Nicole, Thanks for the info. I have done exactly what you said. When I peruse it I see the "(--)" line for each screen that has been described in my XF86Config.
In my earlier post requesting help I got a few hints to link /etc/X11/X -> /usr/bin/X11/XF86_Mach64. So I've done that as well. My frustration is that I don't know how I'm supposed to subscribe the monitor properly. I've pulled the XF86Config over from my Mandrake partition. I've done several installs of Mandrake while hacking around and never had a problem so I figured the XF86Config file from there should be solid. But no luck with that gambit either. What is really a head scratcher for me is that I would tend to believe that the code for the X portion should be pretty much the same for each distro! -rick -----Original Message----- From: Nicole Zimmerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 11:44 PM To: Rick Commo Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Getting to the GUI... > (4) When install finishes log into root and do > apt-get install xserver-mach64 > and say yes to making it the default xserver. > > It starts up XF86Setup and I configure what I think > is the correct monitor choice - 8514 for starters. > > When I hit [Done] the Xserver barfs - "no screens > configured" so therefore get the infamous (by this time) > "can't connect error 111" message. This isn't really enough information to "fix" this sort of problem from. Try starting X with `startx > xlog.log` and then after your Xserver fails to load, check in the xlog.log for more information. There has to be a reason your screens aren't configured. > What am I missing? I ask this because 3 other people within the last few > days have also made mention of this same problem with the X server - the > "can't connect, 111 error". Two were on this reflector and one was in a > private mailing. I would hazard a guess that it is all tied up in one's > monitor selection, perhaps coupled with the choice of monitor mode if you look at the "Screen" section of your XF86Config you'd get a little bit of a picture of a "screen". A "screen" combines the driver for your card with the monitor and the depth/mode information. If any one of these things goes wrong, a "screen" can't be created and you get the errno111. -nicole