> > Hi, > Due to the advice of a few wise individuals, I continue to make > slow, but steady progress in getting Debian 2.1 installed on my IBM > 390E laptop. I am a newbie and am currently trying to get X Windows > running. I have tried both xf86config and XF86Setup and still am having > problems. > (A little background): My video card is a NeoMagic 256AV with > 2.5meg of memory. My screen is capable of 1024 X 768 resolution at 60kHz. > When I try to start X Windows, I get a fatal server error: "No > valid modes found". Can anyone give me some advice regarding what to do > next? Or, is there by any chance someone out there running Debian on an > IBM 390E that can give tell me how they have configured X?
No valid modes found means that you are trying to push X into running resolutions that it thinks your card can not handle. I'd suggest you start at the bottom level , something like 640x480 and work your way up. Andrew ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrei S. Ivanov [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] UIN 12402354 http://scorpio.myip.org <--All the pages bundled together. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCNAzfWpdQAAAEEAMzkmzLbsfl+etaUcsbQtIL51PmO17r6hasF/FsXVXHjfDac GtmQ81XlhWXNp0+u4d2818g3ue5wqMv9NOIAn/rV4WgWv3p8dpcwIAPCw0p3DM68 RpuTGKDSkQcFwzobva/qP+64PS/RF7EDlKHqd454Hk281CbLlPbozTjTC9fxAAUR tAdTY29ycGlv =znD+ -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
