On Sat, Nov 25, 2000 at 11:58:40AM +0100, Johan Ur Riise wrote: > My X will not start neither with xdm nor startx. > Here is the output from > X -probeonly 2>x > I have not configured X again after this weeks upgrades, > should I? > > This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any > way. Bugs may be reported to XFree86@XFree86.Org and patches submitted > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions, > please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository > (http://www.XFree86.Org/cvs) > > XFree86 Version 4.0.1e / X Window System > (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400) > Release Date: 6 November 2000 > If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is > newer than the above date, look for a newer version before > reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) > Operating System: Linux 2.2.18pre15 i686 [ELF] > Module Loader present > (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Sat Nov 25 11:54:30 2000 > (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config" > Parse warning on line 168 of section Keyboard in file /etc/X11/XF86Config > Ignoring obsolete keyword "LeftAlt". > Parse error on line 168 of section Keyboard in file /etc/X11/XF86Config > "Meta" is not a valid keyword in this section. > (EE) Problem parsing the config file > (EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile() > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send > the full server output, not just the last messages. > This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". > Please report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
See if you have xserver-xfree86 installed. If not, then: apt-get install xserver-xfree86 Then run dexter just another newbie john -- ************************ Using Linux ************************
