On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 00:26:25 -0800 J Y <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi I am new to debian, but have used those big commercial distros. > I installed 3.0 but am not having any luck getting X to start. I reinstalled several > times taking a lot of time checking the packages. But login just leaves me at the > command line. I type startx and get this response: Build Operating system: linux > 2.4.17i686 (ELF) module loader present (==) log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", > (EE) Unable to locate/open config file > (EE) Error from xf86Handle Config File () > Fatal Server error > no screens found > > XIO: Fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer) > on X server > "0.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 > events remaining. > > This is happening on a athlon (900mhz) homebuilt. I haven't had any display/X server > problems with SuSe or Mandrake. > Anyone have any ideas?? Thanks Oh I just remembered the command line message says to > get system message from /var/log/XFree86.0.log but I looked and that file doesn't > exsist. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ***Protect your PC from local E-Mail Application security holes*** > ***Maintain your Privacy - MS Passport Free*** > ***Anti SPAM "Whitelist" feature*** > > http://www.x-mail.net Web Based E-Mail, accessible anywhere > > Voice Messages, VoIP, Video Conferencing, Live Chat, > X-Mail Messenger, Personal Web Hosting, 128 bit SSL Secure, > Calendar, Bookmarks, Forwarding, Virtual Mail Map Aliasing > > X-Mail Premium: 20MB Messages, 100MB Storage, POP3, Ad Free > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Anonymous Web Surfing http://www.snoopblocker.com > Search http://www.teradex.com > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
The install (I believe) configures XF86Config, whereas the newest "X" looks for XF86Config-4. I had the same "problem" when I installed Debian this past weekend. This is what worked for me: mv /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.orig cp /etc/X11/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 -- Greg Heilers SlackWare Linux user ..... "The way I see it, I figure the YANKEES had something to do with it." - Maj. Gen. George Pickett, when asked where the fault lie for the Confederacy's loss at Gettysburg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
