I've ran xf86config several times and tried very generic video settings but nothing seems to work.

My Hardware is:
eVGA Geforce4 TI4400 Video
ViewSonic G90FB Monitor

Here is the message I get trying to run startx:

(EE) VESA(0): unknown reason for exception
(EE) VESA(0): cannot continue
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration

Fatal Server Error:
No Screens Found

I've searched a bit on google but still cannot find anything that works.

I posted in another forum and someone suggested looking here:
hxxp://wiki.x.org/wiki/FAQErrorMessages

I couldnt find anything that helped me out.

Thanks for any help.

did you installed the drivers for the card?

dagg

Try the "nv" driver instead of the "vesa" one.

Look at the /etc/X11/XF86Free.conf, this is the config file, as adz said try the nv driver, read every line and make sure settings are correct (default depth not set to 1).
Just make a copy first "cp /etc/X11/XF86Free.conf /etc/X11/XF86Free.conf.orig"

Yeah I tried the generic "nv" driver as well. I'll see if I can take a look at the configuration file, not sure what I should be looking for though, dont know jack about linux.

Sorry the config file is XF86Free-4. You can use vi or do "apt-get update", apt-get install nano" then "nano -w /etc/X11/XF86Free-4" to read/edit the file (Ctrl-x, to save and exit)

Some examples can be found here
http://linuxreviews.org/howtos/xfree/zExample/

You should check the Monitor and Display sections

try this command

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

First off, are you aware that you shouldn't need to enter the command "startx" at all? I've been using Linux for years, and not once have I ever typed in the command "startx".

Chances are good that what you really want is a desktop workstation install. This is an option when you first install Debian (assuming version 3.1). It will install a graphical login manager, along with GNOME and KDE.

Excellent suggestion.

But before that, install xdebconfigurator (aptitude --with-recommends install xdebconfigurator) and then run the following command (as root):

# xdebconfigurator -x

This command should output a list of probed info about your hardware and you can use this info in "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86". The most important bits are video driver, mouse device, mouse protocol, monitor horizontal sync, and monitor vertical refresh. (You can set the horiz sync and vert refresh values if you choose "advanced" method in "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86".)