Re: help starting x please

2003-02-12 Thread Sheldon E . Auerbach
On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 19:08:54 -0800 pinhas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm new to Linux, and trying to start a new machine (headfirst dive into the microsoft-free world). I've tried going throught the install several times (woody), and I can't get X started- i get a no screens error. I'm

RE: Xfree86 problems with woody (MORE INFO)

2002-09-03 Thread Sheldon E. Auerbach
I had the same problem with a similar NVIDIA GeForce video card. XFree86 failed with the (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. log message. The problem seemed to be frame buffering. Try setting UseFBDev to false in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. That worked in my case. I hope