Subject: X window: fatal server error: XF86Setup doesn't help
To: Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
From: Balteo <balteo@wanadoo.fr>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 05/26/2002 04:09:23
Hello,
On your advice I tried XF86Setup but it doesn't help: after I finish the=20
installation it tries to start the X server and I get a black screen that=
=20
freezes indefinitely.
I have to reboot the computer and I still get the error message included=20
below:=20
***None of the configured devices were detected***
fatal server error, no screen found
Do I have to reinstall X windows?  If so how?
Thanks,
Balteo.

On Saturday 25 May 2002 07:51 pm, you wrote:
> 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>