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Re: xf86 config error



On Sun, Jan 17, 1999 at 12:20:13AM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> Is it possible to get more details about the follwing:
> 
> [12:15am] root@hamishpc:~# /etc/init.d/xdm start
> Checking for valid XFree86 server configuration...error in configuration file.
> Not starting X display manager.
> [12:15am] root@hamishpc:~#


Try "parse-xf86config --all /etc/X11/XF86Config"

and send the output to me and the list.

> I grabbed a compiled XF86_FBDev off a website. It was XFree86 3.3.2,
> but it ran fine, with both startx and "X -query localhost".

There may be some typo etc. The X servers are not very strict, but my parser
is.

Marcus

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