On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 05:56:50PM +0100, Kim Leandersson wrote: > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:jam@;McQuil.com] > > On Sat, 9 Nov 2002, Kim Leandersson wrote: > > > Thanks for the advices so far. I have now edited the > > lts.conf and the > > > XF86Config and I think I'm on the road again. I don't get an error > > > message anymore, I get a grey screen with an hourglass. > > This screen is > > > shown for about ten seconds, then it's a black screen for > > 10 seconds, > > > then back to grey with hourglass and so on. Don't really > > now what the > > > problem is. It seems to be the ugly grey screen that you get if GDM > > > isn't started (it is) but here I get an hourglass instead > > of a cursor. > > > Anyone who can guide me? > > > > > > > Try setting RUNLEVEL = 3 in the lts.conf file. > > Then, boot the client and type: sh /tmp/start_ws > > > > Then, when it dies after 10 seconds, it should leave the > > error message on the screen, so you can see what is wrong. > > > > Jim McQuillan
> Tried that now. After I run start_ws I get the grey screen and the > hourglass and nothing more happens. I don't get the black screen > anymore. More tips? Should I give up with the integrated chip? The > problem is that this old machine doesn't have any PCI slots (only ISA) > so I guess it isn't easy to first find a ISA graphics card and then get > this to work... > > //kim Re-arranged to increase clarity [please add your comments BELOW the text you are refering to]. Kill the Xserver by ctrl-alt-backspace. Inspect the messages at the console. If there is no obvious error messages there read the logfile of X. It is located somehere in /tmp/ -- Hans Ekbrand (http://sociologi.cjb.net) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GnuPG key: 1024D/7050614E Fingerprint: 1408 C8D5 1E7D 4C9C C27E 014F 7C2C 872A 7050 614E Key available at wwwkeys.nl.pgp.net Encrypted emails prefered.
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