On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:28:31 -0800, peasthope wrote: > Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:50:09 +0000 (UTC), Camaleon wrote, >> Section "Device" >> Identifier "Configured Video Device" >> Driver "vesa" >> EndSection >> >> And restart X. > > Yields a black screen.
Ugh :-( >> Review the xorg log to reassure vesa driver is the one being loaded. > > Xorg.0.log.old is visible here. > http://carnot.yi.org/Xorg.0.log.dalton > The ".old" name extension caused trouble for my browser. > > The most grave complaint I see is > (WW) VESA(0): Unable to estimate virtual size > although 640x400 should work on any VESA display. I see that warning, but it seems auto-corrected afterwards: *** (WW) VESA(0): Unable to estimate virtual size (II) VESA(0): Not using built-in mode "640x400" (no mode of this name) (--) VESA(0): Virtual size is 640x480 (pitch 640) *** > Any further ideas welcome; thanks, Mmm, I guess you are using a VGA display (CRT), maybe you need to pass some more values to the "xorg.conf" file, such "video modes" or a "monitor" section :-? In Debian wiki there is a faq about this: http://wiki.debian.org/Xorg You can follow the steps provided in *"What if I do not have an xorg config file?"* and let xorg to generate its own "xorg.conf" file. Then just change the "Driver" line and replace it with "vesa" :-? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
