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Re: fatal server error: no screens found



On Mon, Mar 11, 2002 at 01:23:31PM -0500, timothy bauscher wrote:
>x-window-system and gnome-session are installed. xdm is the default display manager. I am using the nv driver for my RIVA TNT2, and have just completed a fresh install of unstable.
>
>When xdm (or gdm) are launched, they display a black screen 3 times and then fail. When startx is launched it also fails. The error I receive is:
>
>(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
>Fatal server error:
>no screens found
>

login as root
run XFree86 -configure

A working XF86Config file should now be in the root directory for you to either use as is if everything has worked perfectly or forward to us for help if you have problems.




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