Re: XFree86 problem
Seneca Cunningham, 2001-Dec-08 09:24 -0500:
> I have just installed XFree86 onto my computer, tried it with a few
> configurations that look like what should work, and "Fatal server error: No
> valid modes found" and "X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server
> shutdown" keeps coming up. I have the rest of the output on file. About 45
> lines come up saying "VGA16: ... Deleted." are in that file. Anyone know how
> to stop this?
>
> Seneca
> seneca@slemish.com
You haven't configured a mode that the video can use, so you are
getting those messages. You need to reconfigure with the proper
information. Make sure you have the following info on your
video:
- chip set: you can go to www.xfree86.org and find the driver to
use for your card/chip set.
- monitor hsync and vsync
- keyboard and mouse types
* I think that's all you need
Now, run...
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
This will run you through the configuration asking for the above
information. After that, go to your normal user mode and run
startx to see if it worked.
Give it a go, and good luck...jc
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Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
Diggin' Debian Admin and User
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