Loki_ Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Im new to Mandrake and Linux in general, I installed Mandrake 9.1 and it seemed to work fine. I can get to the chose OS screen and i go into Linux but when i go into it, it takes me to a dos like interface and i have no clue what to do there. I can log in and type stuff but i need to beable to get into a Graphical interface. Can anyone help me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 login and type: startx then hit return if the graphical interface starts up, look for Mandrake Control Center in the menu, go into boot, boot options, and somewhere there should be a checkbox for "start GUI on boot" if the gui doesn't start up, post any error messages you get here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki_ Posted January 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 I did what you said but then i get an error message that goes more or less like this: (EE) Radeon(0): No valid mode found for this DFP/LCD(EE)Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configeration Fatal Server Error no screens found XIO:fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer) onx server ":0.0" after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining. I run: P4 2.8 w/ hyperthreading Asus P4G8X Deluxe ATI Radeon 9700 Pro My moniter is a Dell P780 Any hints to fix this? thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki_ Posted January 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac_dispatcher Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Did it ever get into a GUI screen? or just CLI? t first look it sounds like you didnt set up you card correct during the install. Did it test OK? Also tell me what card you have. Radeon what... GUI = Grafical usser interface CLI = Command line interface (DOS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidzoo Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 If it still isn't working, you can run xfdrake (I think) from the Command line and set up your monitor/graphics card from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlJF Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Try this: Type the following command: emacs /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 Now, find a line that looks like Driver "ATI" or Driver "Radeon". I'm not sure of the exact syntax because I have an nvidia card. Change the "ATI", "Radeon" or whatever it is with "vesa". Save the file by pressing CTRL-x followed by CTRL-c. Now, try startx. The GUI should start in VESA mode. Certainly not as good as with the correct driver, but you shuld at least be able to get to th econtrol panel and make modification and browse the web to download the drivers from ATI and install them. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlJF Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 BTW, is your Dell monitor a flat panel or a CRT ? It seems that the system identifies your screen as a LCD. It can cause problem if you have a CRT. If this is the case, the problem is easy to solve, only a parameter to add in XFConfig file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fissy Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 i have a 9700, if you want i can paste my xf86config-4 its not at all optimised, i think i'm using the standard "vga" driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki_ Posted January 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 I have a CRT Moniter CarlJF could you tell me what to change in the XF config file? in the meanwhile ill try all the things you guys posted thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fissy Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 search for the model number on google, theres a good chance you'll find the info you need there. If not, just guess :) use one of the more "wide" settings. Use this program to create the xf86config file: /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config you may have to copy the file it creates to /etc/X11/ but you can do that i'm sure. :) good luck, expect to run the config program many times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki_ Posted January 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 thank you all i finaly got in to the GUI and now i can set everything up. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fissy Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 glad we could help :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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