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Re: No Screens Found

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Cecil wrote:


XF86Config-4:  Section "Files" (omitted)
Section "Module" Load "GLcore" "bitmap" "dbe" "dri" "extmod" "freetype" "glx" "int10" "pex5" "record" "speedo" "type1" "vbe" "xie" 
       End Section
       Section "Input Device" (omitted)
       Section "Device"
               Identifier  "NVIDIA Corporation  GeForce 256 DDR [NV10]"
               Driver  "nv"
               Option   "Use FBDev"     "True"
       End Section
       Section "Monitor"
               Identifier  "IBM E74"
               HorizSync  "30-69"
               VertRefresh  "50-120"
               Option  "DPMS"
       End Section
       Section "Screen"
               Identifier "Default Screen"
               Device  "NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR [NV10]"
               Monitor  "IBM E74"
               Default Depth  24
        SubSection  "Display"
               Depth 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" (for all depths) 
       End SubSection        End Section
I've never seen "Display" like this. I think those depths should be split up. I've only installed X a couple of times, but my XF86Config(-4) has always split the Displays like this: 

        Section "Screen"
                Identifier "Default Screen"
                Device  "NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR [NV10]"
                Monitor  "IBM E74"
                Default Depth  24
         SubSection  "Display"
                Depth 1
                Modes  "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
 "800x600" "640x480"
        End SubSection
         SubSection  "Display"
                Depth 4
                Modes  "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
 "800x600" "640x480"
        End SubSection
         SubSection  "Display"
                Depth 8
                Modes  "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
 "800x600" "640x480"
        End SubSection
         SubSection  "Display"
                Depth 15
                Modes  "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
 "800x600" "640x480"
        End SubSection
         SubSection  "Display"
                Depth 16
                Modes  "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
 "800x600" "640x480"
        End SubSection
         SubSection  "Display"
                Depth 24
                Modes  "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768"
 "800x600" "640x480"
        End SubSection
        End Section

something tells me this isn't the problem, but maybe?
Whether Sarge is the current version or not is of little consequence as XFree86 worked on this computer after the first installation of Woody, and only failed after the second installation. But I forgot to tell you that the first installation was with Ext2 fs, the second with Ext3. And xf86config does create the XF86Config-4 file in /etc/X11. If its age is a debilitating factor, why would xf86config be put in the path? I see no vesa driver in the driver list, but there is a generic VGA driver. I tried it....same error.
can't image that ext2 ext3 is an issue. did you save your old xf86config? is it on a backup somewhere?
X -configure produces the same nv driver entry, lists NVidia as the vendor name, and lists GeForce DDR as the board name. But it lists the screen as "Screen0", not "Default Screen" X fails with same error. Moved XF86Config.new from / to /etc/X11, renamed it to XF86Config-4, X fails, same error. A screen message says the XF86Config-4 file is now "Data Incomplete." Ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 (so this is where the vesa is!!), same error, but no "Data Incomplete" error. Ran it three times, changing the driver from vesa to nv, the ram from 32768 to 16384, same error. 
Any other suggestions?
all I can say is, go over the configs with a fine-toothed comb. everytime I run into trouble its usually something silly like a typo or improperly structured section in xf86config. 

hth

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Cecil
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