Recently I've installed Debian Linux on my system (i.e. UNIX is a new
world for me) to get rid of the virus called "Windows" :-)
Everything was fine and easy and I've learned a lot about the prompt.
But I haven't been able to configure the X-Server yet (sorry if this is
pretty old for you).
When starting X with 'startx' I get the following error message:
*** None of the configured devices were detected ***
Fatal server error:
no screens found
_X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
giving up.
xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to the X server
xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error
The same error occurs when using 'X' or 'xinit' instead but not as detailed as with 'startx'. I've tried both 'XF86Setup' and 'xf86config' to configure the server and everything works fine. 'XF86Setup' is able to start the X server for a test run where resolution and refresh rate are as I've defined them. My graphics card is 'Matrox Mystique I' so I use the SVGA server (installed correctly). My monitor has the following specifications:
17"
30 - 86 kHz horizontal sync.
50 - 150 Hz vertical sync.
170 MHz band width
max. 1600 x 1200 pixels
I've also checked the file 'XF86Config' and it's OK. Font path is defined
and found, keyboard and mouse don't make any problems. In addition I haven't
found any documentation about the error codes ('111' and '3').
All my friends who know Linux (more or less) have never heared about
this error messange so I hope someone can help me.
Greets,
Jens