> which program did you try to configure X with? there are several such > programs - one of them might work. not sure which comes with mandrake - > you should have mandrake's own X config utility (drakex?), or > Xconfigurator (is it redhat specific?) or xf86setup, or.... i used like 3 different tools, a manual one, an automated one and another one with a graphical interface, and btw, i use slack > also - you get lots of messages when you run X, on the console from which > you ran 'startx'. can you copy them _all_ into a file, and send them over? > specifically the last few might tell exactly what the problem is - or they > might not ;)
i attached the file with the errors to this message
XFree86 Version 4.2.0 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) Release Date: 18 January 2002 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/) Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.18 i686 [ELF] Module Loader present Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sun Aug 25 13:23:25 2002 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/, removing from list! Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". _KDE_IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to root DCOPServer up and running. Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". /opt/kde/bin/artsd: error while loading shared libraries: libaudiofile.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Mutex destroy failure: Device or resource busy Could not dlopen library knotify.la: libaudiofile.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory knotify: error while loading shared libraries: libaudiofile.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Mutex destroy failure: Device or resource busy _IceTransmkdir: Owner of /tmp/.ICE-unix should be set to root Could not dlopen library knotify.la: libaudiofile.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory knotify: error while loading shared libraries: libaudiofile.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Could not dlopen library knotify.la: libaudiofile.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory knotify: error while loading shared libraries: libaudiofile.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". QWidget::setMinimumSize: The smallest allowed size is (0,0) QWidget::setMaximumSize: (unnamed/DigitalClock) Negative sizes (2,-4) are not possible QWidget::setMinimumSize: The smallest allowed size is (0,0) QWidget::setMaximumSize: (unnamed/QLabel) Negative sizes (61,-4) are not possible QWidget::setMinimumSize: The smallest allowed size is (0,0) QWidget::setMaximumSize: (unnamed/DigitalClock) Negative sizes (2,-4) are not possible QWidget::setMinimumSize: The smallest allowed size is (0,0) QWidget::setMaximumSize: (unnamed/QLabel) Negative sizes (61,-4) are not possible Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display ":0.0". QObject::connect: No such signal KDockArea::docked() QObject::connect: (sender name: 'unnamed') QObject::connect: (receiver name: 'view widget') QObject::connect: No such signal KDockArea::docked() QObject::connect: (sender name: 'unnamed') QObject::connect: (receiver name: 'view widget') Mutex destroy failure: Device or resource busy Mutex destroy failure: Device or resource busy ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 203, errno = 0 ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 194, errno = 0 ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 199, errno = 0 ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 185, errno = 2 ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 182, errno = 0 ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 201, errno = 0 ICE default IO error handler doing an exit(), pid = 189, errno = 0 xinit: connection to X server lost.