Article View: linux.debian.user
Article #23Re: X wont start - newbie
From: ytyg ray
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 13:48
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 13:48
59 lines
3321 bytes
3321 bytes
found and installed midnight commander...my first look at files in linux...i can find XFree86.0.log, view and edit it...have found the entry shown in the error msg..... how the hell do i get it onto a floppy so i can get it posted here....[linux is on another machine]......i have copied both the file and the text inside the file.......but cant figure out how to save it or paste into a new file and save onto the floppy.......just cant figure that out ... my experience in dos with xtreegold is not helping me somebody throw me a line pls??? On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 12:08:31 GMT, ytyg@ykuisgciu.com (ray :)) wrote: >sorry to top post this reply but following you >i am pretty new to this and will get back with that info as soon as i >canread up and find out how to het that info..i know nothing about >linux yet.....not even how to get at the contents of files but am >learning quickly....will post te info later tonite or tommorrow >thanks > >On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 10:39:30 +1000, "Haioken Sendonoshin" ><haioken@optushome.com.au> wrote: > >>Send us the contents of your /var/log/XFree86.0.log >>Usually for this kind of error, it's 'fatal error: Screens found, but none >>with a usable configuration', which generally means something wrong with the >>selected resolution, or a driver problem. >> >> - Haioken >> >>"ray : )" <ytyg@ykuisgciu.com> wrote in message >>news:3ea08f48.8351238@news-server... >>> hi all >>> just set up deian r3.0 on an ip166 4 gig hd 32 meg ram >>> avance alg2302.a video card >>> >>> output says: >>> Warning process set to nice value 0 >>> instead of -10 as requested >>> >>> screen default screen [0] >>> monitor generic monitor >>> device generic video card >>> etc etc etc >>> i set the refresh rate 75 hz and colours to 24 bit >>> >>> i got screen blanking out on several occaisions during the tasksel >>> package setup.... >>> >>> any clues >>> thanks for any and all replies >>> >>> Ray <|:-)> >> > >Ray <|:-)> Ray <|:-)>
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<3ea3524b.7912717@news-server>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-06!sn-xit-09!supernews.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!out.nntp.be!propagator2-sterling!news-in-sterling.newsfeed.com!abnormal.com!vicpull2.telstra.net!lon-transit.news.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!not-for-mailReferences:
<3ea08f48.8351238@news-server> <3ea09ab4$0$16256$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <3ea13ba6.2115732@news-server>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102983,ede35eba99560c15 X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public X-Google-Thread: fb7a0,ede35eba99560c15 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb7a0,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-04-19 06:48:39 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-06!sn-xit-09!supernews.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!out.nntp.be!propagator2-sterling!news-in-sterling.newsfeed.com!abnormal.com!vicpull2.telstra.net!lon-transit.news.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!not-for-mail From: ytyg@ykuisgciu.com (ray :)) Newsgroups: linux.debian.user,aus.computers.linux Subject: Re: X wont start - newbie Message-ID: <3ea3524b.7912717@news-server> References: <3ea08f48.8351238@news-server> <3ea09ab4$0$16256$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <3ea13ba6.2115732@news-server> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.5/32.452 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 59 Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 13:48:38 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 144.136.48.32 X-Complaints-To: abuse@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 1050760118 144.136.48.32 (Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:48:38 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:48:38 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)