Re: startx and Blank screen

I got v 4.0.3 running and startx is now working. There was a problem with
older XFree86 version - what ! I dont know.
Did you get it running on XFree86 3.3.6 ?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shane C Branch" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 1:57 AM
Subject: RE: startx and Blank screen


> I don't get it. I tried to start x on my machine today, and it worked just
fine.
> Go figure.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Shriram NK
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 4:31 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: startx and Blank screen
>
>
> The standard error capture shows that XFree86 version 3.3.6 is being run.
I
> believe the problem will be solved by getting it to run XFree86 4.0.3
which
> already exists.
> There must be a place where one can specify that version 4 instead of
> version 3 is to be used.
> Xconfigurator probe displays XFree86_SVGA and is consistent with XFree86
> 3.3.6
>
> sriram
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James P. Roberts" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 8:05 AM
> Subject: Re: startx and Blank screen
>
>
> > > The problem:
> > > I have a HP Pavillion N3390 Laptop
> > > Monitor adapter - Silicon Lynx 3DM
> > > Monitor - Unknown (14 " laptop display panel)
> > > RH 7.1 being run
> > > The OS has been installed and set to run in text mode.
> > > After running 'Xconfigurator' and setting up Vertical frequencies, =
> > > Display type, etc ; the configurator makes a 'test display' of KDE =
> > > desktop properly. Subsequently when 'startx' is given the X session =
> > > starts up, but within 5 seconds while its still initializing the =
> > > peripherals, the screen goes blank. ctrl-alt-+ OR ctrl-alt-minus OR =
> > > ctrl-alt-backspace do not seem to have any effect and I have to
> > reboot. =
> > > Doesnt even go back to text mode !!!
> >
> > I had similar problems with an HP Pavilion desktop machine.  Turned out
> > I had to install drivers for the video hardware (in my case, Nvidia
> > GeForce220 integrated GPU).  I got the drivers from the Nvidia website.
> > Had to install from source rpm's, because I had already upgraded my
> > kernel.  But it worked.
> >
> > Hope this is helpful.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
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