There seems to be a misunderstanding about X3 and X4 X3 uses "servers" for instance XF86_SVGA while X4 is one server XFree86 which uses drivers such as "vesa" "ati" etc. To make thinks even "better" the format of the XF86Config is not the same for both versions mixing and matching is bound to make a mess one should 1. determine which version of X one is running either by consulting the log or by typing X -version 2. determine which config file applies: some distro only have /etc/X11/XF86Config, in that case one should check that the format is the right one; some give you additionally an /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 which -in that case- is for X4 while XF86Config is for X3 man startx should state the order in which the search for the config file will be performed (usually if you have both XF86Config and XF86Config-4 and are running X4 then startx looks for XF86Config-4, not finding it looks for XF86Config... if you have deleted XF86Config-4 for whichever reason then X4 may end up trying to use an X3 formated config and will react interestingly...) Lionel --- Spandan Bhatt <spandan_bhatt@yahoo.com> wrote: > > --- Karel Komorad <isestd19@wiwi.hu-berlin.de> wrote: > and first typing > > "startx" the monitor goes > > into the safe mode. > Hey this happened to me too!!! Well I think my monitor > automatically turned off (no safe mode). Lemme > remember what was I trying!!.... I think I was trying > VESA driver with X3.x thats bundled with RH7.3. When I > switched to 4.2 it worked ok. > > The only way how to get off this > > situation is to reboot. > Try doing this. > ->After you monitor goes in to safe mode.. > -> wait a while > -> Hit a couplea <enter>s > ->type <ctrl>-<esc> (This might be gnome specific) > -> Hit "Up Arrow" ONCE > -> Hit<enter> TWICE > well.... just for fun :)) > I call this a blind logout. > good luck with your problem. > Spundun > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
