Re: Newby can't get Xwindows running
On Sun, May 02, 2004 at 08:08:58AM -0500, hugo vanwoerkom wrote:
> David Moore wrote:
> >As a complete novice to Linux, please bear with me if my explanation of the
> >problem is confused.
> >
> >I installed Debian 3.0 r2 woody kernel 2.2.20 (many times on 2 different
> >machines) using defaults and keeping as simple as possible, but I have not
> >been able to get XWindows running.
> >
> >I used taskel to select: XWindows, Desktop environment and C/C++
> >
> >It boots into the bash shell fine except that during boot-up a message
> >appears: "Modprobe can't locate char-major-10-135" (the pause key doesn't
> >halt the screen during boot-up so other important message might flash past
> >before I can write them down)
>
>
> You can stop messages on a console with ctrl-s and start them again with
> ctrl-q. But that applies only if the init process has already started,
> not the kernel booting. Those are found on var/log/syslog or
> /var/log/messages.
>
> Those char-xxx-xx-xxx things are documented in the kernel source but for
> the world of me I don't remember where. Anybody?
>
It appears in the help section for each module (it appears in
Documentation/Configure.help) but you can find most of them in
/etc/modules.conf. char-major-10-135 is the real time clock (rtc) could
be that its not configured or that it is compiled in and not as a module.
>
> >
> >I have a Matrox MGA G200 - 16Mb
> >Phillips SL200 19" monitor
> >MS 2 button mouse on PS2 port
> >
> >The problem is, when I try to run X, XFree386, xdm, kdm or gdm it does not
> >go to VGA mode but spews forth dialogue including the following lines which
> >seem significant:
> >
> >" Warning couldn't open module mga_hal
> >" MGA: Failed to load module mga_hal (Module does not exist, 0)
> >
> >" EE Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
> >
> >" Fatal Server error no screens found
> >
> >if I run xf86cfg, it goes to VGA mode and brings up the XWindows
> >configuration modules, but the mouse doesn't work.
> >
> >I run xf86config and re-enter the hardware specs (to the best of my
> >ability), but this makes no difference.
> >
> >I am basic level user with unix (some years ago), and without gui feel like
> >I have been thrown in the deep-end in a tied sack. If I had XWindows I
> >could
> >probably start swimming.
> >
>
> You'll be swimming in notime.
>
>
> >David
> >--------------------------------------
> >David Moore
> >dmoore@geomap.com.au
> >
> >
> >
>
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