Urgent!!!!plz Help

jamal91 · 07-02-2006, 12:36 PM

i need help to fix startx bcoz im just a beginer so plz help me bcoz it keeps sayin fatal error 104 and i need some1 to teach me how to fix it

ethics · 07-02-2006, 12:40 PM

As usual there isn;t enough information to be able to help, post the exact error as it comes up.

What distro are you using? graphcis card? what you changed?

jamal91 · 07-02-2006, 03:54 PM

this is wht it says exactly

fatal server error
no screens found
XIO: fatal IO error 104(connection reset by peer) on X server".0.0"
after 0 requests(0 known processed)with events remaining

help plz

Michael_aust · 07-02-2006, 03:57 PM

what distribution are you using?

jamal91 · 07-02-2006, 04:21 PM

what do u meen by distribution? graphics card?

btmiller · 07-02-2006, 05:20 PM

No, which Linux distribution e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, etc. Although posting your graphics card specs wouldn't hurt either.

Why don't you run xorgconfig on the command line (while logged in as root) and try reconfiguring your X windows. I think this was suggested in another thread -- did you try it?

Michael_aust · 07-02-2006, 05:22 PM

to make thing easier, when you run the xortconfig set the drive to vesa, egleast you will have a gui then and you can look for the solutions while running linux.

jamal91 · 07-03-2006, 06:48 AM

i figured out the problem but the new 1 is i forgot wht my VGA card is and my screen
i know their type but i dont know their versions
how can i find out?

jamal91 · 07-03-2006, 06:52 AM

oh yeah the linux distribution is red hat interprise

ethics · 07-03-2006, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamal91

i figured out the problem but the new 1 is i forgot wht my VGA card is and my screen
i know their type but i dont know their versions
how can i find out?

You mean you know the type as in tft/crt and pci-E/AGP or manufacturer or what?

the easiest way is to check them for vendor info/serial numbers and plug them into google and see what it turns up

masonm · 07-03-2006, 08:21 AM

try lspci and see how they are identified

jamal91 · 07-03-2006, 08:46 AM

i meen their type like nevia and MAG technology and is their such a thing as nevia sis 315 NEVIA card or its not NEVIA its something else and if it is wht is it?

help

ethics · 07-03-2006, 09:05 AM

http://techreport.com/reviews/2001q4...5/index.x?pg=1

That one?

xpromisex · 07-03-2006, 09:20 AM

the driver you want is 'sis' if you have the above listed card.

jamal91 · 07-03-2006, 09:26 AM

yeah that 1
so xpromisex its not nevia but sis should i try to install linux again and instead of NEVIA i put my drive as sis and my modem is MAG technology but i dont know wht version and i cant find out should i put unprobed modem?

help