On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 03:02:01PM +0800, Andrew McRobert wrote: > hi again > > Can someone tell me why an XF86Config file from an identical laptop will not > work on mine (ie. identical model, CPU, RAM, HDD, Video Card, Sound Card > etc.) .... BUT ... mine's Debian as opposed to Red Hat ... ?
...because it doesn't want to? <g>
I'd look at paths, particularly things like font paths. Anything under
/etc and /usr/X11R6.
Copying out an error log would help a bit for those of us with limited
telepathic ranges as well:
$ startx -- 1>startx.log 2>&1
...from a console.
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