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To: Eric Kozowski <eric@routergeeks.net>
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Did you try XFree86 -configure? This seems to scan your video
card/monitor and starts with something that (it thinks) might work (must
be run as root).

xf86cfg and xf86config are the other configuration programs. Install (or
README - I forget which) in the XFree86 distribution describes them. One
of these is text based. If you have your monitor specs you might have some
luck with that one. 

newbie@XFree86.Org is helpful if you are just getting started. It is a lot
of traffic but I think archives are available.

G'luck


On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Eric Kozowski wrote:

> 
> ok, now i can run xf86cfg as root and create a config file.  however,
> i cannot run XFree86 -xf6config XF86Config as another user.  i get:
> 
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
> 
> i checked the config file and there are valid screens defined. 
> 
> anyone have any ideas?
> 
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