Dear Aaron, I have checked the configuration file. The screen section is like the one you gave me. However, its device and monitors are all set as "generic". I am wondering that I may need to install the module for them. I also checked device and monitor section, they are all set to be generic. I need to figure out how to install the module and configure them. Can you recommend some readings?
Thanks a lot for your kind help. Best, Haoyu Aaron Maxwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > Two thoughts: > > 1) When you got stuck during X configuration, and had to reboot, did you > press the 'ctrl-alt-backspace'? If so, did it respond? This key chord > is is supposed to kill the X server. > > 2) In the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, there should be a Screen section. > (Search for a line that says 'Section Screen' or 'Section "Screen"'.) > I've included that section from my system below. Is yours much > different? If it's not present in your XF86Config-4, copy mine in, see > if that helps. > > (BTW, I assume you are using X version 4. You can discover your version > by doing 'dpkg -l xserver-common' on the command line; the version > column should say '4.<something>'. If it is 3.<something>, work with > /etc/X11/XF86Config, not /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.) > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "Screen 1" > # Haoyu - you should change the Device argument to match your video card > # Read the "SCREEN SECTION" part of XF86Config-4 man page > Device "Verto TNT2-M64" > Monitor "MyMonitor" > DefaultDepth 16 > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 8 > Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024" > ViewPort 0 0 > EndSubsection > Subsection "Display" > Depth 16 > #Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024" > Modes "1024x768" > ViewPort 0 0 > EndSubsection > Subsection "Display" > Depth 24 > #Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024" > #Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > Modes "1024x768" > ViewPort 0 0 > EndSubsection > Subsection "Display" > Depth 32 > Modes "640x480" "800x600" "1024x768" "1280x1024" > ViewPort 0 0 > EndSubsection > EndSection > > > On Monday 14 June 2004 12:00 pm, Haoyu Zhang wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > > > I am a new user of Debian and just installed it in an old Dell > > machine, Dell Optiplex with PIII 500. The installation went > > through well, but I met problems of X Window setting. > > > > The X Window can start correctly. However, after letting it > > idle for a while, like one day, the system crashes and reports > > error saying: > > > > "I cannot find the X Server (your graphical interface). It is > > likely that it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view > > the X server output to diagnose the problem?" > > > > I chose "Yes" and it gives me some information. It seems that > > everything is set to be default or generic. And the fatal error > > is "No screens found." > > > > Then it asked me whether I want to run X configuration. I did > > and found that I can do nothing except for moving the small > > arrow with keyboard. I even can't find way to exit it. And I > > had to reset the computer to restart. > > > > I do feel strange. The X Server starts well, but why does it > > crash after long time idling? I was wondering whether it is > > the data switch that caused this. I connected two computers > > with a switch. The other one is M$ Win2000. But this can't > > explain why it won't crash after a short term idling. > > > > Thanks a lot in advance for your help. > > > > Best Wishes, > > Haoyu > > -- > Best, > Aaron Maxwell - http://redsymbol.com > Internet Joint Ventures - http://amusene.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]