Re: starting X makes the screen go white (newb - new install)
On 05 Sep 2005, at 22:19, Oliver Lupton wrote:
I'm a newbie too, but try running 'gdm' (GNOME Display Manager, I
think) instead of 'startx' and see how that works.
#gdm
returns a "command not found"
On 05 Sep 2005, at 22:25, Kent West wrote:
jeroen wrote:
I used apt to get me the files i needed during the installation (i
did have to do an 'ifup -a' to get the network up - and still have to
after every reboot - but that's slightly OT here).
Take a look at "/etc/network/interfaces" (also "man interfaces" for
examples). Once configured, a simple "/etc/init.d/networking restart"
(or reboot, which will run this script during bootup) should get your
network up.
It's getting late now, and my primary concern is getting something of
a GUI, ifup isn't that hard to type ;). But many thanks for pointing
me to the solution. Greatly appreciated!
Some pictures i took during this happening can be found here:
http://www.yuru.be/debian/startx_1.jpg (going from 1 to 6)
These images look like your video settings are not suitable for your
hardware; what happens if you remove that ModeLine you added?
When i comment out the modeline (and un-comment out the HorizSync and
VertRefresh) i get the same white screen.
What other minor changes did you make?
My complete config can now be found @
http://www.yuru.be/debian/XF86Config-4
other changes i made are:
/Option "XkbLayout" "uk" to
-Option "XkbLayout" "gb"
Probably nothing serious or X killing, just changed it to the working
config i found on the cam.ac.uk site
/Identifier "Configured Mouse"
/Option "Emulate3Button" "true"
/Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" to
-Identifier "Configured Mouse"
-Option "Buttons" "5"
-Option "ZAxisMapping" "5 4"
Same here, just copied it, hoping it would work like a charm.
Other changes are:
Adding the modeline and commenting out the HorizSync and VertRefresh.
The last thing i changed where all resolutions in the Display
Subsections of the Screen Section (was "320x240" "640x480")
Ctrl-Alt-Backspace should kill it from within X.
Hey cool, thanks! I was trying to do that with Ctrl-Alt-Delete...
With my limited knowledge i though i could have forgotten to add a
window manager
I don't think so; this looks like a video sync -type issue.
You can double-check this possibility by installing another wm
("aptitude install icewm", etc), or make sure you've got xterm
installed
("aptitude install xterm") and then put "icewm or "xterm" in the file
"~/.xinitrc" (you'll probably have to create the file), and then run
"startx". If you put "icewm" in "~/.initrc", Icewm should start up; if
you put "xterm", you should get an xterm (with no window controls; you
can type "exit" to shut down X in such a case).
Tried this, with both suggested wms (and both .xinitrc and .initrc -
was this a typo or are they indeed different?), they produce the same
white screen.
You where right that i had to create both files.
I renamed them so there never was both a .xinitrc and and .initrc in
my ~/.
Remember that USB disk you mentioned? I bet it works with USB fobs
as well.
Doh! Thanks for that. It's the only floppy drive i have so i have to
plug it in and out, it works, that's most important.
I do have a problem with copying my XFree86.0.log, It gives a "-36"
error when i try to copy it over to my mac. I'll look into that
tomorrow (when i follow your tips on the interfaces).
Now it's time for me to go to bed, i'm on CET and have to work tomorrow.
Thank you for your time,
Jeroen
jeroen wrote:
Hello all,
--intro----
I'm trying (finally) to get debian to work on my Vaio PCG-C1VE.
Using the latest version of the installer (floppy images) i
succeeded in installing 3.1 on the little b*st*rd. Previous
versions didn't support USB disks (at least not on a noob level)
so thx debian!
I used apt to get me the files i needed during the installation
(i did have to do an 'ifup -a' to get the network up - and still
have to after every reboot - but that's slightly OT here).
Once i got the machine to boot from its own HD i though it would
be nice to have GUI to learn my way around debian (and linux in
general).
--/intro----
fresh install
i did:
#apt-get install x-window-system
#apt-get install gnome
immediately after this i used vi to change my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.
The most important change i did was adding this modeline:
ModeLine "1024x480" 65.00 1024 1032 1176 1344 480 488 494 563 -
hsync - vsync
together with some other minor changes i found on http://www-
jcsu.jesus.cam.ac.uk/~mma29/c1/
#startx
works fine (this means it starts up ;-/ ), the only thing i get
to see is a black screen which bleeds to a very white blue
(starting at the edges). Some vertical and horizontal lines can
be seen as well, all at the edge of some very white colours.
Some pictures i took during this happening can be found here:
http://www.yuru.be/debian/startx_1.jpg (going from 1 to 6)
The only way to get me out of this white hell is by tapping Ctrl-
Alt- F1, followed by Ctrl-C to stop the X server.
With my limited knowledge i though i could have forgotten to add
a window manager (didn't i read somewhere that this is not
included in gnome??) so i did
#apt-get install fvwm
nothing changed.
So here i am writing this mail, hoping somebody here can put me
on the right track.
Thx for taking the time to read this,
Jeroen
I would include my XFree86.0.log but i have no idea how to get it
of the laptop (skipped mail config in debian installer...)
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