Re: Can't start X Windows
On Sat, Oct 23, 1999 at 10:25:32AM -0500, Bryan K. Walton wrote:
> I have installed Debian 2.1 off of an official CD. I chose the devel_comp
> package of software and everything installed. But when I type "startx" or
> "xinit" at the shell prompt, I get an error message informing me of a
> fatal server error. Specifically, it says that there wasn't a config file
> found! It tried looking in
> /etc/X11/XF86Config
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config.home
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
That means the file doen't exists; use xf86config to make it (get the video card
and monitor specs; especially HSync & VSync and max dac speed; with you)
JY
--
Jean-Yves F. Barbier <jybarbier@wanadoo.fr>
A debugged program is one for which you have not yet found the conditions
that make it fail.
-- Jerry Ogdin
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