Re: Monitor standby
Thanks for looking into my problem.
I didn't startup X but I think Linux starts it as last part of te
bootprocess.
When I turn on the PC and after all the messages have been displayed the
monitor turns to stand-by mode (screen black and led turns from green to
amber). If I then enter <ctrl><alt><F1-6> the monitor turns on again and
I'm able to use a console. When I go to tty1 I can see the last line
saying "Starting X display manager: xdm.".
I tried another monitor but with the same result.
Although I'm pretty sure I entered the right values for my video card
and monitor there seems to be a problem with the configuration of X.
Maybe someone uses a Diamond Stealth 3D 4000 video card and knows what
values I should enter to solve the problem.
Art
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Topa" <wtopa@dmcom.net>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 6:08 AM
Subject: Re: Monitor standby
>
> Subject: Monitor standby
> Date: Tue, Aug 28, 2001 at 10:54:14PM +0200
>
> In reply to:Arthur Buijs
>
> Quoting Arthur Buijs(art.buijs@wxs.nl):
> > I installed Linux (Debian Potato) for the first time. During
installation I had to choose between simple and advanced for installing
additional software. I used simple and selected all the packages
containing the word Gnome or the character X (as recommended in
"Installing Debian Potato by Mark Stone). During the process the
configuration tool anXious detects that I need the s3v server. This
seems right because I have a Diamond card with a s3 chipset. I know the
video card has 4MB video memory. I used the documentation that came with
the monitor to enter te appropriate values for hor/ver sync. I selected
a few different resolutions which I know the monitor can handle.
> >
> > After installation I can use tty1-tty6 but if I press
<ctrl><alt><F7> the monitor turns to stand-by mode. What might have gone
wrong?
>
> In the default installation, <ctrl><alt><F7> get you to 'back' to
> where 'X' is running. If you didn't start X there is nothing to see
> there. If you have configured your /etc/X11/XF86Config correctly for
> you video card and monitor, and then run startx, you should enter X.
> If you then want to go back to a console you enter <ctrl><alt><F1-6>.
> Then to get back into X <ctrl><alt><F7>.
>
> Hope that came out clear enough.
>
> Please set your test to 72 columns in future mails.
>
> :-) HTH, YMMV, HAND :-)
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