x Problem with Slackware base distro
 

Hi guys!

I tested many linux distributions (majority were Debian based) and I was always not able to make a slackware base distribution works correctly. I don't know why, but it seems it's always a X problem.

I mean, I tried Zenwalk, always have "no screen found". Tried to modify the xorg.conf, no change...no "no screen found" but only a black screen. Tried to copy the xorg from another distribution. Still no change.

I tried Vector Linux, a bit better. I can connect once in a while (Need to reboot a couple of times, because it's often a black screen after the Tui mode login).

I tried Frugalware, no screen found

I'm a bit tired of Distributions based on Debian (Ubuntu, Elive, Parsix...) but always download a distribution that doesn't fonction when it is installed... don't like it too.

I always posted on the forum of the distribution for that kind of problems, but the answers are always "xorg not well configured" "try to reconfigure xserver" , etc.

So if someone here has an idea about the way to resolve this, I'll be thankfull. I'm not a linux expert, i'm using linux for half a year now, but i'm not a newbee.

Maybe a better description of the problem? More info?

Post these things:

• The actual distro name you are seeking help for.
• The output of
  Code:

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  lspci

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  This gives us your hardware.
  
• The output of
  Code:

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  lsmod

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  This tells us what modules for your hardware are loaded.
  
• Your current xorg.conf

How did you setup X? With 'xorgconfig' or 'xorgsetup'?

More questions to come...

Oh man, now I feel really stupid!

I had only to explanations to change the xorg.conf :

- Do it manually with mousepad /etc/X11/xorg.conf
- xorgcfg -textmode

These two options never fonctioned for me.

Now I read your replie and saw xorgconfig
Just tried it and I was able to set everything perfect.

I just don't know what to say and I don't understand why nobody told me about this option before.

So thanks a lot for the help, your answer had just the information I needed :)

Sorry for all this though :rolleyes:

Nothing to be sorry about. The worst question is the unasked one.