Eric O wrote: > After installing debian etch, the first boot doesn't start up X11. It > comes up with an error saying there are no screens. I have an ATi > X1600 Pro which does work in Ubuntu and other distros. I would like to > use debian over ubuntu, but as of right now I have no choice. I was > playing around with debian before I installed it on VMware and I had > not a problem. I know that ubuntu uses the vesa driver and not the ati > driver that debian puts in xorg.conf, could that make any difference?
Using the vesa driver should get you going. As long as you haven't manually edited /etc/X11/xorg.conf, you can change this by running "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg". -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
