Re: X won't start

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

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
> -----------------------------------------
> 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


What happens when you do:

X -configure

Does it generate a XF86Config.new?

Can you startx that?

Hugo.