only option? (It works
fine but I am much more familiar with the Debian way, I work with fink
all the time in OS X and use Debian on my x86 as well.
Thanks in advance for any help you all can provide
Evan
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