Hello Alex: Back again on the groove

Please look into your etc/X11/XF86Config file again and find Section "Device" Comment out or delete line Screen 0 as shown below: Section "Device"

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# Screen 0 #### Must be commented out or deleted !!!

...

EndSection

Done, see below

Except this you may need to comment out these settings at the end of the file /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup: ----------------------------------------------------- # The geometry of xconsole is set in the Xresource file. # # ( # exec setsid $xconsole -notify -nostdin -verbose -exitOnFail # ) & echo $! > /var/run/xconsole.pid

exit 0 -----------------------------------------------------

Also done, but I can't make it start (Maybe I'm too dummy this month? :-P) I was testing all as root, but i fake the command line always. Here are my XF86Config and Xservers *_*_ XF86Config _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* # /.../ # SaX generated XFree86 config file # Created on: 2002-04-15. # # Version: 4.3 # Contact: Marcus Schaefer , 2001 # # Automatically generated by [SaX2] (4.3) # PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! # Section "Files" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/japanese:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/kwintv:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/truetype" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/uni:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/hellas/Type1" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/xtest" ModulePath "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" Option "AllowMouseOpenFail" EndSection Section "Module" Load "type1" Load "speedo" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "keyboard" Identifier "Keyboard[0]" Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30" Option "LeftAlt" "Meta" Option "Protocol" "Standard" Option "RightAlt" "Meta" Option "RightCtl" "Control" Option "ScrollLock" "Compose" Option "XkbLayout" "es" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Driver "mouse" Identifier "Mouse[1]" Option "ButtonNumber" "5" Option "Device" "/dev/mouse" Option "InputFashion" "Mouse" Option "Name" "Autodetection" Option "Protocol" "imps/2" Option "Vendor" "Sysp" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Monitor" Option "CalcAlgorithm" "CheckDesktopGeometry" DisplaySize 330 250 HorizSync 22-71 Identifier "Monitor[0]" ModelName "CM610ET" VendorName "Hitachi" VertRefresh 49-161 UseModes "Modes[0]"Section "Modes" Identifier "Modes[0]" Modeline "1152x864" 106.22 1152 1168 1384 1568 864 864 874 902 +hsync +vsync Modeline "1280x1024" 102.24 1280 1296 1552 1736 1024 1024 1033 1070 Modeline "1280x1024" 118.14 1280 1296 1552 1736 1024 1024 1034 1070 Modeline "1280x1024" 119.28 1280 1296 1552 1736 1024 1024 1035 1070 Modeline "1024x768" 61.19 1024 1040 1216 1400 768 768 775 802 Modeline "1024x768" 71.39 1024 1040 1216 1400 768 768 776 802 Modeline "1024x768" 81.59 1024 1040 1216 1400 768 768 778 802 Modeline "1024x768" 94.29 1024 1040 1216 1400 768 768 778 802 Modeline "832x624" 40.44 832 848 968 1112 624 624 629 652 Modeline "832x624" 47.17 832 848 968 1112 624 624 630 652 Modeline "832x624" 53.91 832 848 968 1112 624 624 634 652 Modeline "832x624" 60.65 832 848 968 1112 624 624 634 652 Modeline "832x624" 67.39 832 848 968 1152 624 624 634 652 Modeline "832x624" 76.68 832 848 968 1152 624 624 634 652 Modeline "800x600" 37.44 800 816 928 1072 600 600 605 626 Modeline "800x600" 43.68 800 816 928 1072 600 600 606 626 Modeline "800x600" 49.92 800 816 928 1072 600 600 610 626 Modeline "800x600" 56.16 800 816 928 1072 600 600 610 626 Modeline "800x600" 62.40 800 816 928 1112 600 600 610 626 Modeline "800x600" 68.64 800 816 928 1112 600 600 610 626 Modeline "800x600" 73.84 800 816 928 1112 600 600 610 626 Modeline "640x480" 23.96 640 656 720 864 480 480 484 501 Modeline "640x480" 27.96 640 656 720 864 480 480 485 501 Modeline "640x480" 31.95 640 656 720 864 480 480 490 501 Modeline "640x480" 35.94 640 656 720 864 480 480 490 501 Modeline "640x480" 39.94 640 656 720 864 480 480 490 501 Modeline "640x480" 43.93 640 656 720 864 480 480 490 501 Modeline "640x480" 47.92 640 656 720 864 480 480 490 501 Modeline "640x480" 51.92 640 656 720 864 480 480 490 501 Modeline "640x480" 55.91 640 656 720 904 480 480 490 501 Modeline "720x400" 22.46 720 736 824 1008 400 400 403 417 Modeline "720x400" 26.21 720 736 824 1008 400 400 404 417 Modeline "720x400" 29.95 720 736 824 1064 400 400 410 417 Modeline "720x400" 33.70 720 736 824 1064 400 400 410 417 Modeline "720x400" 37.44 720 736 824 1064 400 400 410 417 Modeline "720x400" 41.18 720 736 824 1064 400 400 410 417 Modeline "720x400" 44.93 720 736 824 1064 400 400 410 417 Modeline "720x400" 48.67 720 736 824 1064 400 400 410 417 Modeline "720x400" 52.42 720 736 824 1064 400 400 410 417 EndSection Section "Screen" # DefaultDepth 24 SubSection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1152x864" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1152x864" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1152x864" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 32 Modes "1152x864" EndSubSection SubSection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1152x864" EndSubSection Device "Device[0]" Identifier "Screen[0]" Monitor "Monitor[0]" EndSection Section "Device" BoardName "3D Rage IIC AGP" BusID "1:0:0" Driver "ati" Identifier "Device[0]" # Screen 0 VendorName "ATI" Videoram 8192 EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "Layout[all]" InputDevice "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer" Option "Clone" "off" Option "Xinerama" "off" Screen "Screen[0]" EndSection Section "DRI" Group "video" Mode 0660 EndSection _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* My /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers # $XConsortium: Xserv.ws.cpp,v 1.3 93/09/28 14:30:30 gildea Exp $ # # # $XFree86: xc/programs/xdm/config/Xserv.ws.cpp,v 1.1.1.1.12.2 1998/10/04 15:23:14 hohndel Exp $ # # Xservers file, workstation prototype # # This file should contain an entry to start the server on the # local display; if you have more than one display (not screen), # you can add entries to the list (one per line). If you also # have some X terminals connected which do not support XDMCP, # you can add them here as well. Each X terminal line should # look like: # # XTerminalName:0 foreign # # Note: The vt07 is required to start the local X server on the virtual # console 7. This avoids conflicts with gettys of /etc/inittab. # # :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 vt07 # # For more colors set DefaultColorDepth (manual page XF86Config(5x)) # or use one of the lines at the end. # Note: your graphic card should have enough memory and should # support the frequence in that color depth. # :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 vt07 -depth 24 :1 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 vt08 -depth 8 *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* As user or root, in the command promt I simply do: user@earth@:~> startx and only one server starts and only in vt07, with 8 bits. Vt08 is black with a lonely white blinking cursor. I've also tried (once again) :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 vt07 -depth 8 :1 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 vt08 -depth 8 and nothing .... I'm little bit confused. I remember, two o three yars ago that resolution and screen deep can be changed "on line" using CTRL+ALT and (+) and CTRL+ALT and (-), but these feature don't work any more I'm using KDE, but tried with fvwm2 and ... nothing. Any more ideas? TIA -- [---------------------------------------------------------------] [ Prof. Andres Augusto Nogueiras Melendez ] [ Departamento de Tecnologia Electronica - Universidad de Vigo ] [ Campus Lagoas Marcosende, 9 http://www.dte.uvigo.es ] [ 36280 - Vigo, Pontevedra mailto:aaugusto@uvigo.es ] [ Spain tel: +34 986 812 091 fax: +34 986 469 547 ] [---------------------------------------------------------------]