On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 12:46:24PM -0500, Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: > Kent West wrote: > >Peter Kupfer OOo wrote: > > > >>I attempted to install Debian stable release today on a computer that > >>has Windows on it already. The install seems to have worked and I got > >>through the entire base configuration, but when I type "startx" I get an > >>error message that says "no screens found." > > > > > >This generally means that your video hardware doesn't match the settings > >of X. > > > >Try running "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" and selecting different > >settings, such as SVGA or a lower resolution or a lower color depth. > > Kent -- > > Thanks, I have tried this with a few different settings to no avail. > > I have attached the log from the failed boot up (I am not sure if this > list strips attachments, I will soon find out.) I don't know what to > make of it. Hopefully someone here will. > > More info: > > I have two monitors, both 17" LCD 1280 * 1024 plugged into a NVidia 6200 > (I think that is the model #) graphics card. In Windows, I have one big > desktop across two screens. When I am running Debian at the command > line, the two monitors show exactly the same thing. When I run startx, I > get the attached error. Any thoughts? Hi Peter, you may want to try: X -configure (follow the instructions and try it!) you can quit this by control-f1 (to get to the console) and control-c, if X windows works! post that log, too! Cheers, Kev
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