Xstart problem

Dutch_n00b · 09-02-2004, 04:55 PM

First i will say that i am a newbie in Linux. I have installed Slackware 10. But now i can't start startx. I get an error:

Fatal server error:
No screens found

I have a Ati Radeon 9600 Pro. And when i look on my screen settings they say
H:-48.4KHz
V-60Hz

I did run xorgconfig and did setup everything but i keep getting the error shown above. I have also triedthe xorgsetup but still i get the same error.

So now my question how can i solve this problem?

Shade · 09-02-2004, 05:01 PM

I'm also the owner of an ATI Radeon.
Post up your /etc/X11/xorg.conf and we'll see if we can't hack some sense into it

--Shade

Dutch_n00b · 09-02-2004, 05:03 PM

Ok but my problem is how do i get the text of that file or at least the text here. Ok i can type it completely here but that takes some time. Or is there an other and easyer way to do it?

suslik · 09-03-2004, 03:26 AM

is it dual boot machine? Do you have a fat32 (windows) partition? Flash card reader or a Floppy?
you could copy the file to a "Windows-readable" media and post some of it here.

1. Mount the media (for floppy do "mount /mnt/floppy")
2. Copy the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to media. (for floppy "cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /mnt/floppy")
3. Transfer to other computer, post.

BONUS POINT: try "mc" in console. (It gives you "Norton Commander" look-alike) May be easier to get around system without X.

Dutch_n00b · 09-04-2004, 05:09 AM

I don't have a dual boot system but with your help i have copied it to a floppy and now here it is.

Quote:

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
EndSection

Section "Module"
Load "record"
Load "extmod"
Load "dbe"
Load "dri"
Load "glx"
Load "xtrap"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "freetype"
Load "speedo"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
#DisplaySize 280 210 # mm
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "DWE"
ModelName "518B"
HorizSync 30.0 - 69.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 0.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "UseFBDev" # [<bool>]
#Option "Rotate" # [<str>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "FlatPanel" # [<bool>]
#Option "FPDither" # [<bool>]
#Option "CrtcNumber" # <i>
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nv"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NV10 [GeForce 256 SDR]"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection

this is the hole file after i did copy it to my wndows pc and opened it in Word.

suslik · 09-04-2004, 02:52 PM

Ouch!

this is one problem:

VertRefresh 50.0 - 0.0

It should be range like 50 - 160 (For my KDS monitor)

This is another:

Driver "nv"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "NV10 [GeForce 256 SDR]"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"

You said you have a Radeon. what gives?
try any one of these
xorgcfg
xorgconfig
xorgsetup

or config your /etc/xorg.conf by hand

Dutch_n00b · 09-06-2004, 12:48 PM

ok i did run it again. And still doesn't the startx work. So here is my xorg.conf file again. I have removed all the rules with the # in front of it otherwise it would be a bit very big.

Quote:

Section "Module"

Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension

SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension
EndSubSection

Load "type1"
Load "speedo"
Load "freetype"

Load "glx"

EndSection

Section "Files"

RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"

FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"

EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Keyboard1"
Driver "Keyboard"

Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30"

Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
Option "XkbModel" "pc102"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"

EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

Identifier "Mouse1"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "Microsoft"
Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"

EndSection

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "My Monitor"

HorizSync 30 - 69

VertRefresh 50 - 120

EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "Standard VGA"
VendorName "Unknown"
BoardName "Unknown"

Driver "vga"

EndSection

Section "Device"
Identifier "** ATI Radeon (generic) [radeon]"
Driver "radeon"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "** ATI Radeon (generic) [radeon]"
Monitor "My Monitor"
DefaultDepth 16

Subsection "Display"
Depth 8
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
Subsection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
ViewPort 0 0
EndSubsection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"

Identifier "Simple Layout"

Screen "Screen 1"

InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"

EndSection

Hope that someone can help me.