RH 7.3 no screens found and more...

[mrwilloby]

Ok, I've been struggling with all kinds of different solutions the past week or so.

I'm not sure where to begin.

here is the error after installing (or upgrading to RH 7.3) and typing startx:

***start error***
XFree86 Version 4.2.0 (Red Hat Linux release: 4.2.0-8) / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600)
Release Date: 23 January 2002
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/)
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.17-0.13smp i686 [ELF]
Build Host: daffy.perf.redhat.com

Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Tue Aug 6 18:11:31 2002
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
Parse warning on line 78 of section Keyboard in file /etc/X11/XF86Config
Ignoring obsolete keyword "LeftAlt".
Parse error on line 78 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 xfree86@xfree86.org.
***end error***

My graphics card is a generic S3 Trio64V2/DX and my monitor is so old there is no info on it anywhere. Although it worked in Windows at at least 800x600 true color.

Everything works fine if I install RH 7.0, but if I try a clean install of 7.3 or an upgrade it does not work. I even tried copying the XF86Config file that functioned with 7.0 and copying it over the one in 7.3 and that did not work.

I just tried running Xconfigurator and it did not start after the first OK button and said Segmentation fault.

where can I go from here?

Tommy

[fancypiper]

The x server isn't configured correctly.

The Linux XFree86 HOWTO (http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-HOWTO/)
Common x configuring tools:
Redhat - setup utility leads to several config tools
Debian - dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
You may have these tools:
XF86Setup
XFree86 -configure
Xconfigurator
xf86cfg
xf86config
xconf

[mrwilloby]

I tried running the line # XFree86 -configure because I hadn't done that before and it seemed like it did something good. I saved the log file it generated, which was extremely long and detailed and I hardly knew what any of it was. I ran the test like it said to. First what showed up was a bunch of colors that looked like a wacked out graphics card screw up or monitor screw up, then it straightened out and I got that gray squiggly screen with the black X cursor like before a GUI loads. I pushed Ctrl+Alt+<backspace> and it got me off of that screen because it wasn't doing any more. I replaced the XF86Config file with the one I tested because I thought it was worth a shot to try it from the beginning, and no GUI loads after it sits there for a while...

what next?

thanks,
Tommy

[mrwilloby]

...one more thing, after typing Ctrl+Alt+<backspace> and getting back to the prompt I see the message above:

Symbol xf86InterpretEDID from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is unresolved!
Xinit: connection to X server lost.

any ideas on what this could mean?

Tommy

[fancypiper]

I don't know, personally, but I'll bet you'll find a lot of hits using google to search for your error messages.

Did you check the site for any "gotchas"?

Online Resources for Red Hat Linux 7.3 (http://www.redhat.com/support/resources/howto/rhl73.html)

Redhat hardware compatability lists (http://www.redhat.com/support/hardware/)

You're running Redhat, did you try configuring from setup?

Perhaps your hardware isn't compatable or needs a driver?