Re: F8 can't start X

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2008/2/11, Henning Larsen <hennlar@xxxxxxxx>:
>
> On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 22:49 -0200, Clodoaldo wrote:
> > 2008/2/11, John Thompson <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > > On 2008-02-11, Clodoaldo <clodoaldo.pinto.neto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > Just installed F8 can't start X. I have been searching on this for
> > > > hours. Any hints? It looks like the "missing output drivers" message
> > > > is the key.
> > >
> > > Have you tried the generic SVGA driver? E.g. in /etc/X11/xorg.conf,
> > > change this:
> > >
> > > > Section "Device"
> > > >         Identifier  "Videocard0"
> > > >         Driver      "savage"
> > >
> > > To this:
> > >
> > >  Section "Device"
> > >          Identifier  "Videocard0"
> > >          Driver      "svga"
> >
> > Thanks. svga does not work:
>
> maybe try vesa

vesa worked. I started X and tried to change the display settings. I
could change the monitor but it would not accept the savage driver.
Then I rebooted and it loaded the savage driver.

As it is booting to a terminal, my problem now is to find how to make
it boot to the gdm greeter.

Thank you and regards, Clodoaldo PInto Neto

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