xorg install - X won't start completely

[Maynard Kuona]

On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 20:57 -0500, Jim Cornette wrote:
> Jim Shepherd wrote:
> > On Sun, 2004-03-21 at 20:17 -0500, Jim Cornette wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>This is a shot in the dark. I cleared the /tmp directory out of all 
> >>lingering files, Then I rebooted and the problems went away, X now starts.
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > Completely cleared out my /tmp and /var/tmp directories and still get
> > the same error.
> > 
> > 
> >>Looking at your XFree error file, you have similar computer specs as I 
> >>have. 810 video anyway. Here is what the video section looks like. It 
> >>seems to be working alright.
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > My Screen section seems to be set up exactly like yours, except you seem
> > to have an i815 while I seem to have an i810.  What modules are you
> > loading in the Modules section?
> > 
> > -Jim
> > 
> > 
> 
> This excerpt is from XF86Config. My card is an 815 and didn't work with 
> several distributions, but seems to work with RH or Fedora.
> (800 MHz P III)
> 
> I was worried that it stopped working with xorg originally.
> 
> Have you tried running system-config-display to try to get x working? 
> There might be documentation on dumping system-config-xfree86, but I 
> didn't realize it until after X wouldn't start.
> My file was generated by system-config-display as root user.
> 
> Jim C.
> 
> 
> Section "Module"
>          Load  "dbe"
>          Load  "extmod"
>          Load  "fbdevhw"
>          Load  "glx"
>          Load  "record"
>          Load  "freetype"
>          Load  "type1"
>          Load  "dri"
> EndSection
> 
> 
Also, xorg supports running without XF86config. I used this to fix mine
after it wouldn't find my fonts. Although it was running at limited
resolution.