On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 11:45:15AM +1000, Blake Swadling wrote: > On Fri, 2004-09-10 at 11:37, Stefan O'Rear wrote: > > > > All attached files seem completely normal, > > > I do notice that there is no sign in the XFree86 log file of the driver > being loaded. My other box (radeon) has significantly more output > (probably 80% more) > > also i just found that xserver-svga isnt installed ??? and apt-get > install xserver-svga will not install it.
xserver-svga is in XFree86 3.3.6 in woody. You could try vga driver instead of svga. Lacking more info on your video chip, try running "XFree86 -configure" as root. > > > > except for /var/log/messages, > > which shows that you didn't properly shut down the system. (This can be > > hard when the system is frozen :) > > yup > > > > > How are you starting X? > > > > 1. It starts automatically on bootup > > 2. Log in & startx > > 3. X > > > log in and startx (running gdm has the same effect) > > > > > > If (3), did you get a black screen or a finely-textured gray screen? > > > > Try hitting Ctl-Alt-BackSpace. (Yes, Backspace _NOT_ Delete.) > > > > You can try: > > > > X :0 & > > # hit Ctrl-Alt-F1 > > xterm -display :0 & > > # hit Ctrl-Alt-F7 > > > > all input is ignored. this was the first thing i tried > > > > Oh, and try disabling DPMS. > > > > DPMS allows for monitor powersaving, but it crashes the Xserver for some > > reason on my system... > > > > -- Jerome