Bill Roberts wrote: >On 22:10 Fri 22 Apr , Devraj Mukherjee wrote: > > >>Thanks for the various emails Bill. I managed to get your Xorg >>configuration on my system. When I run X -config /root/xorg.conf.bill I >>get the following messages and my screen is blank >> >>Any suggestions directions are welcome. I am using a Diemsnion 3000 by Dell. >> >> >Devraj > >Try commenting out the offending lines, particulary the one with >"unix/:-1" in it. The current "system" does not include support for a >font server by default. I think that will solve the problem. > >Bill > >
Well, the FontPath messages are 'normal', and will not cause the server to fail to start. Most likely, the PCI ID is wrong (use lspci to check), or the monitor refresh settings are overdriving your monitor and causing the monitor to turn off. For the first case, check lspci and /var/log/Xorg.0.log. For the second, you will need to change the HorizSync and VertRefresh settings to match your monitor. Note that it can *damage* a monitor to overdrive it, so you should *never* use these settings from someone else. Modern monitors have a protection circuit to avoid damage from overdriving, but it is still a bad idea to test that circuit. What I really recommend is to just run "X -configure", and let X.org autodetect everything, including the capabilities of your monitor. It may get a few things sub-optimal (see a very recent thread about configuring X for a Radeon card on this list), and you will probably have to make some edits, which is where Bill's config will come in useful for comparison. -Richard -- [email protected] mailing list
