On Sat, 14 Jun 2003, Mike Burger wrote: > On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Justin Zygmont wrote: > > > I am trying to get X configured for a laptop without any luck. > > redhat-config-xfree86 fails with the following output: > > > > * ddcprobe returned bogus values: > > ID: None > > Name: None > > HorizSync: None > > VertSync: None > > > > xconf.py: Fatal IO error 2 (Connection reset by peer) on X server :17.0. > > > > > > in my /var/log/XFree86.setup.log, the error says: > > > > (EE) No devices detected. > > > > Fatal server error: > > no screens found > > > > > > I tried with --noui but it was always the same result. I'm pretty sure > > the video chipset is: Chips & Tech Accelerator 65545 with 1MB ram. If > > anyone has any idea why it won't work or what can be done, i'd appreciate > > any help. > > Those settings that you quoted are for the monitor, not for the video > card. When you go through the setup, select "LCD" for the monitor type, > and don't let it probe. it won't even start the config. Also, I don't see any option for LCD when I try it from another computer, and there doesn't seem to be a way to run the config without probing.
