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02-23-2002, 04:05 PM
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: 64.5W 18.1N
Distribution: Red Hat 9.0
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(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
This shows up when I type "startx". Winlinux2001 and Xfre86 4.0.3. I obtain no XWindow. Can somebody help?
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02-23-2002, 09:42 PM
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Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Brisvegas, Antipodes
Distribution: Slackware
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Try doing xf86config and setting all the values for your hardware.
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02-25-2002, 01:53 PM
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: 64.5W 18.1N
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Did that alredy, I mean before my first thread.
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02-25-2002, 03:15 PM
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Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Brisvegas, Antipodes
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Ok, have a look in /var/log/XFree86.0.log for a more informative error message and post it here.
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02-26-2002, 06:46 PM
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(II) LoadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 0.1.0
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.3
(**) NV(0): Option "NoAccel"
(**) NV(0): Option "ShadowFB" "ON"
(**) NV(0): Option "UseFBDev" "ON"
(==) NV(0): Using HW cursor
(**) NV(0): Acceleration disabled
(**) NV(0): Using "Shadow Framebuffer" - acceleration disabled
(**) NV(0): Using framebuffer device
(II) Loading sub module "fbdevhw"
(II) LoadModule: "fbdevhw"
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a
(II) Module fbdevhw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.3, module version = 0.0.2
ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.3
(II) UnloadModule: "nv"
(II) UnloadModule: "fbdevhw"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a
(II) UnloadModule: "vgahw"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) UnloadModule: "int10"
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
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02-27-2002, 02:30 PM
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Member
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: 64.5W 18.1N
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Bern told me change in the configuration file "nv" for "nvidia".  Did that and now works. Thanks!
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