> I start X using /etc/init.d/gdm start. The screen blinks for a bit, > then it stops, then it blinks for a bit more, then it stops, then it > does it again. I assume it's trying the three video modes (640x480, > 800x600 and 1024x768) that I selected, and is finding that none of them > works. By the way, my system apparently has no startx. > > I did read on the XFree86.org Web site that there are known problems > with the ATI driver. I have an ATI Rage Pro Turbo AGP. > > Any other suggestions? I did have this working well under Potato.
Try running just X. When it crashes, look at what it displayed upon startup, lines beginning with (EE) are of interest. Ax -- Vaclav Hula [EMAIL PROTECTED] UIN#36624092 http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~ax There's long way from statue to liberty... [Hobit - Ants]