David Hass wrote: > > Hi > > I'm having trouble getting XWindows running on my Packard Bell Force > 480CD with 8 MB ram, Cirrus CL-GD5434 chipset, 1024 kb video ram and > Debian linux. > > I've tried many settings with XF86Setup and xf86Config. No luck. > > I type startx and it starts up, gives me the coarse screen with the X, > and then shuts down with no error messages. > > I would appreciate any ideas. > > Thanks. > > Dave Hass >
I ran into this problem the other day and it turned out to be really simple. My /etc/X11/window-managers had no window managers listed. I added one and that fixed it.
