Hi In John's previous posts he said he had a Diamond Stealth 2500 which is a S3 of some sort in disguise and that he didn't know his monitor settings. John, login as root and run Xconfigurator it will detect your video card, then choose Generic 640x480 as your monitor and 8bit colour. Logout and login again as your username and try startx and let us know how you get on. Robyn On Mon, 2002-04-22 at 06:29, Lionel Lecoq wrote: > 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/ > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie >
