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Old 08-29-2001, 11:47 PM   #1
JoshWingert
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Fatal Server Error

I recently installed Linux on my compaq persario and i have my hard drive partitioned so linux has a 3gb partion and i installed slackware linux 7.1 and when i login and type startx it comes up

Fatal server error:
Open_framebuffer: failed to open /dev/fb0 (No such devise)

i have read the other threads and followed everything in this thread http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...l+Server+Error but it still doesnt work

help
 
Old 08-30-2001, 02:35 AM   #2
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So XF86Setup runs correctly??

cheers

Jamie...
 
Old 09-01-2001, 10:51 PM   #3
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Ya it works correctly but then when i follow the same steps in the other thread it then gives me a different error about not having a Screen selected
 
  


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