Subject: Re: X window: fatal server error
To: Balteo <balteo@wanadoo.fr>
From: Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 05/25/2002 19:51:00
On Sat, 25 May 2002 @ 11:59pm (-0400), Balteo wrote:

B> Hello,
B>
B> I am having a problem with X.  After generating the XF86Config file with the
B> xf86config utility, X refuses to start.
B>
B> Here is the end of the error message I get when I run "startx".
B>
B> -----------------------------------------------------------
B> ***None of the configured devices were detected***
B> fatal server error, no screen found
B> -----------------------------------------------------------
B>
B> (I can't find any trace of the rest of the error message in the logs so I
B> can't give you the beginning of the message).
B>
B> I have regenerated the files dozens of times with different configurations
B> and it still gives me the same result.
B>
B> Can anyone help?

You didn't mention if you're running X 3.x or 4.x, so assuming you're
running 3.x, try XF86Setup:

su -
cd $PKGSRC/x11/XF86Setup
make install
make clean
/usr/X11R6/bin/XF86Setup
xinit

B>
B> Balteo.
B>