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Re: Need help XFree86



On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 07:58:58 -0500, Russ Cook <russcook@mbo.net> wrote:
> I have a problem trying to get XFree86 4.X to work on my Compaq Presario
> 5170.
> XFree86 3.X works fine.  When this machine was running windows, the
> video adapter
> was identified as 3D Rage LT Pro.  Under Linux, I use the ATI Mach64
> driver under
> XFree86 3.X, so I tried the ATI driver under XFree86 4.X.  I get a black
> screen, it
> never faults back to text terminal from GDM.  I have attached gzipped
> copies of
> my config files, and the error log.

Reconfigure the x server and try using the vesa drivers. Or try having
XFree probe sane settings for your video card by:

XFree86 -configure

as the root user.

-- 
Paolo Alexis Falcone
pfalcone@gmail.com



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