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"
...
# 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:
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# The geometry of xconsole is set in the Xresource file.
#
# (
# exec setsid $xconsole -notify -nostdin -verbose -exitOnFail
# ) & echo $! > /var/run/xconsole.pid
exit 0
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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
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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
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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
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