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I just installed Fedora 5 32 bit on a Dell GX 260 machine. When starting up I get the following error message on a blue screen:
Failed to start the X server (your graphical interface). It seems that the pointer device (your mouse) is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X server output to diagnose the problem?
So I disconnected my mouse and I still got the same message. When I see the output I see there is more errors, some seem to be monitor errors. Here part of what I get:
(1280x1024,Monitor0) mode clock 108MHz exceeds DDC maximum 80MHz
(EE) Mouse0: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Mouse0"
What do I have to do to make Fedora work? Thanks in advance,
I even DISCONNECTED the mouse and i get same error message. I have a Microsoft Optical USB and PS/2 Compatible mouse.
The error message says:
(==) Using cong file: "etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(1280x1024,Monitor0) mode clock 108MHz exceeds DDC maximum 80MHz
(EE) xf 860penSerial: Cannot open device /dev/psaux
No such file or directory
(EE) Mouse0: cannot open input device
(EE) PreInit failed for input device "Mouse0"
No core pointer
Fatal server error:
failed to initialize core devices
I dont know why it says this. I can even use the mouse on this screen.
on the xorg.cong file this comes out on the mouse section:
# If the normal CorePointer mouse is not a USB mouse then
# this input device can be used in AlwaysCore mode to let you
# also use USB mice at the same time.
Your penguin does not have device file for mouse. (/dev/psaux is missing)
You need to figure out why it is missing. I have never used Fed5 Penguin, but I think /dev/psaux is supposed to exist. Check any error messages in dmesg, syslog and other files.
I previously had Fedora 3, but i never used ot because there was something wrong with the monitor configuration and everything looked tiny. So i never used that partition. Now that I downloaded Fedora 5, I did an "upgrade" from 4 to 5. I guess something went wrong during the upgrade. So what I did is that I made a fresh new installation.
I removed all partitions, created them again and then installed Fedora 5. Everything went smooth and with no error messages. I'm now working on my Fedora 5 like a kid with a new toy.
I am getting the same error: failed to start the x server (your graphical interface)
I am trying to install SuSE linux 10.1 enterprise edition and I am getting frustrated. On one machine I get a Grub Error 22 and on another machine I am getting the first error.
I am a serious newbie. Can anyone assist?
Thanks!
Jeremy
usually it says exactly why the X server failed to start, in the same spot and time it tells you it failed.. Sometimes you have to look in /var/log/Xorg.0.log though, if you posted the lines out of that file that start with (EE) and (WW), and/or your xorg.conf, you might get a more specific answer.
Failed to start the X server (your graphical interface)
Failed to start the X server (your graphical interface) this is pointing to my Graphics Card/Monitor. I am installing Fedora Core 6 on a DELL Inspiron 1150. It is saying that the monitor on is not being detected!! It works fine all the way thru the install what is up with this? I have FC3,4,5, and now 6 and I have never come across this!
Ok this is getting stupid.... I reinstalled and everything worked fine, then I decided that I wanted to Dual boot so I wiped my system and installed Vista, then I reinstalled FC6 and this stupid error came up again....... I looked at the info given and it says that the (EE) I810(0): No Video BOIS modes for chosen depth.
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Failed to start the X server (your graphical interface) this is pointing to my Graphics Card/Monitor. I am installing Fedora Core 6 on a DELL Inspiron 1150. It is saying that the monitor on is not being detected!! It works fine all the way thru the install what is up with this? I have FC3,4,5, and now 6 and I have never come across this!
Ok this is getting stupid.... I reinstalled and everything worked fine, then I decided that I wanted to Dual boot so I wiped my system and installed Vista, then I reinstalled FC6 and this stupid error came up again....... I looked at the info given and it says that the (EE) I810(0): No Video BOIS modes for chosen depth.
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
Hiii
i have the same problem tooo
Did You get the solution....
please respond ..
I also have this issue running OpenSuse 10.2 running on a Dell Dimension 2400. I have been able to install OpenOffice on both a Dell GX270 and GX280 with integrated graphics but cannot get a gui on the 2400. The message I am getting is:
Failed to start the X server (your graphical interface). It is likely that it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X server output to diagnose the problem.
When I view the file I get a bunch of stuff I don't recognize and then towards the bottom I see:
ACPI: opening device
(EE) I810(0): No video BIOS modes for chosen depth
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration
Fatal Screen Error: No screens found
Information about X.Org
ACPI: Closing device
I have my Xorg.log and Sax2.log file but the files are too large to post and it doesn't look like there is anyway to attach the zip file.
You don't need to post your entire xorg.conf (though I suppose you could upload the files somewhere and provide links). Can you post the Screen section and the section for your graphics card?
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