F8 can't start X

[inforainbow at infinito.it]

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:08:48 +0100
  Henning Larsen <hennlar at start.no> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 
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Try to add "vga=791" at boot prompt it should say to use 
vga driver with a resolution 0f 1024x768 and a color depth 
of 24  bit
Let me know
bye
Yoghi
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