[Newbie]flashing login screen, unable to start X

[J. Pock]

Hi there –   I tried to send this two days ago, but I’m not sure it went through.  Anyway, here it is again.    I’m trying to install Redhat 7.1 or 7.2 on a Pentium II 400.  I have an ATI Radeon VE video card, a Viewsonic PF775 monitor, a sound card, and a 10/100 NIC.  I run the installation from the bootable cd’s I made.  Everything seems to install without a hitch – although during the xwindows configuration, I cannot test my resolution and color depth.   My problem is that when I boot the system after installing RHL, the screen flashes on and off.  I’ve determined that the problem is xwindows starting up, failing, and then re-starting.  If I use a text login, the system works fine – but XWINDOWS NEVER WORKS!  It’s driving me crazy.  I’ve seen a bunch of people with this problem, but I can’t seem to find the solution.  I’ve tried different drivers (Radeon (generic), Radeon AGP, Radeon AGP VIVO, Standard SVGA).  I’ve tried all kinds of color depths and resolutions (8-bit 640*480, 24-bit 1024*768).    Also, I tried an Riva TNT2 AGP video card and had similar problems.   The error message I get when I type “startx” at the command prompt is:   “XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server “:0.0” after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.”   The error message I get when I go through “Xconfigurator” is:   “There is a problem with your X configuration.  You may go back and modify your configuration or exit now.”     Thanks for taking the time to check out my problem!   -Jason