Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx - no screens found

2005-05-25 Thread Mike S
Mike S wrote: Mauro wrote: On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 05:39 +, Nathan Thrower wrote: Would I be able to run Xorg instead of XF86 with Debian Sarge? I can use Ubuntu fine, and I know that runs Xorg. When using apt-get install x-window-system, could I concievably use apt-get install xorg

Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx - no screens found

2005-05-25 Thread Nathan Thrower
Mike S, your solution worked! I've successfully loaded XF86 with my ATI Rage Mobility 128 AGP, and I'm running Debian/sarge with KDE 3.3.2. Thanks a lot! Now I just have to wipe my harddrive and install only Debian (as Ubuntu takes up a huge partition, but is now useless). Thanks!! On

Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx - no screens found

2005-05-25 Thread Mike S
Nathan Thrower wrote: Mike S, your solution worked! I've successfully loaded XF86 with my ATI Rage Mobility 128 AGP, and I'm running Debian/sarge with KDE 3.3.2. Thanks a lot! Now I just have to wipe my harddrive and install only Debian (as Ubuntu takes up a huge partition, but is now

Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx - no screens found

2005-05-25 Thread Mauro
I don't know why I didn't think of this before, as it was suggested to me personally just a few months ago. If you have a livecd that you can boot and get an xorg session in, do that, then copy the /etc/X11/xorg.conf to your hard drive. Reboot into debian, and use the screen

Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx - no screens found

2005-05-25 Thread Nathan Thrower
But now I have no more use for Ubuntu, as I was trying to rid myself of it because I found it slightly unstable, but still wanted to use a Debian distribution. I'm just running Debian now, as I was trying to do, and only using Ubuntu to screw around. I achieved my goal of setting up the X Window

Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx - no screens found

2005-05-24 Thread Mauro
On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 05:39 +, Nathan Thrower wrote: Would I be able to run Xorg instead of XF86 with Debian Sarge? I can use Ubuntu fine, and I know that runs Xorg. When using apt-get install x-window-system, could I concievably use apt-get install xorg or something instead? If so,

Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx - no screens found

2005-05-24 Thread Mike S
Mauro wrote: On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 05:39 +, Nathan Thrower wrote: Would I be able to run Xorg instead of XF86 with Debian Sarge? I can use Ubuntu fine, and I know that runs Xorg. When using apt-get install x-window-system, could I concievably use apt-get install xorg or something

Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx - no screens found

2005-05-23 Thread Mike S
Mauro wrote: On Sun, 2005-05-22 at 22:47 -0400, Nathan Thrower wrote: Here's the XF86Config-4 File: Section Files FontPathunix/:7100# local font server # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these FontPath/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc

Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx - no screens found

2005-05-23 Thread Mauro
On Sun, 2005-05-22 at 23:13 -0700, Mike S wrote: Indeed UseFBDev is what finally got me into X so that is a definite good start point. Good to hear. But I have read in older posts between Mr. Danzer and someone having a similar problem to mine, which isn't that much different than

Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx - no screens found

2005-05-23 Thread Mike S
Mauro wrote: On Sun, 2005-05-22 at 23:13 -0700, Mike S wrote: Indeed UseFBDev is what finally got me into X so that is a definite good start point. Good to hear. But I have read in older posts between Mr. Danzer and someone having a similar problem to mine, which isn't that

Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx - no screens found

2005-05-23 Thread Nathan Thrower
On 5/24/05, Nathan Thrower [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would I be able to run Xorg instead of XF86 with Debian Sarge? I can use Ubuntu fine, and I know that runs Xorg. When using apt-get install x-window-system, could I concievably use apt-get install xorg or something instead? If so, this could

Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx - no screens found

2005-05-22 Thread Mauro
Fatal server error: no screens found Can someone help me out? What is the X config file like? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Further XF86 trouble: startx - no screens found

2005-05-22 Thread Mauro
On Sun, 2005-05-22 at 22:47 -0400, Nathan Thrower wrote: Here's the XF86Config-4 File: Section Files FontPathunix/:7100# local font server # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these FontPath/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc FontPath