X-WIndows Server wont run

[digitalzero]

I just installed Slackware 7.1, and I can login. However, when I do a "startx", I get an error saying:

"Fatal Server Error
open_framebuffer: failed to open /dev/fd0 (no such device)."

anyone able to help me? How do I install my monitor and my VGA card? I'm using a 233mhz laptop. Thanks.

[configure]

To configure your graphic cards and monitor:

If you're using XFree86-3.3.x do XF86Setup for the graphical setup.
If you're using XFree86-4.x do xf86cfg for the graphical setup.
If the graphical setup fail, do XF86Config (I'm not sure)

/dev/fd0 is a floppy disk device, I have no idea why it's complainning about that..

Good luck http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif

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..and Bill Gate said, "Just a few billions bugs, aint that nice?"

[digitalzero]

hey thanks configure... i got it to work.
How do I actually switch from GNOME to KDE or vice versa? And what is the command to end X-Windows. I know it starts using: "startx".
Thanks.

[configure]

To end X-windows do Ctrl + Alt + Backspace. But that would equal you doing Ctrl Alt Del on windows, some info will not be save. There should be a button for you to Log out from X-Windows properly on your taskbar. To change from GNOME to anything else, do setup and go to configure. that should let you choose which windows manager to use.
NOTE: configure will allow you to change some other settings aswell, just press cancel if you don't want to make any change to them.
NOTE2: if you want to switch to use KDE2 you must put startkde in your .xinitrc, if you don't have one, simply create one.
Goodluck http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif

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..and Bill Gate said, "Just a few billions bugs, aint that nice?"

[digitalzero]

OK see i installed Slackware on my laptop. But now I wanna move to my new desktop. I noticed that in the installation it didnt support my VGA card which is a: ASUS GeForceMX 7100. What should I do for that?

[configure]

Originally posted by digitalzero:
OK see i installed Slackware on my laptop. But now I wanna move to my new desktop. I noticed that in the installation it didnt support my VGA card which is a: ASUS GeForceMX 7100. What should I do for that?
try use NViDIA Geforge driver. It might work. That driver should be in XFree86-3.3.6 and later http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif


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..and Bill Gate said, "Just a few billions bugs, aint that nice?"

[This message has been edited by configure (edited 08 December 2000).]