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Old 05-09-2005, 08:40 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I installed slackware 10.1.I installed only disc 1 so no gnome.when I boot into slackware and then I give the command startx I get a blank screen.I have a samsung syncmaster793MB and an nvidia geforce 2 Mx video card
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Old 05-09-2005, 08:52 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Slackware doesn't try to detect the display hardware by itself, run xorgconfig as root and configure your settings
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ok.When I boot I get a message saying incompatible mode.Select mode.what is that.
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Old 06-09-2005, 09:08 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Do you get this message while the OS is just loading up, or when it tries to initialise the display (on running startx)? It sounds like your monitor is not able to handle the resolution/refresh rate. Could you post the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf here? Also, what did you enter in the horizontal and vertical refresh rates for your monitor?
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