You might have better luck with the sis driver. Replace Driver "vesa" with Driver "sis" in the XF86Config file. Mark. On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, Melissa Golter wrote: > > To Whom It May Concern ;] > > While installing RH7.3 (yes, I know, it is old, but i need to run an > application; each newer linux version has its own bug when running it, so, > RH7.3 is still OK) I made the mistake of not testing when I changed 16 bit > color to true color -- I forgot I had not installed the NVIDIA card, but > still had the unrecognized and problematic ~SIS300 card installed. > > Also, the monitor i am using (SGI -- Sony -- GDM17E21 was not on the RH7.3 > list so I went with the default the install-GUI chose (SGIX1000), but > input the HSync and VSync values for the GDM12E21... > > > Other than problems with the above defaults, I don't know why, when > switching into graphics mode from text mode, the error "no screens found" > popped up. > > > (PS I am noting this for no good reason except that it might reflect same > problem: I (also) couldn't see the Grub Loader on startup. I dunno if > that is a prob with Grub, or with the no screens issue, tho...cuz another > OS shoulda loaded...but it didn't...as I said, am noting this as the Grub > loader is somewhat graphical :P ) > > > If anyone can help, I have attached the XFree86.log (for those who dislike > attachments, there is a copy of it at ftp.evl.uic.edu/pub/INcoming/ABOUT), > but below is a snippet of the log (XFree version 4.2.0): > > Total Memory: 1023 64Kb banks (63M) > (EE) VESA(0): No matching modes > (II) UnloadModule: "vesa" > (II) UnloadModule: "ddc" > (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a > (II) UnloadModule: "int10" > (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a > (II) UnloadModule: "vbe" > (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a > (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > > If it is a question of changing the XF86Config file, yea!!!! [I looked at > the XF86Config file but don't see where I should/can change the screen > values; the XFree86.org documenation on version 2.4.0 mentions newer sis > card changes, but...] > > any help would be appreciated > > > cheers > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
