[SLUG] X Windows

[Paul Teasdale]

Hi Mark,

I can reproduce this exact error on my SuSE system by creaing an empty 
XF86Config file in /etc/X11 directory (not before saving my working one 
obviously).

Therefore it's worth checking that your XF86Config file actually contains 
something and is not 0 bytes in size.

Also, for what it's worth, I don't put much faith in Sax2. I have in the past 
used Sax2 to break my perfectly working XF86Config file. Ummm!!!

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Paul.

On Friday 14 March 2003 14:29, Mark Feather wrote:
> Mark, can you post a copy of "/var/log/XFree86.0.log"? Sometimes it can
> give more of an indication of what is causing the driver to fail.
>
> The contents of "/var/log/XFree86.0.log" are as below:
>
> XFree86 Version 4.1.0 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510)
> Release Date: 2 June 2001
>  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/FAQ)
> Build Operating System: SuSE Linux [ELF] SuSE
> Module Loader present
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Thu Mar 13 16:53:46 2003
> (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config"
> Parse error on line 1 of section (null) in file /etc/X11/XF86Config
>  "" is not a valid keyword in this section.
> (EE) Problem parsing the config file
> (EE) Error from xf86HandleConfigFile()
>
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
>
> I will try adding "vga=791" (1024x768) to the first line of
> /etc/X11/XF86Config later tonight and see what happens!
>
> Mark