I had a hand in that... here's what I recall. Last night we ran xorgconfig.
I forget if we set the monitor to auto detect. We were able to log in from safe mode then run xstart and x did boot up. Are you using the same monitor as you were last night? Rik what did you think was locking it up? I agree that it did seem to run past everything ok then just fail on xstart up. Cheers Don On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 16:43, Anthony Hart wrote: > Do I have a lingering problem from last night for > you....? > > I brought my (mostly working) PC to last nights > meeting but on attempting to fire up Linux this > morning X will no longer initialize. Startx now > gives the following messages: > > Undefined Monitor "monitor" referenced by Screen > "Screen 1" > Error parsing the config file > > Fatal Server error > no screens found > XIO fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer on X > server ":0.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) > with 0 events remaining. > > There was a screen full of messsages but the above > looked to me to be the most significant. > > After some mucking about in bash I thought I would > perform a upgrade install of Mandriva. This seems to > have made matters somewhat worse giving rise to the > above error messages. > > Any suggestions? Should I go for a full install or > perhaps keep my sticky fingers off the keyboard and > flag Linux away until the next CLUG meeting? > > Cheers > > Tony Hart > > WARNING. Yahoo does not accept a blank return > address > > --- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks to Chris & Zane for the talks on > > LinuxConfAustraliaDunedin > > > > Good discussion about future events. > > > > Resolved (I think) > > > > 1. Have a half hour session on a beginners topic, eg > > a section from the > > LPI certification programme at each meeting - Chris > > S to present and > > co-ordinate other presenters for this slot . Distro > > neutral and command > > line oriented, but for beginners. > > > > 2. An installfest, with an "expo" flavour, to be > > held in conjunction > > with Software Freedom Day in September. Needs: > > > > - sponsorship > > - money > > - publicity > > - a co-ordinator ! > > > > 3. Future "feature" talks (ie in addition to the > > half hour tutorial) > > > > - the Koha developer - possibly invite school > > principals/librarians > > - Linux video/media - me :-( > > - a seminar in "how linux is used in my > > business/workplace" - possibly > > invite members of NZ Computer Soc to attend, need a > > list of willing > > speakers. > > - more integration with industry groups and other > > computer (non linux > > specific) groups > > > > Theres probably some other suggestions I have > > forgotten, but the above, > > i think, covers most of what we talked about. > > > > > > -- > > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com -- Don Gould
