XFree86 startup error - no screens found

elendil67 · 2002-12-17T21:54:59

Hi there! I have recently installed Debian 3.0 from a Linux Format DVD, and have specified in the installation to install XFree86 and I configured my display (Gateway EV700). When I start up the computer Debian displays the scrolling text. But when I get to the console login the screen flashes to all black two to three times. I then get an error message that says something along the lines of 'I cannot start up XFree86. Would you like to view the log file?'. The XFree86 log contains the following error message: (EE) Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration Fatal server error: no screens found After this, I have to stay in console mode. I am running Debian 3.0 on an ATi Xpert 128 16MB PCI and a Gateway EV700 monitor. A search showed that a lot of people were having this problem with different graphics cards and different distrobutions, but I could not find an answer. Thanks for your consideration. [edit: here is the Screen, Device, and Monitor portion of xf86config-I hope this will help] Section "Device" Identifier "Generic Video Card" Driver "ati" Option "Use FBDev" "true" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Generic Monitor" HorizSync 30-57 VertSync 43-72 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "Generic Video Card" Monitor "Generic Monitor" DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 1 Modes "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 4 Modes "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection RTFM | STFW | EMFP --------------------- [ code matrix ] [edited by - elendil67 on December 8, 2002 8:54:00 PM]

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Started by elendil67 December 07, 2002 05:43 PM

11 comments, last by elendil67 21 years, 4 months ago

rotos

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December 08, 2002 07:57 PM

Try removing the Use FBDev option, that caused problems for me (I have an NVidia tho, so maybe not).

Everything else looks fine, if the above doesn''t work, try chainging the default color-depth to 16, then the "ati" part to "vesa".

Erluk

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December 09, 2002 09:08 AM

I had the same problem with my NVidia card after I changed my kernel form 2.4.19 to 2.4.20.

All I had to do was to re-install the driver modules for my current kernel. So you could make sure that all modules needed by the video driver are actually installed in the right place.

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elendil67

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December 17, 2002 09:54 PM

Thanks everyone for your help. I am now writing this in Gnome! I removed the UseFBDev thing. Thanks so much for all of your help!

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