Re: Help with X (after upgrade to Woody)

[Ax <ax@capitol.cz>]

> I start X using /etc/init.d/gdm start.  The screen blinks for a bit,
> then it stops, then it blinks for a bit more, then it stops, then it
> does it again. I assume it's trying the three video modes (640x480,
> 800x600 and 1024x768) that I selected, and is finding that none of them
> works. By the way, my system apparently has no startx.
>
> I did read on the XFree86.org Web site that there are known problems
> with the ATI driver. I have an ATI Rage Pro Turbo AGP.
>
> Any other suggestions? I did have this working well under Potato.

Try running just X. When it crashes, look at what it displayed upon 
startup, lines beginning with (EE) are of interest.

Ax
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