X window could not start up

[biG xiN Xin]

hello everyone
i having problem to run the xwindow. i install the red hat 7.2, when the computer boot up i would like it stop and dont run the xwindow, but how do i do it?(because when the xwindow run the monitor turn black and i cant see any thing)

how do i config the
video card and the mouse in the text form?

my video card is Diamond mulitimedia stealth video 2500 V1.03 but i try to choise the right one but the Xwindow doesnt want to load up :( pls help!!!

[Daedra]

It might not be your video card, are you inputting the correct Scan Frequencies for your monitor? these values you can find in your monitor book or at the website of the monitor manufaturer, check the values and then check your /etc/X11/XF86config-4 file it should be in a section that looks like so


# ************************************************** ********************
# Monitor section
# ************************************************** ********************

# Any number of monitor sections may be present

Section "Monitor"

Identifier "My Monitor"

# HorizSync is in kHz unless units are specified.
# HorizSync may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

HorizSync 30-96

# HorizSync 30-64 # multisync
# HorizSync 31.5, 35.2 # multiple fixed sync frequencies
# HorizSync 15-25, 30-50 # multiple ranges of sync frequencies

# VertRefresh is in Hz unless units are specified.
# VertRefresh may be a comma separated list of discrete values, or a
# comma separated list of ranges of values.
# NOTE: THE VALUES HERE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY. REFER TO YOUR MONITOR'S
# USER MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

VertRefresh 50-160

EndSection

if you notice my Horizontal Freq. si 30-96
and my Vertical Freq. is 50-160.

Im not saying that this is for sure your problem but it is very important that these values are correct for your monitor to work properly in XFree86

[biG xiN Xin]

thank you for the reply but i can stop in the command line while the computer boot, how do i stop and not go to the xwindow?

[Daedra]

Ok you need to change your run level, im not sure how you do that in redhat 7.2, but do a search of the forums for changing your run level

[Daedra]

Ok I did a seach myself and now I remember, do boot into the command prompt instead of the GUI you need to change yoru runlevel open up the file

/etc/inittab

and change the value to 3 that way it will boot into the command prompt

and if you cant get there, when the computer boots up and you get your black screen try

ctrl+alt+backspace

to exit out of XFree86 hopefully that will get you out

[biG xiN Xin]

oK i try ctrl+alt+backspace in the black screen er... but it still black.....

i think when the computer boot up it stop in a screen "GRUB version 0.90" ... i just type enter and it keep running and it wont stop, should i just reinstall it again?

hopefully not !!! i keep install linux for 6 hours er.....

[Daedra]

Well im not sure exactly having never used redhad, but one way or another your going to have to get your runlevel the /etc/inittab to level 3 so that it wont boot into GUI, I saw your other thread and hopefully some readhat gurus will give you the answer you need

[biG xiN Xin]

i reinstall the red hat again!!!! ok now the xwindow still doesnt have the screen. my video card is Diamond mulitimedia stealth video 2500 V1.03 (the FCC # :FTUPM64221M) i dont know how to look for detail about the card (web site) the monitor is a new monitor compaq MV540 i just bought it. er.... mostly i think is the video card, should i pick any other choice ? like "not in the list"? and how do i know the RAM of the Video card?

plSSS help:confused:

[wapcaplet]

When you install Redhat, is there any option to *not* install XFree86? That way you'd be sure to get a command prompt at startup. Then you can install XFree and a window manager and stuff after everything else works okay.

One problem I had (don't know if grub is the same way, I use Lilo) was a blank screen even booting to the command prompt (!!). Turns out there was a line in lilo.conf that told it to use "vga=547" or some nonsense. Removed that line and everything worked okay. You might be having a similar problem (maybe it's booting to command prompt, but in an unsupported VGA mode).

The best thing to do for getting video cards and monitors to work properly is look in the manuals (or manufacturer's website if you don't have the manuals), and be sure you get updated drivers for your video card. Follow all the instructions for installing the drivers and modifying your XF86Config file, if necessary. Find out the refresh rates of your monitor, as pointed out in an earlier post. Lots of reading, I know! But it can be done! Good luck.

[rustskull]

better go to red hat knowledge base. A guy at work was installing 7.2 and said that for some reason the xwin gui was murdering his system. This has happened to a lot of people, there is a known fix although I don't use RH so I can't say other than to do a quick check....

there's xfree86 updates on this page
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rh72-errata-bugfixes.html

HTH

-rust

PS always check with the distro site you're using, there is usually docs to search and stuff to look at. Sometimes there's even people to ask...but you ahve to pay if it aint free...for debian, you just end up paying with time instead of money. The first question they'll ask you is did you read "***" and "*****" and "***". so what I usually do is phrase the question in the form of "where do I go to read up on *** because I'm having a problem with ***" sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don't, but you always end up learning something.

debian has the most translations available and also proven on the most hardware.

Often the people there will help people using other distros, as well. A lot of really, really nice people. Debian has a policy of remaining distro neutral with packages, as much as possible. Debian native is NOT encouraged, and in fact is actively DISCOURAGED except where unavoidadble (as in the case of debian packaging utilities...etc...)

[biG xiN Xin]

hello is me again, the video card i think it work now... because the screen show out. but the mouse still not moving and the xwindow stop load up dont know what happend.

the 1st question: the mouse the my computer need a serial mouse. but now day i could not found one, so i get a PS/2 mouse and use one of the switch from the PS/2 to serial port. i try to config the mouse as serial mouse. is this right? or should i choise PS/2 mouse? but the mouse doesnt work. is there any way to test the mouse before get it to the xwindow?

the 2nd question is the xwindow, it finally load up but it stop when the icoin show out. i have no idea what happend because is not the problem of the video card or monitor anymore. will it be the mouse? or the RAM? because i think i only have 32RAM or is because the "swap" because the only thing i can come out is this swap- how can i change it or i dont even need to? is there any way i can find out why the xwindow doesnt want to load up?

pls help!!! the weekend i used most of the time install and config the computer but it doesnt work yet. is the kind of problem heppend all the time? or just for me? because i used a old computer - p200-mmx and have 32 ram er... the serial mouse ... i cant believe that now day i still using this type of computer. ok anybody pls help!!!!thank you ;)

xiNXin