It sounds like there are lines or terms in your /etc/X11/XF86Config file that shouldn't be there. Notice that what was printed out explains that this is the configuration file used.
Notice the following: (EE) Problem parsing the config file (EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile() The "EE" means this was an error and was what halted XFree86. I'm not sure about the second error, but I suspect it is related to the first. If you don't want to correct the XF86Config file by hand, there are two basic tools to apply from the command line. There is xf86config, which will prompt you for different information that it will use to create a new XF86Config file. It will overwrite your original XF86Config file unless you choose another name and/or location. You can apply the file experimentally from the command line by evoking the server directly with a specific XF86Config file like this: XFree86 -xf86config <insert file name and location here>. You should have all the technical data at hand about your monitor and video card. There is also the XFree86 server itself which generates a very primitive XF86Config file. You apply this by evoking the server with an option like this: "XFree86 -configure". Both these programs require the user to be root and the second one will place the experimental XF86Config.new in the /root/ directory. On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 09:21, dott. wrote: > > > I installed redhat linux 8.0 on my PC: > IBM Netvista M42 8307-26g > > graphic card :Intel 82845g > monitor Samsung Syncmaster 172b > > running startx I received the output in the linked message. > > can you please help me > Thank you in advance > Vincenzo Lenti > ---- > > > XFree86 Version 4.2.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.2.0-72) / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) > Release Date: 23 January 2002 > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is > newer than the above date, look for a newer version before > reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/) > Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.18-11smp i686 [ELF] > Build Host: daffy.perf.redhat.com > > Module Loader present > OS Kernel: Linux version 2.4.18-14 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.2 20020903 > (Red Hat Linux 8.0 3.2-7)) #1 Wed Sep 4 13:35:50 EDT 2002 > Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, > (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, > (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. > (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sun Mar 30 18:05:16 2003 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > Parse warning on line 102 of section Keyboard in file /etc/X11/XF86Config > Ignoring obsolete keyword "LeftAlt". > Parse error on line 102 of section Keyboard in file /etc/X11/XF86Config > "Meta" is not a valid keyword in this section. > (EE) Problem parsing the config file > (EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile() > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". > Please report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
