If the config program identify your card as s3virge and your card is not a s3 virge card then the problem is not at the monitor... What we need (and you don't give it in you follow-up posts) is: graphic card, monitor (remember the only important thing for the monitor are the synch figures...) your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file and your /var/log/XFree86.0.log file from then on one can try to help you with some chance of success... Lionel --- "john.stylemans" <john.stylemans@skynet.be> wrote: > I have installed a RedHat 7.0 on an inherrited comp, as i intend to change everything i have at > home into linux. hmm, yes, getting B.Gates sick... > > I'm brand new to linux, and i have to learn A LOT about Linus Torvalds world changing OS. Also > about RedHat and X86config in specific. > > I'm trying hard to find every item throuhg the internet, on websites like these, at RedHat > itself, and who knows where else i can find stuff 'bout it... ? > > But for now as i installed R H 7.0 i have a problem starting X. > The problem is completely situated at the monitor. The video card is configured ok, (i guess) > as it was listed in the setup config screen. the mouse and every other possible device is > working fine as i receive everything in OK's except for a network card (eth0), but that's not > the point now. (something for later maybe??). > > The monitor's company does not give me any specifications on resolution, colors, or whatever > necessary (like Hsync, Vsync...., Memory...) its a monitor 14" and i only want to see xwindows > in a normal situation, I believe my vid card supports the monitor, as this card is certainly > newer then the monitor, (diamond multimedia stealth 2500 >supported type by X86confg). I was > unable to find any default or standard monitor type as i used the expert mode to install R H > 7.0... > > this is what i get when i try to run startx > > QUOTE : > > compiled for 4.0.1a, module version = 1.0.0 > (WW) Warning, couldn't open module v4l > (EE) Failed to load module "v4l" (module does not exist, 0) > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/s3virge_drv.o --> what's astonishing me is that > i never configured s3virge,maybe here the problem started ? > (II) Module s3virge: vendor="The XFree 86 Project" > compiled for 4.0.1a, module version = 1.2.0 > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o > (II) Module mouse: vendor= "The XFree 86 Project" > compiled for 4.0.1a, module version = 1.0.0 > (II) S3VIRGE: driver (version 1.2.0) for S3 ViRGE chipsets : virge, 86C325, > virge vx, 86C988, virge dx, virge gx, 86C375, 86C375, 86C385, virge gx2, > 86C357, virge mx, 86C260, virge mx+, 86C280, trio 3d, 86C365, > trio 3d/2x, 86C362, 86C368 > (EE) No devices detected. > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > When reporting a problem related to a server chrash, please send the full server output, not > just the last message. > This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". > Please reports problems to xfree86@Xree86.org. > > X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > [root@hostname /root]# > > UNQUOTE: > > yep that's the whole story. It might be a question already phrased inside this mailing list, as > far as i could look (january 1970) i could not find an answer... :( > So please dont shoot me for not finding it.. Thanks in advance for any positive reply to my > situation. > > kind + friendly regards. > > ps. some day i hope to pay back to this community. > > :) > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Games - play chess, backgammon, pool and more http://games.yahoo.com/
