hi Lamar, I had something similar happen to me. The problem is in your /etc/X11/Xserver file the last line should contain the following: :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X The reason why you are not getting anything on tty7 is that you are not starting your xserver. I hope this helps. Just for grins do a ps-aux to see if xdm is running. Paul
On Mon, 2 Jun 1997, Lamar Folsom wrote: > Howdy, y'all. > > Before I explain the problem, let me provide a little background. A > couple of weeks ago, I decided to upgrade my system from 1.2 to 1.3. > Rather than just switching to the frozen directory and upgrading > packages, I did a full install to see if I could help test the new > distribution. Things went well until I got to X. Unfortunately for > me, I had forgotten to save off my working XF86Config file, so I went > ahead and generated a new on using the nice vga16 method. The newly > generated config file didn't work. X would start with no errors, but > tty7 was blank. I thought that maybe I had specified the wrong > parameters for my monitor, so I verified those in /usr/doc/X11/Monitors > and made some minor adjustments in XF86Config. I got the same result; > tty7 was blank. I then decided to try the old tty version of > xf86config and regenerated the XF86Config file. Once again, the same > result. I now must admit to being stumped. I would appreciate any > and all help. I'm including the output from startx, and the Device, > Monitor, and Screen sections from /etc/XF86Config. > > Thanks in advance, > Lamar > -- > Lamar Folsom > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Output from startx: > ------------------- > XFree86 Version 3.2 / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6100) > Release Date: Oct 26 1996 > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer > than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting > problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) > Operating System: Linux [ELF] > Configured drivers: > ET4000W32: accelerated server for ET4000W32 graphics adaptors (Patchlevel > 0): > et4000w32, et4000w32i, et4000w32p_rev_a, et4000w32i_rev_b, > et4000w32i_rev_c, et4000w32p_rev_b, et4000w32p_rev_c, > et4000w32p_rev_d, et6000 > (using VT number 7) > > XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config > (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values > (**) XKB: keymap: "xfree86(us)" (overrides other XKB settings) > (**) Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/psaux, baudrate: 1200 > (**) ET4000W32: Graphics device ID: "ET4000/W32" > (**) ET4000W32: Monitor ID: "NEC MultiSync 4FGe" > (**) FontPath set to > "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" > (--) ET4000W32: ET4000: Initial hibit state: high > (--) ET4000W32: Ramdac: att20c490 > (--) ET4000W32: chipset: et4000w32 > (**) ET4000W32: videoram: 1023k > (--) ET4000W32: clocks: 25.16 28.32 32.64 36.11 40.12 45.07 31.53 > 37.74 > (--) ET4000W32: clocks: 50.32 56.65 65.28 72.22 80.25 90.15 63.07 > 75.49 > (--) ET4000W32: clocks: 12.58 14.16 15.79 18.05 20.06 22.53 25.16 > 32.64 > (--) ET4000W32: clocks: 25.16 28.32 31.59 36.11 40.12 45.07 50.32 > 65.28 > (--) ET4000W32: Ramdac speed: 86 > (--) ET4000W32: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 86.000 MHz > (**) ET4000W32: Mode "1024x768": mode clock = 81.000, clock used = 80.250 > (**) ET4000W32: Mode "800x600": mode clock = 50.000, clock used = 50.320 > (**) ET4000W32: Mode "640x480": mode clock = 31.000, clock used = 31.530 > (**) ET4000W32: Virtual resolution set to 1024x768 > PEX extension module not loaded > XIE extension module not loaded > --------------------- > > Device section of XF86Config: > ----------------------------- > Section "Device" > Identifier "ET4000/W32" > VendorName "NEC" > BoardName "Unknown" > VideoRam 1024 > # Clocks 25.16 28.32 32.64 36.11 40.12 45.07 31.53 37.74 > # Clocks 50.32 56.65 65.28 72.22 80.25 90.15 63.07 75.48 > # Clocks 12.58 14.16 15.79 18.05 20.06 22.53 25.16 32.64 > # Clocks 25.16 28.32 31.59 36.11 40.12 45.07 50.32 65.28 > EndSection > ------------------------------ > > Monitor section of XF86Config: > ------------------------------ > Section "Monitor" > > Identifier "NEC MultiSync 4FGe" > VendorName "NEC" > ModelName "MultiSync 4FGe" > BandWidth 80 # from /usr/doc/X11/Monitors > > HorizSync 27-62 # from /usr/doc/X11/Monitors > > VertRefresh 55-90 # from /usr/doc/X11/Monitors > > # Modelines from /usr/doc/X11/Monitors > ModeLine "640x480" 31 640 680 704 832 480 489 492 520 > ModeLine "800x600" 50 800 864 976 1040 600 637 643 666 > ModeLine "1024x768" 81 1024 1068 1204 1324 768 776 782 807 > > EndSection > ------------------------------- > > Screen section of XF86Config: > ----------------------------- > Section "Screen" > Driver "accel" > Device "ET4000/W32" > Monitor "NEC MultiSync 4FGe" > Subsection "Display" > Depth 8 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > ViewPort 0 0 > Virtual 1024 768 > EndSubsection > Subsection "Display" > Depth 16 > Modes "800x600" "640x480" > ViewPort 0 0 > Virtual 800 600 > EndSubsection > Subsection "Display" > Depth 24 > Modes "640x480" > ViewPort 0 0 > Virtual 640 480 > EndSubsection > Subsection "Display" > Depth 32 > Modes "640x400" > ViewPort 0 0 > Virtual 640 400 > EndSubsection > EndSection > -------------------------- > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . 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