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by **Jacob Brau** » Wed, 05 Aug 1998 04:00:00

I finally got my Slackware version of Linux installed. After I finished I
set my network card up and restarted. Then I typed "startx" to try
X-Windows and I get an error message:

Could not find config file!
--Tried:
/root/XF86Config
/etc/XF86Config
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config

Fatal server error:
No config file found!

How do I get X-Windows to work?

by **Jerom** » Wed, 05 Aug 1998 04:00:00

Your not getting off that easy.
Try typing xf86config
After you answer the multitude of questions you will have a file
/etc/XF86Config
Then, if you answered the questions with the greates of acuracy...you will
be rewarded with a
response to startx

Jerome

Quote:> I finally got my Slackware version of Linux installed. After I finished
I
> set my network card up and restarted. Then I typed "startx" to try
> X-Windows and I get an error message:

> Could not find config file!
> --Tried:
> /root/XF86Config
> /etc/XF86Config
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config

> Fatal server error:
> No config file found!

> How do I get X-Windows to work?

by **Likre** » Wed, 05 Aug 1998 04:00:00

I believe a good start is for you to edit the file /etc/rc.d/rc.local
Make it look like this...
#gpm...
That little command line util gives you a prob in X...
Then <Ctrl><Alt><+> to the res you want.
The error you get is X telling you what it is doing...
Hope that helps a little.

>I finally got my Slackware version of Linux installed. After I finished I
>set my network card up and restarted. Then I typed "startx" to try
>X-Windows and I get an error message:

>Could not find config file!
>--Tried:
> /root/XF86Config
> /etc/XF86Config
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config

>Fatal server error:
>No config file found!

>How do I get X-Windows to work?

by **quta..** » Sat, 08 Aug 1998 04:00:00

: I finally got my Slackware version of Linux installed. After I finished I
: set my network card up and restarted. Then I typed "startx" to try
: X-Windows and I get an error message:

: Could not find config file!
: --Tried:
: /root/XF86Config
: /etc/XF86Config
: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config

: Fatal server error:
: No config file found!

: How do I get X-Windows to work?

As someone else mentioned you need to set your xf86config file correctly.
Also make sure that you have the driver for your video card, so before
you run xf86config, know what vidoe card you have and then hopefully
there is a driver in the list of ones for your card. Try that for now and
hope for the best, coz if there is no driver for your card it becomes a
different issue to deal with :)

Good luck
Qutaiba

--

"If patience is a virtue, and ignorance is bliss, |
you can have a pretty good life |
if you're stupid and willing to wait" |
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by **JtW..** » Sun, 09 Aug 1998 04:00:00

>linux.setup:146046 I believe a good start is for you to edit the
>file /etc/rc.d/rc.local Make it look like this...
>#gpm...
>That little command line util gives you a prob in X...
>Then <Ctrl><Alt><+> to the res you want.
>The error you get is X telling you what it is doing...

>Hope that helps a little.

Yeah, I find that gpm and XFree86 to be almost as mutualy exclusive as
dos and linux... <g>

Seriously though, I'm a command line guy, And I'm not even happy with
gpm in X-less bash... ( I want to use the arrow keys to mark text...)
But ANY cut and paste option there is better than none. So since I'm
only using X part of the time, (the rest of the time spent in a mixture
of bash (without X) and MSdos v6.2) (I can even live with needing to
reboot to swith between the latter two, But needing to reconfigure the
/etc/rc.d/rc.local and THEN reboot seams like a heck of a way to toggle
in and out of X...) IS there no way of installing and UNINSTALLING gpm
from a script

# insert gpm unistall seq here
# startx
# insert qpm reinstall seq here

Failing that is there a more flexable choice for what gpm does???

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by **Coope** » Mon, 10 Aug 1998 04:00:00

Quote:
> IS there no way of installing and UNINSTALLING gpm
> from a script

Sure.

gpm -k

Cooper
--
We rule like the red and risen moon upon the sea
The stars of judgement silent, for we share joyous eternity
- Cradle Of Filth -

by **Ichimus** » Wed, 12 Aug 1998 04:00:00

Quote:> in and out of X...) IS there no way of installing and UNINSTALLING gpm
> from a script

> # insert gpm unistall seq here
> # startx
> # insert qpm reinstall seq here

> Failing that is there a more flexable choice for what gpm does???

You could just issue a "gpm -k" from a root console whenever you want
gpm to go away. I usually have no problem running both at the same
time though, but only since I run X on a VC where there is no TTY
opened!

To restart gpm, type "gpm", or add the switches your system may need.

--
Ichimusai ICQ UIN# 1645566
http://www.algonet.se/~krikkit/

by **LinuxLove** » Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:00:00

> I finally got my Slackware version of Linux installed. After I finished I
> set my network card up and restarted. Then I typed "startx" to try
> X-Windows and I get an error message:

> Could not find config file!
> --Tried:
> /root/XF86Config
> /etc/XF86Config
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config

> Fatal server error:
> No config file found!

> How do I get X-Windows to work?

type the command XF86Setupor try xf86config which works for most people.
I hope your video card is suported.
if not use a generic vga.

by **Reteo Teranda Varal** » Mon, 17 Aug 1998 04:00:00

> if not use a generic vga.

Generic SVGA is quite likely to work as well... As long as the video
board supports
at least the VESA standard.

--
"Keep trying; either you will be successful, or an expert."

by **BsCaB** » Wed, 19 Aug 1998 04:00:00

tipe [as root]
xf86config
all lowercase

>I finally got my Slackware version of Linux installed. After I finished I
>set my network card up and restarted. Then I typed "startx" to try
>X-Windows and I get an error message:

>Could not find config file!
>--Tried:
> /root/XF86Config
> /etc/XF86Config
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config

>Fatal server error:
>No config file found!

>How do I get X-Windows to work?

by **BsCaB** » Wed, 19 Aug 1998 04:00:00

unless they get the gpm bug ive seen on 3 different machines now

>Your not getting off that easy.
>Try typing xf86config
>After you answer the multitude of questions you will have a file
>/etc/XF86Config
>Then, if you answered the questions with the greates of acuracy...you will
>be rewarded with a
>response to startx

>Jerome

>> I finally got my Slackware version of Linux installed. After I finished
>I
>> set my network card up and restarted. Then I typed "startx" to try
>> X-Windows and I get an error message:

>> Could not find config file!
>> --Tried:
>> /root/XF86Config
>> /etc/XF86Config
>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config

>> Fatal server error:
>> No config file found!

>> How do I get X-Windows to work?

by **crum** » Wed, 19 Aug 1998 04:00:00

At the command prompt type- xf86config -if you notice there no caps
everything is case sensitive, hit enter and make choices it presents.
I am fairly new to linux, but I have X up and running.

by **Denni** » Sun, 23 Aug 1998 04:00:00

> > I finally got my Slackware version of Linux installed. After I
finished I
> > set my network card up and restarted. Then I typed "startx" to try
> > X-Windows and I get an error message:

> > Could not find config file!
> > --Tried:
> > /root/XF86Config
> > /etc/XF86Config
> > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config

> > Fatal server error:
> > No config file found!

> > How do I get X-Windows to work?

> type the command XF86Setupor try xf86config which works for most people.
> I hope your video card is suported.
> if not use a generic vga.

What's generic vga?
I have same problem.

(- -)S3V: videoram: 4096k
(- -)S3V:Ramdac type: s3_trio64
(- -)S3V:Ramdac speed: 220 MHZ
(- -)S3V: Using trio 32/64 programmable clock (MCLK) 54.886MHZ
(- -)S3V: Maximum sllowed dot-clock: 220.000 MHZ
(- -)S3V:There is no mode definition named "640*480"
(- -)S3V: Removing mode "640*480" from list of valid modes.
(- -)S3V: There is no mode definition named "800*600"
(- -)S3V: Removing mode "800*600" from list of valid modes.
(- -)S3V: There is no mode definition named "1024*768"
(- -)S3V: Removing mode "1024*768" from list of valid modes.
(- -)S3V: There is no mode definition named "1280*1024"

Fatal server error:
No valid mode found.

_X11TransSocket UnixConnect: Can't connect: errno=111 giving up.
xinit: Connection refused (errno111): unable to connect to X server
xinit: No such process (errno3): server error.

I have:
monitor: ViewSonic 15GA
videocard: Diamond Stealth 3D 3000

pls help me to setup my monitor and videocard
I configured my X server by "xf86config".

by **Coope** » Mon, 24 Aug 1998 04:00:00

> > type the command XF86Setupor try xf86config which works for most people.
> > I hope your video card is suported.
> > if not use a generic vga.

> What's generic vga?

When you want to run X-Windows, you need to configure it first. Use
xf86config. If your videocard isn't listed, choose the generic vga
server (VGA server).

Quote:> I have same problem.

> (- -)S3V: videoram: 4096k
> (- -)S3V:Ramdac type: s3_trio64
> (- -)S3V:Ramdac speed: 220 MHZ
> (- -)S3V: Using trio 32/64 programmable clock (MCLK) 54.886MHZ
> (- -)S3V: Maximum sllowed dot-clock: 220.000 MHZ
> (- -)S3V:There is no mode definition named "640*480"
> (- -)S3V: Removing mode "640*480" from list of valid modes.
> (- -)S3V: There is no mode definition named "800*600"
> (- -)S3V: Removing mode "800*600" from list of valid modes.
> (- -)S3V: There is no mode definition named "1024*768"
> (- -)S3V: Removing mode "1024*768" from list of valid modes.
> (- -)S3V: There is no mode definition named "1280*1024"

It's attempting those videomodes and clearly it can't find them.
Now first off, I notice the '*' in the videomode. Now that might just be
the way it's displayed on screen, but in the /etc/XF86Config file that *
should be a lowercased x.
At the bottom of that file you've got the "Screen" section. It has a
display for each bitdepth and each display has one or more modes. The
modes correspond to a resolution listed at the top of that file in the
Monitor section.

Quote:> I have:
> monitor: ViewSonic 15GA
> videocard: Diamond Stealth 3D 3000

Get the specs for both and in case of the Diamond, if it's not
explicitly listed, check the books that came with it and see if it's
downwards compatible with another chipset. If so, use that one. That
worked for my Diamond 64 Video 2001 (or something. Got a better one
these days).

Cooper
--
Linux: Proof of intelligent life on earth

by **ken** » Mon, 24 Aug 1998 04:00:00

I'm having the same problem as Dennis:

'could not find config.file'

I'm installing Caldera, and it goes thru the setup for XFree 86. I choose an
generic SVGA video server, and my system running a ATI video xpression (mach
64), and I choose the driver for that card. I also configure the mouse,
keyboard, display, and other. After Caldera tests for compatability it
says:

couldn't execute "usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_MACH 64": no such file or directory
while executing

"exec $Xwinhome/bin/XF86_$server $disp- allowMouseOpenFail -XF96config
$configfile -best Refresh > &Tmp Dir/$outfile &"

then it tries to startx. Of course there's no files there.

Can someone tell me what this means and how I can configure X-windows?

I running a 133 pentium with 64 MG of RAM. I have an IDE 2.1Seagate drive
for DOS and a 4.5 gig SCSI Quantum for Linux attached to an Advansys 960
SCSI card.

Thanks for your help,

KRD

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