No Screens Found debian 3.1r4

[lilcuda]

Hello , I have just installed my Debian3.1r4 and have gotten all the way through to setting up the X Window settings .After I installed x-window-system and kde I have completed the XF86config and now when I try to startx I come up to a error .

no screens found

XIO: fatal IO error 104 ( Connection reset by peer) on x server ".0.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed ) with 0 events remaining .

Any clues to where I go from here , thanks.

[glennzo]

You need to edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file to reflect your monitor's actual horizontal and vertical refresh rates, something like this:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Generic Monitor"
HorizSync 31.0 - 82.0
VertRefresh 56.0 - 76.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
and set the mode to "1024x768" for the time being, something like this:
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
After you get it working you can go for a higher resolution like this:
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection

[lilcuda]

Thanks for the tip , I realised after reading through the file and looking at the log output the problem was with the ATI driver I had chosen .Once I used VESA as the default I got X and KDE up and running .

Now I just have to get my ATI Radeon driver installed from here and change some final settings.

I tried changing my display pasting the output from GTF 1024 178 75 but I still have 85hz in KDE , I have checked my CONFIG file and I noticed there is a backup copy ,will I have to delete this to get my settings displayed right for my monitor ,thanks.

[antidrugue]

Now I just have to get my ATI Radeon driver installed from here and change some final settings.

You can install the ATI proprietary drivers like that :
http://technowizah.com/2006/10/debia...i-drivers.html

I tried changing my display pasting the output from GTF 1024 178 75 but I still have 85hz in KDE , I have checked my CONFIG file and I noticed there is a backup copy ,will I have to delete this to get my settings displayed right for my monitor ,thanks.

As for the refresh rate, just make sure you enter the horizontal and vertical refresh rates provided by your screen manufacturer.

Something that :

Section "Monitor"
        Identifier      "Generic Monitor"
        Option          "DPMS"
        HorizSync       31.5-90
        VertRefresh     59-75
EndSection

in your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (not those numbers though, use your specific numbers).

[lilcuda]

Hello , thanks will give it a go. Currently just trying to get my refresh rate lower as the default with my Sync setting is 85hz and after ten minutes the monitor started to sing.

I usually use 75hz but thought I may have to be conservative if the monitor is on the way out but I dont want to give myself eye strain either . I have a Phillips 107E5 GS4 monitor 17 inch and from what I found on the net the Sync rates are Horizontal 30-71 and Vertical 50-160 .

I am using the 2.4 kernel and want to build the 2.6 can I add the ATI driver to this as I build it than swap the kernel over when it is done .