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startx problem with slackware 8

I have installed slackware 8 on my computer, and when ever i trie to use the startx command, i get this:

(continued)
...Release Date: 18 January 2002
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems.
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.18 i686 [ELF]
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Apr 27 20:49:28 2005
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
(EE) VESA(0): No matching modes
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

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the full server output, not just the last messages.
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XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
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How do I successfully configure kde or gnome to work, and how do i get rid of THIS.
:mad:

Quote:

(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
(EE) VESA(0): No matching modes
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

Looks like you have a screen misconfiguration.

First thing to try if you feel comfortable doing so it to open up /etc/X11/xorg.conf in pico or emacs and scroll down to the Monitors section (around line 359):

Code:

# **********************************************************************

# Monitor section

# **********************************************************************



# Any number of monitor sections may be present



Section "Monitor"



    Identifier  "My Monitor"



# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.

# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a

# comma separated list of ranges of values.

# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY.  REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S

# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.



    HorizSync  31.5 - 50.0



#    HorizSync  30-64        # multisync

#    HorizSync  31.5, 35.2    # multiple fixed sync frequencies

#    HorizSync  15-25, 30-50  # multiple ranges of sync frequencies

#    HorizSync  30-64        # multisync

#    HorizSync  31.5, 35.2    # multiple fixed sync frequencies

#    HorizSync  15-25, 30-50  # multiple ranges of sync frequencies



# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.

# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a

# comma separated list of ranges of values.

# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY.  REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S

# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.



    VertRefresh 40-90



EndSection

Make sure that you have HorizSync and VertRefresh values that are appropriate for your monitor (you can't just pick anything); it's probably written on the back of your monitor or is displayed from a hardware screen menu.

Failing that, rerun `/usr/X11R6/bin/xorgconfig`.

Also I would start X11 with `xinit` (aka /usr/X11R6/bin/xinit) instead of startx since Slackware lets you choose the windowmanager with `xwmconfig` (aka /usr/X11R6/bin/xwmconfig) and makes symlinks to the appropriate startup scripts.

when i try the xinit command, the same thing appears.

Did you try xorgconfig ?