cmustard wrote:
I have just installed the basic `x' package on a toshiba satellite 335CDS laptop, ( circa 98 ). I run debian 3.0, kernel 2.4.18. Here is some excerpts of my errror file. I would appreciateany help or insight any onw could provide. TIA-mUs <excerpt> ==) VGA(0): videoRam: 256 kBytes.(II) VGA(0): Not using default mode "640x400" (vrefresh out of range)(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. Fatal server error: no screens found
It basically means your video card doesn't have enough RAM to do much.If you actually have more RAM on your video card, you can edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and specify the amount of RAM on the card, but I don't know the exact syntax without doing some research.
You can also increase/decrease the HorizSync and VertRefresh settings in that file to try to get a usable configuration, but you should be aware that if you overdrive the monitor you can damage/ruin it.
You can also try running "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" and try different settings.
Kent