Hi The command you're looking for is XFree86 -configure as root, it will place a file XF86Config.new in your root directory. It'll tell you how to test it. Then you copy the file to /etc/X11 giving it the new name of XF86Config -4 Robyn On Sun, 2002-05-26 at 20:03, Adam Weston wrote: > I have just installed Mandrake Linux 8.2 and it seems to work beautifully, > autodetecting my hardware and all of that. However, I am having trouble with > X (as usual). It crashes while starting, complaining about: > > (EE) No devices detected. > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > The configuration that Mandrake created automagically appears to contain a > device and sceen, so I don't understand this. I have temporarily posted the > config and log files on my website so as not to clog the list. Can anyone > see whats going on here? > > http://www.adamweston.com/temp/XF86Config-4.txt > http://www.adamweston.com/temp/XFree86_0_log.txt > > My video card (Hercules Prophet 4500 64MB) isn't supported directly by X and > I plan to install the separate driver later. However, for now I would think > it should be possible to run it at least at the quality used by the Mandrake > installation program, which I think was 800 x 600 x 16bit. I have in fact > used it at 640 x 480 x 16colors under X and Debian, I believe that was an > older version of X. > > Also, Is there a utility to configure X version 4.x ? > > Thanks in advance for any help, > -Adam > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie >
