I'm a newcomer to Fedora 10 Live CD

[Jim Cornette]

Pedro Izecksohn wrote:
>   startx prints to stderr and exits:
> xauth:  creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.4241
> 
> 
> X.Org X Server 1.5.3
> Release Date: 5 November 2008
> X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
> Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.18-92.1.10.el5 x86_64
> Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain
> 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Nov 18 11:58:53 EST 2008 x86_64
> Build Date: 16 November 2008  08:28:40PM
> Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.5.3-5.fc10
>         Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
>         to make sure that you have the latest version.
> Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
>         (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
>         (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
> (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Dec 24 22:49:24 2008
> (EE) Unable to locate/open config file
> New driver is "nv"
> (==) Using default built-in configuration (30 lines)
> (EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
> (EE) No devices detected.
> 
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
> giving up.
> xinit:  No such file or directory (errno 2):  unable to connect to X server
> xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  Server error.
> 
>   This computer is a HP Pavilion dv2000. The video board is NVIDIA
> MCP67M. The screen resolution is 1280x800. It is a generic PnP
> Monitor.
> 
>   I'm not too worried, as I downloaded the CD to install on another
> different computer. I was just trying to preview it.
> 

You may need to run with the vesa driver. I'm  not familiar with running 
the live CD but you may need to specify the vesa driver at boot.

With a Compaq Presario F700, it does not work with either the nv or 
nouveau driver so the vesa needed used. I now run the binary nvidia 
driver which works relatively decent, but the vesa driver let me get the 
GUI running initially.

Jim

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