can't get startx to work with FX5200 video card

marduky · 08-20-03, 02:39 PM

I can't get x windows to work with the startx command. The screen displays a bunch of garbage and that particular process hangs.

I have a AMD 2500 with Soyo 8RDA+ motherboard and a Leadtek video card with the nVidia FX5200 chipset. I installed Redhat 9 and have the updated drivers from nVidia's website.

My XF86Config-4 file and error log is attached.

Any ideas? I'm rather new to Linux so it may be something simple or something complicated??

Thanks.

marduky · 08-20-03, 02:59 PM

updated log file with -logverbose 5

mmanas · 08-20-03, 05:12 PM

I am not an expert but I installed the FX5200 on a Red Hat 9.0 box doing the following:

1) I started the text installation (typing 'linux text' at the prompt). Otherwise, my sreen died.
2) I skipped the X configuration part of the setup
3) I installed the driver with the sh NVIDIA..... command
4) I copied and (renamed as XF86Config) the nVidia supplied XF86Config-sample file to /etc/X11/
5) I edited this file to change to my monitor sync settings and to adapt the default modes to something less extreme, like default color deph 8 and 800x600 resolution. I also deleted one of the first lines (something about UNIX, that I do not remember now, that was creating problems. As you see, not a particularly solid approach, but it worked for me!)
6) Save that file, start the X and then finish your configuration from the X environment.

Hope it also works for you...

08-20-03, 02:39 PM	#1
marduky Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2	can't get startx to work with FX5200 video card I can't get x windows to work with the startx command. The screen displays a bunch of garbage and that particular process hangs. I have a AMD 2500 with Soyo 8RDA+ motherboard and a Leadtek video card with the nVidia FX5200 chipset. I installed Redhat 9 and have the updated drivers from nVidia's website. My XF86Config-4 file and error log is attached. Any ideas? I'm rather new to Linux so it may be something simple or something complicated?? Thanks.

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08-20-03, 05:12 PM	#3
mmanas Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 5	I am not an expert but I installed the FX5200 on a Red Hat 9.0 box doing the following: 1) I started the text installation (typing 'linux text' at the prompt). Otherwise, my sreen died. 2) I skipped the X configuration part of the setup 3) I installed the driver with the sh NVIDIA..... command 4) I copied and (renamed as XF86Config) the nVidia supplied XF86Config-sample file to /etc/X11/ 5) I edited this file to change to my monitor sync settings and to adapt the default modes to something less extreme, like default color deph 8 and 800x600 resolution. I also deleted one of the first lines (something about UNIX, that I do not remember now, that was creating problems. As you see, not a particularly solid approach, but it worked for me!) 6) Save that file, start the X and then finish your configuration from the X environment. Hope it also works for you...