I did. However, I'm not sure what the 'fix' was. I searched on my error message, and checked all the conditions, specificied, but they were all set correctly. Yesterday, when I started the machine, it worked.
-----Original Message----- From: Shriram NK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 10:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: startx and Blank screen I got v 4.0.3 running and startx is now working. There was a problem with older XFree86 version - what ! I dont know. Did you get it running on XFree86 3.3.6 ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shane C Branch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 1:57 AM Subject: RE: startx and Blank screen > I don't get it. I tried to start x on my machine today, and it worked just fine. > Go figure. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shriram NK > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 4:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: startx and Blank screen > > > The standard error capture shows that XFree86 version 3.3.6 is being run. I > believe the problem will be solved by getting it to run XFree86 4.0.3 which > already exists. > There must be a place where one can specify that version 4 instead of > version 3 is to be used. > Xconfigurator probe displays XFree86_SVGA and is consistent with XFree86 > 3.3.6 > > sriram > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James P. Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 8:05 AM > Subject: Re: startx and Blank screen > > > > > The problem: > > > I have a HP Pavillion N3390 Laptop > > > Monitor adapter - Silicon Lynx 3DM > > > Monitor - Unknown (14 " laptop display panel) > > > RH 7.1 being run > > > The OS has been installed and set to run in text mode. > > > After running 'Xconfigurator' and setting up Vertical frequencies, = > > > Display type, etc ; the configurator makes a 'test display' of KDE = > > > desktop properly. Subsequently when 'startx' is given the X session = > > > starts up, but within 5 seconds while its still initializing the = > > > peripherals, the screen goes blank. ctrl-alt-+ OR ctrl-alt-minus OR = > > > ctrl-alt-backspace do not seem to have any effect and I have to > > reboot. = > > > Doesnt even go back to text mode !!! > > > > I had similar problems with an HP Pavilion desktop machine. Turned out > > I had to install drivers for the video hardware (in my case, Nvidia > > GeForce220 integrated GPU). I got the drivers from the Nvidia website. > > Had to install from source rpm's, because I had already upgraded my > > kernel. But it worked. > > > > Hope this is helpful. > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Seawolf-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
