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[Camaro]

brewin, on Jan 15 2007, 11:32 PM, said:

Just type grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log at the prompt. It should tell you what the error is. I'm guessing the correct modules aren't loading or something.

Sorry, that's the wrong command. Try xorgcfg to set it up automatically. If that doesn't work, run xorgconfig to do it manually. They need to come up with some more self-explanatory names for commands. They're too similar...

Ok finally got around to trying this, I get nothing when running xorgcfg just the same error about no devices, running xorgconfig gets nothing either an trying grep EE ect. does not get me anything just sits there with no prompt or anything anymore.
after reboot I get graphical logon an then 640 res with no way to change it.

[Camaro]

Ok rebooted an re ran it says (EE) unable to locatee/open config file: "/root/xorg.conf.new
failed to load module "fbdev" module does not exist
failed to load module vesa module does not exits
failed to load module vga module does not exist
no devices detected.

[Sphere]

Either you didn't run as superuser, but more plausible, X wasn't fully installed. Install the vesa drivers (X11-drivers/vesa iirc)

[brewin]

Can you paste the contents of /etc/X11/xorg.conf here?

[Camaro]

no, I can not save it anywhere. besides that im still trying to figure out which editor I can use the only one I really know is nano an it dont work.

[Sphere]

vi is an option, and if you can't save it.... you appearantly ain't root!

[Camaro]

Sphere, on Jan 20 2007, 07:06 PM, said:

vi is an option, and if you can't save it.... you appearantly ain't root!

Ok let me put it this way all I got is the console, I dont know command lines an I cant save what I dont know.

ok good news vi worked now I am looking at the contents of xorg.conf
however I dont know how to save it an dont know how to access it when I go back to windows.

[Camaro]

Sphere, on Jan 20 2007, 05:24 PM, said:

Either you didn't run as superuser, but more plausible, X wasn't fully installed. Install the vesa drivers (X11-drivers/vesa iirc)

I feel like im going around in circles here. how do I install X if the install dvd can't do it?

[brewin]

Camaro, on Jan 20 2007, 08:55 PM, said:

I feel like im going around in circles here. how do I install X if the install dvd can't do it?

X should work. The installer should be able to at least give you a working X server using vesa (which is a very basic video card driver). Assuming you didn't pay for it, I say dump Mandriva and try something else. I always recommend Ubuntu or one of its variants- Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Mepis, etc.

[Camaro]

brewin, on Jan 20 2007, 11:44 PM, said:

X should work. The installer should be able to at least give you a working X server using vesa (which is a very basic video card driver). Assuming you didn't pay for it, I say dump Mandriva and try something else. I always recommend Ubuntu or one of its variants- Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Mepis, etc.

Sphere says its prolly the motherboard, DFI Lanparty Ultra-D, he says it happens occasionally but he hasnt seen it with this board before,
even with Ubuntu I have had problems, but I was able to get it to work just really long boot times, like 10 mins + Suse 10.2 so far has booted so maybe I will look to that again.

[Sphere]

Here's some vi instructions:
To start editing press
[a]
You can now edit and type
To stop editing, press
[esc]
To exit and save press
[:]-[w]-[q]
To exit and discard changes press
[:]-[q]-[!]

note, it's double point, not dotcomma!

to reboot, just enter "reboot" in the konsole.
to try and start X, just type "startx"

And how to install X on mandriva.... I need to check on that!