X Window System will not start.

["Hoyt Bailey" <hoyt13@wiredok.com>]

Hi All;
I have played with Red Hat .2 and Caldera Desktop Open Linux for a couple of
years and couldnt get them to function, just to let you know. I suspected a
large part of the problem was the computer (a 586).  I acquired a new up to
date system and have had same for 5 months. The new system consists of:
Motherboard: Gigabyte 7VAX VIA KT-400, W/USB-2,Audio (AC97), 8X agp.
Video: NVIDA GeForce-4 MX-440 4X agp.
Modem: Intel 536EP PCI 56K V92.
Powered by AMD 2100+ With 512M memory.

I installed Woody from the 7 CD disks and selected bf24 for the kernel.
Installation went well except for the driver section.  The agp module would
not install.  I installed what I recognized (Not very much).  I do not
understand drivers and can find nothing which explains what modules do what
not to mention any options. I attempted to post this with the logs attached
but it never showed up.  I assume that posting w/attachments is a no-no.
Therefore the following files are avilable on request in both txt and
abiword format, if you request a file or all of them please identify format
you want:
syslog            &    syslog-0
XFree86-0    &    XFree86-8
scanpci (output)
mbox

Any other files will be acquired but these are at hand.  I am running
Windows XP (unstable) which is a good reason to switch to Debian. The system
as installed seems pretty solid except for programs that require screns.
For instance vi,wc,bc,find,grep,cd,cat,less,man,info. All work fine emacs
works (I guess I dont have much success with this one), dc (appears to work.
I'm not into reverse polish).  I would like to get X to start but dont know
how.  If it matters pppd also does not start PPP.  Its excuse is that the
password in chaps-secret is bat however the entry looks correct to
me.<password>    *    <Isp name>.  Please advise.
Hoyt Bailey
hoyt13@wiredok.com