Start -> X -> error -> fatal server error -> no screens found
Ah!, same problem two failed Debian X installs had (Debian ran OK, not X). My solution was to boot an Insert Linux live CD on that same hardware and use the XF86Config-4 file Insert was running on. I mounted /dev/hda1 (using the EmelFM file manager) and copied the file over to /home/usrname. Then reboot (without the live CD) and as root I copied the XF86Config-4 to /etc/X11.
The only change I then had to make was to change the:
Option "Protocol" from "PS/2" to "IMPS/2" - for my wheel mouse.
A later "diff" on the two files showed that the original did not have the section on the monitor timings.
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