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Article #8Re: X wont start - newbie revisited
From: ytyg ray
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:24
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:24
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On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 22:46:03 GMT, ytyg@ykuisgciu.com (ray :)) wrote: >hi again >i have discovered where the problem lies in the xfree86.0.log file >there are several errors >[WW] the directory "/usr/xh/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist entry >deleted from path >[WW] cannot open APM >[EE] VGA (0) driver cant support depth 24 >[EE] Screen[s] found but none have usable configuration > >obviously the[EE]'s are stopping the gui starting > >the avance alg2302.a video card is not recognised `and marked as >probed >i assume linux has dealt with the card correctly and the main problem >is the colour depth which i foolishly set at 24 bit >how do i find the file and edit that entry?? >thanks again > >Ray <|:-)> attached is the /var/log/XFree86.0.log as requested by an earlier post Ray <|:-)>
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