[ale] [Re]Configuring X11 on SuSE-9.3
Trey Sizemore
trey at fastmail.fm
Wed Nov 30 13:04:58 EST 2005
On Wed Nov 30, 2005 08:29AM, Greg Freemyer wrote:
> On 11/29/05, Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net> wrote:
> > John Mills wrote:
> > > ALErs -
> > >
> > > I have a new SuSE-9.3 installation on an old Gateway 2000, and it is
> > > refusing to start X-Windows with an error message: "No Screen Section",
> > > pointing squarely at XF86Config, I assume.
> > >
> > > My question: How can I bootstrap the display, or configure XFree, starting
> > > from a text screen (runlevel 3)?
> >
> > startx
> >
> If that wont work, run sax2 from the command prompt.
>
> I have one machine I have to force sax2 into a low res mode to run, so
> I use "sax2 600x800".
>
> FYI: I think sax2 is SUSE specific?
>
Yes, it stands for SuSE advanced
X Window System-configuration
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Trey
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