[K12OSN] xserver error

[Jim McQuillan]

Norbert,

Please send me a copy of your lts.conf file.  I suspect something is
goofy in there.

Jim.


On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 bear2bar at netscape.net wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> OK I tried that, changing to Xserver = XF86_SVGA and got a different error config error /tmp/XF86Config.1:45
> Hhorizontal display expected
>
> What's strange is that all the clients are Compag P-I 75 to 166Mhz and some work and some don't. Could it be the video chipsets/video cards ?
>
> thks
> norbert
>
>
>
> Jim McQuillan <jam at mcquil.com> wrote:
>
> >Norbert,
> >
> >First off,  'VESA' would be wrong.  You'd need 'vesa'  (LOWERCASE).
> >
> >If that doesn't work, you could try the older XFree86 3.3.6 drivers.
> >To do that, you'd preface the name of the driver with 'XF86_'.
> >
> >Probably a good choice would be:
> >
> >   XSERVER = "XF86_SVGA"
> >
> >
> >If you continue getting the 'Parse error', it would be interesting to
> >see what is at line 60 of the XF86Config.1 file.  To do that,
> >try setting:
> >
> >    SCREEN_01 = shell
> >
> >THen, reboot the terminal.  You should get a bash prompt.  At that
> >point, type 'startx', and it should attempt to launch the Xserver.
> >It will likely fail and return you to the shell.
> >
> >Then, you can go look at the file in /tmp.
> >
> >
> >Jim McQuillan
> >jam at Ltsp.org
> >
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, norbert wrote:
> >
> >> dhuckaby at paasda.org wrote:
> >>
> >> > AUTO seems to only work on the newer hardware (in my experience)
> >> > and VESA has worked for EVERYTHING I've tried...a variety of out of the box
> >> > thin clients and those "junker" donations as well.
> >> > I always say "try it"...it won't break anything for sure..and if it does...a
> >> > simple edit and you're back...
> >> > I'm a copy/paste and comment-out person =)
> >> > that way you just have to remove one '#' and insert another
> >> >
> >> > --Huck
> >> >
> >> > norbert wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > dhuckaby at paasda.org wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > try using VESA in your /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf  file for your
> >> > > >
> >> > > > XSERVER  = VGA
> >> > > >
> >> > > > --Huck
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > bear2bar at netscape.net wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > Hi,
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Odd problem when I first launched beta all the stations worked,
> >> > > > > shortly after some ws were restarted and came up with the following
> >> > > > > problem.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Parse error on line 60 of section monitor in file /tmp/XF86Config.1
> >> > > > > (EE) Problem parsing the config file
> >> > > > > (EE) Error parsing the config file
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Fatal server error
> >> > > > > no screens found
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > and just when I thought it was finally working !!!!!
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > HELP !!!!
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > norbert
> >> > > > >
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> >> > > Hi Huck,
> >> > >
> >> > > Thanks for the suggestion but I thought that the setting should be left to
> >> > > "auto" unless you're dealing with very old hardware.... I should change
> >> > > this to "VESA"  instead ?
> >> > >
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> >> Hi Huck,
> >>
> >> Tried VESA, VGA, AUTO, HELP & none worked alll come back with the same error
> >> ....... any other suggestions
> >>
> >> thks
> >> norbert
> >>
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