On Sat, 31 May 2003, Jeffrey Hill wrote:

> I just installed Red Hat Linux onto my computer (sharing a partitioned
> hard drive with windows ME).  It came with XFree86.  It is the latest
> version.  My first problem is that since I can't get the GUI to start,
> obviously, and I can't seem to find how to access my floppy drive, I am
> unable to access the log file that was generatedto send to you.  I can
> look at it but can't export it anywhere.
> First the the screen turns royal blue with an aqua dialogue box in it.
> At the bottom there are two choices, yes and no but there is no text in
> the box.  This pops up several times.  Then, with the same colors, there
> is a larger dialogue box with a short log/error message.  The error
> says:
> Fatal server error: no screens found

> In the data log at /var/log/XFree86, the error messages say:

> (EE) R128(0): Virtual height (0) istoo small for the hardwar (min 128)

> and later

> (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.

> Please note that I am using a laptop, It could have something to do with
> the problem.  If this isn't descriptive enough for you then please tell
> me how to get this to you.  Thanks for your help.

Specify a virtual resolution in your XF86Config.

Marc.

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