Re: X won't start
On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 12:19:36AM -0800, Mark Healey wrote:
> Now that I have the networking fixed and sort of figured out the mouse
> problem I'm ready to tackle X not starting.
>
> When I boot I get a couple of attempts for gdm to start. After that
> fails there is an error message stating
>
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found.
>
> I tried xf86config and had to abandon it when my video card wasn't
> listed. It wasn't listed as an option during the installation
> process. I'm assuming that that is the problem. Is it likely?
>
> I did
>
> apt-cache search radeon
>
> and found nothing.
>
> Am I even going in the right direction?
>
> I'm attaching the error log and config file
>
>
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> ferulebezel
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> Mark Healey
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> ASUS A87V8X mobo w AMD Athalon
> Broadcom 4401 onboard nic
> with static IP Address
> ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Video card.
> Sampo Alphascan 17mx monitor
First of all, you can do a
apt-cache search radeon
or
apt-cache search ATI driver
If nothing comes up, then you can go the the ATI web site and search
there for a Linux driver.
have a nice day,
Mihalis.
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