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10-20-2004, 02:49 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Oct 2004
Posts: 18
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X Windows
Yo, I am definetly a newbie, but I have run into what I think is an odd problem.
I have tried numorus distros (about 10, Fedora to Debian and more) and nothing can load x windows! No GUI for me! After instalation on bootup it fails to load KDE or Gnone, I login to the command line and type startx but still I get an error and I am not allowed into a GUI! The error says unrecognized screen, I will post the full text after I boot it up again.
Thanks, I hope someone's genius out there can help!
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10-20-2004, 02:56 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: the Netherlands
Distribution: debian SID
Posts: 2,170
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Which video card are you using and did you install drivers for it?
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10-20-2004, 02:58 PM
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Member
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: New York
Distribution: --------- Gentoo-2004.2 [2.6.8] Redhat-9 [2.6.6]
Posts: 545
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Please post ur hardware configuration too..
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10-20-2004, 02:58 PM
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Registered: Aug 2003
Distribution: Arch Linux
Posts: 140
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Thanks, I hope someone's genius out there can help!
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Please don't grovel, it's entirely superfluous.
You have to be more specific. We'll be able to help you after you read this . |
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10-20-2004, 03:04 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Oct 2004
Posts: 18
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Thanks I am new to forums, I have a P3 1 Ghz with 192 MB of Sd Ram, the card is a diamond s220 4 megs, and I will read up on how to better post! Thanks!
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10-20-2004, 03:44 PM
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Member
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: New York
Distribution: --------- Gentoo-2004.2 [2.6.8] Redhat-9 [2.6.6]
Posts: 545
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what distro are u trying currently????
Does it use Xfree86 or Xorg ????
check ur logs --->/var/log/Xorg.log [if u use Xorg] or /var/log/xfree86...log [in case of xfree86]
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10-20-2004, 04:52 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Oct 2004
Posts: 18
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Fedora Core 2, thats FreeX86 right?
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10-20-2004, 05:57 PM
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Member
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: New York
Distribution: --------- Gentoo-2004.2 [2.6.8] Redhat-9 [2.6.6]
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Thats for u to tell me...
just read my post carefully..
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