Re: X won't start

[Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>]

Hello

Mark Healey (<deblist@healeyonline.com>) 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?

>Section "Device"
>       Identifier      "Generic Video Card"
>       Driver          "ati"
>       Option          "UseFBDev"              "true"
>EndSection

I think you need to change the driver from "ati" to "radeon".
Additionally, try to set UseFBDev to "false".

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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