Re: Problem on first boot
On Monday 14 August 2006 21:24, Eric O wrote:
> After installing debian etch, the first boot doesn't start up X11. It comes
> up with an error saying there are no screens. I have an ATi X1600 Pro which
> does work in Ubuntu and other distros. I would like to use debian over
> ubuntu, but as of right now I have no choice. I was playing around with
> debian before I installed it on VMware and I had not a problem. I know that
> ubuntu uses the vesa driver and not the ati driver that debian puts in
> xorg.conf, could that make any difference?
The vesa driver works with almost all the graphic cards. So you can just copy
the Ubuntu's xorg.conf and place it in /etc/X11/xorg.conf of Etch system.
Note that vesa driver might not give you the best X performance.
BTW, what version of xorg are you using on Ubuntu?
raju
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