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Old 10-16-2005   #1 (permalink)
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newbie, cant get x to work on debian.. help plz
Hi im new to linux, been using it a week...
i need some help with X, im quite sure i configurated dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 right but when i run the command: startx i get this:

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Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_clip.o": No symboles found
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_norm.o": No symboles found
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_xform.o": No symboles found
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_vertex.o": No symboles found
Skipping "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a:spencode.o": No symboles found
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
no screen found
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plz help
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ok, first off you need to go to your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file and comment out these lines

"/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_clip.o": No symboles found

"/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_norm.o": No symboles found

"/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_xform.o": No symboles found

"/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_vertex.o": No symboles found

"/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a:spencode.o": No symboles found

as they are not being seen, secondly a "no screens found" error is generally, in my experience a bad vert and horz sync monitor settings in your XF86Config-4 file, to find correct ones you could either look on the tag on the back of your monitor, or check your monitor's manual possibly online. Xorg has a utility that detects these very well, xorgcfg, there might be an equivalent of this for XFree86. Live CD's also generally have a very good hardware detection, you could pop in knoppix and look for which ranges are used in its /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, and copy either just the ranges or the entire file to your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file, note they are pretty much interchangeable...
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Old 10-17-2005   #3 (permalink)
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hm, ok ok.. how exactly do you mean by comment out?

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ok, first off you need to go to your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file and comment out these lines

"/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_clip.o": No symboles found

"/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_norm.o": No symboles found

"/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_xform.o": No symboles found

"/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libGLcore.a:m_debug_vertex.o": No symboles found

"/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libspeedo.a:spencode.o": No symboles found

pico -w /etc/X11/X86Config-4 and then?
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pico -w /etc/X11/X86Config-4 and then?
Put # in front of those lines.
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there are no such lines in XFConfig-4 tho
should i add them and put # infront of them? :/

sry for bugging you with these questions, im very grateful for your help!
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when i tried installing debian, i couldn't get X to work either. i tried 5 times or so, but no luck. i configured it correctly, but it just wasn't having any of it.
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No, having the # in front of it is the same as not having it.

Is there any way you can post your complete XF86Config-4 file?
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Is there any way you can post your complete XF86Config-4 file?
had to put the newlines manually so its a bit sloppy but here it is:
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# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 X Window System server configuration file)

#

# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using

# values from the debconf database.

#

# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page.

# (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.)

#

# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xfree86 package upgrades *only*

# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xfree86

# package.

#

# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated

# again, run the following commands as root:

#

#   cp /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.custom

#   md5sum /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 >/var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum

#   dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86



Section "Files"
	
FontPath	"unix/:7100"			# local font server
	
# if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these
	
FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
	
FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	
FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	
FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	
FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
	
FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID"
	
FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
	
FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	
FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"

EndSection




Section "Module"
	
Load	"GLcore"
	
Load	"bitmap"
	
Load	"dbe"
	
Load	"ddc"
	
Load	"dri"
	
Load	"extmod"
	
Load	"freetype"
	
Load	"glx"
	
Load	"int10"
	
Load	"record"
	
Load	"speedo"
	
Load	"type1"
	
Load	"vbe"

EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
	
Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	
Driver		"keyboard"
	
Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	
Option		"XkbRules"	"xfree86"
	
Option		"XkbModel"	"pc104"
	
Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"

EndSection



Section "InputDevice"
	
Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	
Driver		"mouse"
	
Option		"CorePointer"
	
Option		"Device"		"/dev/adbmouse"
	
Option		"Protocol"		"BusMouse"

EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
	
Identifier	"Generic Mouse"
	
Driver		"mouse"
	
Option		"SendCoreEvents"	"true"
	
Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	
Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"

EndSection



Section "Device"
	
Identifier	"ATI Radeon"
	
Driver		"ati"
	
VideoRam	131072
	
Option		"UseFBDev"		"true"

EndSection



Section "Monitor"
	
Identifier	"Monitor0"
	
HorizSync	28-49
	
VertRefresh	43-72
	
Option		"DPMS"

EndSection



Section "Screen"
	
Identifier	"Default Screen"
	
Device		"ATI Radeon"
	
Monitor		"Monitor0"
	
DefaultDepth	26
	
SubSection "Display"
		
Depth		2
		
Modes		"1024x768"
	
EndSubSection
	
SubSection "Display"
		
Depth		4
		
Modes		"1024x768"
	
EndSubSection
	
SubSection "Display"
		
Depth		8
		
Modes		"1024x768"
	
EndSubSection
	
SubSection "Display"
		
Depth		15
		
Modes		"1024x768"
	
EndSubSection
	
SubSection "Display"
		
Depth		16
		
Modes		"1024x768"
	
EndSubSection
	
SubSection "Display"
		
Depth		24
		
Modes		"1024x768"
	
EndSubSection

EndSection



Section "ServerLayout"
	
Identifier	"Default Layout"
	
Screen		"Default Screen"
	
InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	
InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
	
InputDevice	"Generic Mouse"

EndSection



Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666

EndSection
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Old 10-19-2005   #9 (permalink)
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aw, finally.. i fixed it.. thx for your help
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great
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aw, finally.. i fixed it.. thx for your help
hmm, easy write "I fixed it ...", but HOW???
I have the same problem ...
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