On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, jennyw wrote: > 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.
You didn't tell that it stopped eventually by itself. How did you stop it? > 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. You may need the modeline calculator. BTW, you can start X 4.1.x directly by: /usr/X11R6/bin/X vt :7 -depth <the depth you want> -xf86config <your XF86Config file> You can also test it first by: /usr/X11R6/bin/X vt :7 -depth 24 -xf86config <your XF86Config file> -probeonly So that you can see the output whether the configuration would work or not (it should mention the working resolutions). Oki