i am using redhat 8.0(kernel version 2.4.18-27.8.0debug) built under i686 architecture.i have recently installed XFree86 4.3.0 on my system after which the X server is unable to start.the gcc version present on my redhat is 3.2.dripkg-1.0-4.i386.rpm is installed on my linux.the error message that popups when i run 'startx' is as follows:
(EE) VGA(0):Virtual height(0) is too small for the hardware(min 1)
(EE) Screen(s) found,but none have a usable configuration
XIO:Fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" after 0 requests(0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
i am enclosing my XFree86 configuration file,please help me out.
my Xfree86 configuration file shows:
# File generated by xf86config.
## Copyright (c) 1999 by The XFree86 Project, Inc.## Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a# copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),# to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation# the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,# and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the# Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:# # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.# # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL# THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY,# WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF# OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE# SOFTWARE.# # Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project shall# not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other# dealings in this Software without prior written authorization from the# XFree86 Project.#
# **# Refer to the XF86Config(4/5) man page for details about the format of # this file.# **
# **# Module section -- this section is used to specify# which dynamically loadable modules to load.# **#Section "Module"
# This loads the DBE extension module.
Load "dbe" # Double buffer extension
# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module. SubSection "extmod" Option "omit xfree86-dga" # don't initialise the DGA extension EndSubSection
# This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules Load "type1" Load "speedo"# Load "freetype"# Load "xtt"
# This loads the GLX module# Load "glx"# This loads the DRI module Load "dri"
EndSection
# **# Files section. This allows default font and rgb paths to be set# **
Section "Files"
# The location of the RGB database. Note, this is the name of the# file minus the extension (like ".txt" or ".db"). There is normally# no need to change the default.
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath# command (or a combination of both methods)# # If you don't have a floating point coprocessor and emacs, Mosaic or other# programs take long to start up, try moving the Type1 and Speedo directory# to the end of this list (or comment them out).#
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType/"# FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
# The module search path. The default path is shown here.
# ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
EndSection
# **# Server flags section.# **
Section "ServerFlags"
# Uncomment this to cause a core dump at the spot where a signal is # received. This may leave the console in an unusable state, but may# provide a better stack trace in the core dump to aid in debugging
# Option "NoTrapSignals"
