Can't start xwindows

juno · 11-15-2002, 09:10 PM

I have newly insall RH8 , I run "startx" to start xwindows, but it pop up "Fatal server error: No Screen found" , can suggest how to fix it? thx.

jdc2048 · 11-15-2002, 11:40 PM

Not enough detail. It is good that you included the error, but you need to provide details about your hardware, specifically your video/display information.

juno · 11-16-2002, 08:41 AM

i can't run Xconfigurator or redhat-config-xfree86, what file i need to conifg? thx.

yadavankur · 11-16-2002, 09:06 AM

I am not sure about the new version of RedHat but in older versions a kind of similar error was reported when the monitor was not properly configured (wrong specification etc.). It was in my initial days with linux so I reinstalled and it worked fine. If U installed linux recently try the upgrade option on bootup with the CD and choose the correct monitor type, sync rate, resolution etc.

juno · 11-16-2002, 09:10 AM

After I run "redhat-config-xfree86" on RH8 , it pop up
ID : none
Name: none
HorizSync : none
VertSync : none

How can I change the display setting?

jdc2048 · 11-17-2002, 01:00 AM

What I meant was a description of your computer.

Laptop or PC?
Video Card make/model
If it is a laptop, what is the LCD screen resolution (1024x768, etc...)

greyhoundz1718 · 11-17-2002, 12:34 PM

Hi,

Try using the command below, and see if that will work.

redhat-config-xfree86 --reconfig

Or you can edit the file /etc/X11/XF86Config and in the Section "Device" use the "vesa" driver and in Section "Screen" choose to have a 800x600 to keep somthing going then startx, if this will work you can try to change it to higher setting/resolution.

mabuhay.
greyhoundz1718