1 Oct
2001
1 Oct
'01
9:14 a.m.
I recently upgraded to the PCQ Linux 7.1 distribution. When I typed
"startx" at the command line, the X server could not start.
The errors recorded in the /var/log/XFree86.0.log are as follows:
----------- /var/log/XFree86.0.log -------------------
XFree86 Version 4.0.3 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400)
Release Date: 16 March 2001
Operating System: Linux 2.2.17-8smp i686 [ELF]
Module Loader present
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sun Sep 30 23:26:06 2001
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (??) unknown.
(==) ServerLayout "Anaconda Configured"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "Generic VGA compatible"
<snip>
(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
<snip>
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(EE) VGA(0): Given depth (16) is not supported by this driver.
(II) UnloadModule: "vga"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
-----------------------------------------------
I think the depth has to be adjusted to 8 instead of 16.
How do I do this?
Parul Mathur
1 Oct
1 Oct
11:35 a.m.
On 1 Oct 2001, Parul Mathur wrote:
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II)
informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (??) unknown.
(==) ServerLayout "Anaconda Configured"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "Generic VGA compatible"
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Which display card do you have? It is set to generic VGA here, which is
definitely not what you want.
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(EE) VGA(0): Given depth (16) is not supported by this driver.
I think the depth has to be adjusted to 8 instead of 16. How do I do
In your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file, search for DefaultColorDepth, change
it from 16 to 8, and read the XF86Config man page.
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8:25 p.m.
--- Parul Mathur <parulmat(a)rediffmail.com> wrote:
I recently upgraded to the PCQ Linux 7.1
distribution. When I typed
"startx" at the command line, the X server could not
start.
The errors recorded in the /var/log/XFree86.0.log
are as follows:
----------- /var/log/XFree86.0.log
-------------------
XFree86 Version 4.0.3 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release
6400)
Release Date: 16 March 2001
Operating System: Linux 2.2.17-8smp i686 [ELF]
Module Loader present
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sun
Sep 30 23:26:06 2001
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4"
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==)
default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II)
informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (??) unknown.
(==) ServerLayout "Anaconda Configured"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen0" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Monitor0"
(**) | |-->Device "Generic VGA compatible"
<snip>
(**) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
<snip>
(II) Setting vga for screen 0.
(EE) VGA(0): Given depth (16) is not supported by
this driver.
(II) UnloadModule: "vga"
(EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable
configuration.
Fatal server error:
no screens found
-----------------------------------------------
I think the depth has to be adjusted to 8 instead of
16.
How do I do this?
startx -- -bpp 8
Which video display adapter are you using, and with
how much RAM?
Rgds,
Krishnan
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