Re: XFree86

[matt zagrabelny <z@saturnsys.com>]

On Tue, 2003-04-22 at 16:37, Gezim H wrote:
> Hi,
> I am very new to debian (just installed it today) but X doesn't work? When 
> tring to load gdm it says:
> ....
> ....
> ....
> ....
> ....
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
> ....
> ....
> How do I fix it?
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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to configure X, run "lspci -vv| less" find your video hardware. there
will be manufacturer and a chipset listed, usually the manufacturer is
listed first and the chipset is listed second (as far as the names are
concerned).

this will give you a starting point for working with your hardware.

run "dpkg-reconfigure xfree86-common" or 
"dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" as often as needed or manually edit 
your config file as often as needed. (i cant remember which package you
want to reconfigure, so i listed both)

/var/log/XFree86.0.log will tell you which config file X is using.

enjoy,

matt zagrabelny