Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 16:18:38 -0700 From: "Scott Miller" <smaction@slightlysuspect.com> To: "'Daniela'" <dgw@liwest.at>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: X doesn't work Message-ID: <000401c33394$742abc40$0200a8c0@carson> In-Reply-To: <200306142351.18089.dgw@liwest.at>
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ctrl-alt backspace does work, so X is not really locked. The screen just has junk. Since Dell provides no information about the display, any ideas on how to determine the correct rates? Thanks, Scott -----Original Message----- From: Daniela [mailto:dgw@liwest.at] Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 4:51 PM To: Scott Miller; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X doesn't work On Saturday 14 June 2003 21:03, Scott Miller wrote: > Hi List, > > Where should I start on troubleshooting this? I installed FreeBSD and > included X and Gnome 2 environment. I selected the lowest resolution (VGA) > to see if it would work (I have had trouble getting X to work with some > flavors of Linux on this machine). When I run startx, I get garbage on the > screen and the computer locks up. Same problem with other resolutions. > > I have a Dell Inspiron 8100. It uses the nvida GeForce2 GO. Dell will > provide no other technical specifications. In windows I use 1600x1200 and > 32-bit colcor. What other information do you all need? Check the refresh rate of your monitor. However, I've never seen a lockup because of this. There may be other problems, too. Are you sure it locked up? Have you tried ctrl+alt+backspace? Daniela
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