Re: Question about X Window Crashing
Dear Aaron,
I have checked the configuration file. The screen section is like the one
you gave me. However, its device and monitors are all set as "generic". I
am wondering that I may need to install the module for them. I also checked
device and monitor section, they are all set to be generic. I need to
figure out how to install the module and configure them. Can you recommend
some readings?
Thanks a lot for your kind help.
Best,
Haoyu
Aaron Maxwell <amax@redsymbol.com> wrote in message news:<27Pd9-m9-65@gated-at.bofh.it>...
> Two thoughts:
>
> 1) When you got stuck during X configuration, and had to reboot, did you
> press the 'ctrl-alt-backspace'? If so, did it respond? This key chord
> is is supposed to kill the X server.
>
> 2) In the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, there should be a Screen section.
> (Search for a line that says 'Section Screen' or 'Section "Screen"'.)
> I've included that section from my system below. Is yours much
> different? If it's not present in your XF86Config-4, copy mine in, see
> if that helps.
>
> (BTW, I assume you are using X version 4. You can discover your version
> by doing 'dpkg -l xserver-common' on the command line; the version
> column should say '4.<something>'. If it is 3.<something>, work with
> /etc/X11/XF86Config, not /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.)
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Screen 1"
> # Haoyu - you should change the Device argument to match your video card
> # Read the "SCREEN SECTION" part of XF86Config-4 man page
> Device "Verto TNT2-M64"
> Monitor "MyMonitor"
> DefaultDepth 16
>
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 16
> #Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
> Modes "1024x768"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 24
> #Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
> #Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> Modes "1024x768"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> Subsection "Display"
> Depth 32
> Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024"
> ViewPort 0 0
> EndSubsection
> EndSection
>
>
> On Monday 14 June 2004 12:00 pm, Haoyu Zhang wrote:
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > I am a new user of Debian and just installed it in an old Dell
> > machine, Dell Optiplex with PIII 500. The installation went
> > through well, but I met problems of X Window setting.
> >
> > The X Window can start correctly. However, after letting it
> > idle for a while, like one day, the system crashes and reports
> > error saying:
> >
> > "I cannot find the X Server (your graphical interface). It is
> > likely that it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view
> > the X server output to diagnose the problem?"
> >
> > I chose "Yes" and it gives me some information. It seems that
> > everything is set to be default or generic. And the fatal error
> > is "No screens found."
> >
> > Then it asked me whether I want to run X configuration. I did
> > and found that I can do nothing except for moving the small
> > arrow with keyboard. I even can't find way to exit it. And I
> > had to reset the computer to restart.
> >
> > I do feel strange. The X Server starts well, but why does it
> > crash after long time idling? I was wondering whether it is
> > the data switch that caused this. I connected two computers
> > with a switch. The other one is M$ Win2000. But this can't
> > explain why it won't crash after a short term idling.
> >
> > Thanks a lot in advance for your help.
> >
> > Best Wishes,
> > Haoyu
>
> --
> Best,
> Aaron Maxwell - http://redsymbol.com
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