Re: help starting x please

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

pinhas wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm new to Linux, and trying to start a new machine (headfirst dive 
> into the microsoft-free world). I've tried going throught the install 
> several times (woody), and I can't get X started- i get a no screens 
> error. I'm using an nvidia geforce2 mx200 with an athlon xp chip. I 
> would appreciate any help on what i can do to configure the graphics 
> to work correctly.
> Thanks!
> Pinhas
This error means that X can't find a working combination of video 
driver, video modes, and monitor spec settings with the information 
provided. You can experiment with a good portion of those settings with 
"dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86".

I have no experience with geforce, but I believe I've seen on this list 
that it works, although you might have to download the proprietary 
binary-only drivers from the nvidia website.

Kent