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Old 01-25-2004, 08:57 PM   #1
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ATI Radeon 7500 - Redhat 9.0 Fatal Server Error: no screens found


this is an AGP 64 meg DDR version of the Radeon.

when I try to redhat-config-xfree86 from the root :

Couldn't Start X server, trying with a fresh config
Trying with card Ati Radeon 7500
Error, cannot start X server
 
Old 01-25-2004, 09:35 PM   #2
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Try Suse 9.0
 
Old 01-26-2004, 08:15 PM   #3
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Try Suse 9.0
Please, in the future can you reply only if it's constructive and helpful with the original question? Thank You.
 
Old 01-26-2004, 08:16 PM   #4
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Per request: Moving to Linux - Distributions - RedHat

Cool
 
Old 03-17-2004, 01:07 PM   #5
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try, XFree86 -configure
then copy the XF86Config.new from /root to /etc/X11

before all this look at the /var/log/XFree86* log for the error mesage
 
Old 03-17-2004, 05:56 PM   #6
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I have a running Radeon 9500 pro in RH8.0 and would be more than happy to help you get this up and running.

lets start with a complete list of your hardware and are you running the stock RH9.0 kernel?

Cheers,

DH
 
  


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