Thanks Ray,
I have used RH5.1, 6.1 and I am using now RH 6.2 and never had a problem
configuring X. I am also playing with Slackware 7.1 and had no problem
either. (I fact I am now in Slackware since my ISP changed some systems
beginning July 1st after which I could not log-on anymore in RH6.2.)
With all these distros I never changed any hardware. It is only now with
RH7.0 that I have the problem with X. I think the RH7.0 distro is at
fault.
I will give some details as you requested
On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Ray Olszewski wrote:
> Peter -- I'm replying only because this message is fairly old and I saw no
> other replies. Given the large number of choices available for an X setup, I
> very much doubt that you really tried "all possible configurations". If you
> really did try *everything* and found that "none will work", what
> suggestions do you expect?
>
> Especially when you've told us NO details about what you are trying,
> including such frills as
>
> what version of X11R6 you are using
In RH6.2, version 3.3.2-11. There is no X11R6 rpm file in RH 7.0
> what X servers you tried (especially, will VGA16 work?)
I have installed SVGA16-3.3.6-20 in RH6.2 and in RH 7.0 version 3.3.6-33
> what video card you are using (or what mobo, if it has
> onboard video)
Diamond Stealth Video 2500
> what monitor you are using (or the vscan and hscan rates
> it supports)
Sampo AlphaScan 411, vscan 50-120, hscan 30-50
> whether you can switch from the failed X console to a
> regular vt with CTRL-ALT-F1 thru F6 (or however
> many vts your system has)
It will only work using XF86Setup-3.3.6-20 and not using Xconfigurator
> whether shifting among allowable modes (CTRL-ALT-+, I think)
> has any effect
It has no effect using Xconfigurator
> if the system is on a LAN, whether you can connect to it
> via telnet or ssh (assuming you run either service)
> after the problem starts. Or if you can access any
> other TCP or UDP services that the system runs (even
> if you can just ping it).
I am not on LAN
> if you can connect via ssh, telnet, or a vt, whether killing
> the startx process gets rid of the problem.
I have not tried those connections and can't kill startx since machine
freezes including ctrl+alt+ del entering startx and i have to press
reboot. When hang in Xconfigurator ctrl+alt+del works.
After I copied the configuratios for the video of XF86config from RH6.2 to
RH 7.0 I entered startx and got the total freeze.
> It would also help you (and perhaps us) if you directed the stderr output of
> startx to a file, so you could see what if anything startx actually reports.
I will not startx anymore since it freezes the machine
> Your message seems to imply that the same hardware worked fine under RH 6.2.
> It would help if you confirmed that, as well as telling us what version of
> X11R6, and what X server, you were running with RH6.2.
Confirmed above and the version is 3.3.2-11 and I am using Helix-Gnome in
RH6.2. There is no X11R6 file in the RH7.0 CDrom
> I'm not the best person here to help troubleshoot X, even with all this
> information available. But no one will be able to offer much help without it.
>
> At 06:04 PM 7/5/01 +0800, Peter wrote:
> >Hi,
> >I installed on my second hard drive RH7.0 and I am unable to configure
> >the display to startx. Using Xconfigurator I tried all possible configurations,
> >none will work. The screen turns either black and everything hangs and I have
> >to go out via Ctrl-Alt Del or the screen shows a very washy flimmering display
> >and then hangs. Using XF86Setup installed from RH6.2 will not work either
> it starts
> >up and then is showing only a large X as if one enters x only. I then
> copied the
> >settings of XF86config file of RH6.2, nothing doing. The same when I copied the
> >settings of XF86config file from Slackware7.1, nothing doing.
>
>
>
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