F8 can't start X

[Henning Larsen]

On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 22:49 -0200, Clodoaldo wrote:
> 2008/2/11, John Thompson <john at vector.os2.dhs.org>:
> > On 2008-02-11, Clodoaldo <clodoaldo.pinto.neto at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Just installed F8 can't start X. I have been searching on this for
> > > hours. Any hints? It looks like the "missing output drivers" message
> > > is the key.
> >
> > Have you tried the generic SVGA driver? E.g. in /etc/X11/xorg.conf,
> > change this:
> >
> > > Section "Device"
> > >         Identifier  "Videocard0"
> > >         Driver      "savage"
> >
> > To this:
> >
> >  Section "Device"
> >          Identifier  "Videocard0"
> >          Driver      "svga"
> 
> Thanks. svga does not work:

maybe try vesa

> (EE) Failed to load module "svga" (module does not exist, 0)
> 
> Tried vga and there is image in about a quarter of the monitor with a
> huge font. Totally unusable.
> 
> Regards, Clodoaldo Pinto Neto
>