On Sun, 26 May 2002 @ 4:09am (-0400), Balteo wrote:

B> Hello,
B> On your advice I tried XF86Setup but it doesn't help: after I finish the
B> installation it tries to start the X server and I get a black screen that
B> freezes indefinitely.
B>

Right.  As Manuel Bouyer has been pointing out, you're simply nor familiar
with the procedure.  You simply need to tune your settings using
XF86Setup.  When you start it again, it will recycle your existing
settings.  You and use it to tweak your settings to optimal values.
Consult your video card and monitor's specs.

Back up your /etc/X11/XF86Config once you get a working one.  It doesn't
sound like you're ready to start editing the file manually, yet.

-lava

B> I have to reboot the computer and I still get the error message
B> included below:  ***None of the configured devices were detected***
B> fatal server error, no screen found Do I have to reinstall X windows?
B> If so how? Thanks, Balteo.

B>
B> On Saturday 25 May 2002 07:51 pm, you wrote:
B> > On Sat, 25 May 2002 @ 11:59pm (-0400), Balteo wrote:
B> >
B> > B> Hello,
B> > B>
B> > B> I am having a problem with X.  After generating the XF86Config file with
B> > the B> xf86config utility, X refuses to start.
B> > B>
B> > B> Here is the end of the error message I get when I run "startx".
B> > B>
B> > B> -----------------------------------------------------------
B> > B> ***None of the configured devices were detected***
B> > B> fatal server error, no screen found
B> > B> -----------------------------------------------------------
B> > B>
B> > B> (I can't find any trace of the rest of the error message in the logs so
B> > I B> can't give you the beginning of the message).
B> > B>
B> > B> I have regenerated the files dozens of times with different
B> > configurations B> and it still gives me the same result.
B> > B>
B> > B> Can anyone help?
B> >
B> > You didn't mention if you're running X 3.x or 4.x, so assuming you're
B> > running 3.x, try XF86Setup:
B> >
B> > su -
B> > cd $PKGSRC/x11/XF86Setup
B> > make install
B> > make clean
B> > /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86Setup
B> > xinit
B> >
B> > B>
B> > B> Balteo.
B> > B>
B>