Help with monitor/video config
Hi folks, I'm pretty new to the Linux world and I need some help
configuring Debian (3.0r0). I've used RedHat 8 with the 2.4 kernel and
had no problems, but I was looking for a more lean distro and decided to
try Debian. The installation went without a hitch, except that once
it's done and I try to launch KDE, X, or Gnome, it won't let me in. For
KDE and Gnome the error reads something like "Cannot connect to
X-server. Value for $DISPLAY not set." The error message for X is more
telling. It says something like "Monitor found, but no useful
configuration. <some other stuff> No monitor found." At first I
figured it was a problem with my video card (Elsa Gladiac - nVidia
GeForce 2 GTS) not being installed properly, but when I try to launch X
it clearly says that it detects my GeForce 2 GTS card, so then I thought
maybe the monitor wasn't set properly. I went into xf86config and
messed around with the settings but nothing worked. Anybody know what's
going on and how to fix it? Thanks in advance!
Relevant hardware:
Asus a7v motherboard w/Athlon 1000 MHz
Elsa Gladiac GeForce 2 GTS
Viewsonic A75f monitor
The hard disk is running off a Promise ata100 channel that came built
into the motherboard. Apparently only the 2.4 kernel contains support
for it, so that's what I'm using.
-Matt
Reply to: