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RE: Gnome games



The problem is not in XF86Config, but in gnome. 
When I said, I am having a blank screen, I meant to the "pure X - no WM"
black-white dotted screen, you propably saw lot's of time.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boaz Rymland [mailto:BRymland@avaya.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 6:05 PM
> To: linux-il@linux.org.il
> Subject: RE: Gnome games
> Importance: Low
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> If I get this right, what you describe is a problem in the X 
> setup, before
> your .xinitrc, .fvwmrc or the like comes to play.
> You need to change the configuration of your X server. This 
> change will be
> noted in your (probably this is the path) /etc/X11/XF86Config file. 
> You screen got blank, I guess, due to bad modelines. The 
> remedy work needs
> to be done hands on. You can try to: lower resolution, change 
> the modelines.
> You can get help from automated tools like XConfigurator or 
> XF86Setup or the
> like (run them as root), but DO NOT forget to backup your 
> existing (useless
> but important for it's other data) XF86Config file.
> 
> [completely OFF_TOPIC: just came back from a month off the 
> list.. . How the
> hell could I miss that wonderfull thread about Mr. Choo the 
> evil and some
> droplets of joy from MAV ? Murphy's law - just when you're 
> not there the
> action will go on... :-) ]
> 
> boaz.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Alexander Sandler [SMTP:ASandler@store-age.com]
> > Sent:	Tue 01 May 2001 18:44
> > To:	linux-il@linux.org.il
> > Subject:	Gnome games
> > 
> > Hi List.
> > 
> > I am trying to upgrade gnome on my LinuxBox. I''ve 
> installed/upgraded all
> > required gnome-* rpms and their dependencies.
> > Then tried to startx. Unfortunatly it didn't work. I got 
> blank screen. 
> > The question is of course, how to make it work ?
> > 
> > Few words about the LinuxBox.
> > I had RedHat 6.2 originaly. New rpm's I've installed are 
> from RedHat 7.1.
> > 
> > I've tried to change .xinitrc. First removed it completely. 
> Then wrote
> > "exec
> > gnome-wm" in there. In both cases, the result was as 
> described below.
> > 
> > This is it.
> > Any help will be pretiated.
> > 
> > Best regards.
> > Alexandr Sandler.
> > 
> > Software Engineer.
> > StoreAge Networking Technologies, Inc.
> > Tel   : (972)-4-8329030 Ext. 235.
> > Email : asandler@store-age.com
> > 
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