Thanks for looking into my problem. I didn't startup X but I think Linux starts it as last part of te bootprocess.
When I turn on the PC and after all the messages have been displayed the monitor turns to stand-by mode (screen black and led turns from green to amber). If I then enter <ctrl><alt><F1-6> the monitor turns on again and I'm able to use a console. When I go to tty1 I can see the last line saying "Starting X display manager: xdm.". I tried another monitor but with the same result. Although I'm pretty sure I entered the right values for my video card and monitor there seems to be a problem with the configuration of X. Maybe someone uses a Diamond Stealth 3D 4000 video card and knows what values I should enter to solve the problem. Art ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Topa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 6:08 AM Subject: Re: Monitor standby > > Subject: Monitor standby > Date: Tue, Aug 28, 2001 at 10:54:14PM +0200 > > In reply to:Arthur Buijs > > Quoting Arthur Buijs([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > I installed Linux (Debian Potato) for the first time. During installation I had to choose between simple and advanced for installing additional software. I used simple and selected all the packages containing the word Gnome or the character X (as recommended in "Installing Debian Potato by Mark Stone). During the process the configuration tool anXious detects that I need the s3v server. This seems right because I have a Diamond card with a s3 chipset. I know the video card has 4MB video memory. I used the documentation that came with the monitor to enter te appropriate values for hor/ver sync. I selected a few different resolutions which I know the monitor can handle. > > > > After installation I can use tty1-tty6 but if I press <ctrl><alt><F7> the monitor turns to stand-by mode. What might have gone wrong? > > In the default installation, <ctrl><alt><F7> get you to 'back' to > where 'X' is running. If you didn't start X there is nothing to see > there. If you have configured your /etc/X11/XF86Config correctly for > you video card and monitor, and then run startx, you should enter X. > If you then want to go back to a console you enter <ctrl><alt><F1-6>. > Then to get back into X <ctrl><alt><F7>. > > Hope that came out clear enough. > > Please set your test to 72 columns in future mails. > > :-) HTH, YMMV, HAND :-) > > -- > Hardware: The parts of a computer system that can be kicked. > _______________________________________________________ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
