Hey Michael: what does /var/log/Xorg.0.log look like when you start the X server with/ without xorg.conf in place. Delete Xorg.0.log in between each trial.
Its best to disable the Xorg server, login at the text console, and run "Xorg -configure" to generate the xorg.conf file. How's your weather? Stuart michael schuster wrote: > All, > > > in order to apply suggestions to an xorg.conf, I'm trying to create an > initial one - this is not quite as trivial as the man page to xorgcfg > suggests (to me, anyway ;-), and the result is a little disappointing. > Here's what I did and what happened: > > - while logged into the GUI (I think KDE, but that's beside the point, > I hope), I ran "(unset DISPLAY; pfexec xorgcfg)" > - the screen went "hazy". After a few seconds I hit ^-Alt-ESC to reset > the screen. an xorg.conf.new was deposited in my $home (I found that > later) > - I logged into a failsafe terminal, found xorg.conf.new, moved it to > /etc/X11, terminated session. > - when session restarted, I could recognise the login screen, but not > much more - the background image was unrecognisable, there was no text > on the buttons. I did manage to select a failsafe terminal for the > next login, and there I removed the xorg.conf file, so I could log > back in. > > AFAICT, the information in the xorg.conf is correct (basically, it > identifies the ATI adpater I have, and selects the radeonhd driver) > > Q: what did I do wrong that the "default" xorg.conf isn't any use? > > HW: lenovo T60p, ATI mobility FireGL 5250. I'm using the internal screen. > > TIA > Michael
