On Sun, May 02, 2004 at 08:08:58AM -0500, hugo vanwoerkom wrote: > David Moore wrote: > >As a complete novice to Linux, please bear with me if my explanation of the > >problem is confused. > > > >I installed Debian 3.0 r2 woody kernel 2.2.20 (many times on 2 different > >machines) using defaults and keeping as simple as possible, but I have not > >been able to get XWindows running. > > > >I used taskel to select: XWindows, Desktop environment and C/C++ > > > >It boots into the bash shell fine except that during boot-up a message > >appears: "Modprobe can't locate char-major-10-135" (the pause key doesn't > >halt the screen during boot-up so other important message might flash past > >before I can write them down) > > > You can stop messages on a console with ctrl-s and start them again with > ctrl-q. But that applies only if the init process has already started, > not the kernel booting. Those are found on var/log/syslog or > /var/log/messages. > > Those char-xxx-xx-xxx things are documented in the kernel source but for > the world of me I don't remember where. Anybody? >
It appears in the help section for each module (it appears in Documentation/Configure.help) but you can find most of them in /etc/modules.conf. char-major-10-135 is the real time clock (rtc) could be that its not configured or that it is compiled in and not as a module. > > > > >I have a Matrox MGA G200 - 16Mb > >Phillips SL200 19" monitor > >MS 2 button mouse on PS2 port > > > >The problem is, when I try to run X, XFree386, xdm, kdm or gdm it does not > >go to VGA mode but spews forth dialogue including the following lines which > >seem significant: > > > >" Warning couldn't open module mga_hal > >" MGA: Failed to load module mga_hal (Module does not exist, 0) > > > >" EE Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration. > > > >" Fatal Server error no screens found > > > >if I run xf86cfg, it goes to VGA mode and brings up the XWindows > >configuration modules, but the mouse doesn't work. > > > >I run xf86config and re-enter the hardware specs (to the best of my > >ability), but this makes no difference. > > > >I am basic level user with unix (some years ago), and without gui feel like > >I have been thrown in the deep-end in a tied sack. If I had XWindows I > >could > >probably start swimming. > > > > You'll be swimming in notime. > > > >David > >-------------------------------------- > >David Moore > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
