X and Fluxbox :: X window problem
You might need the specialised KDrive XTrident server - Trident cards aren't known to work too well with XVesa. See if you can find a pre-compiled copy of XTrident anywhere, and try that.
See when you get the error "modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fb0" Linux is saying, "Hey, you haven't made a framebuffer yet!" and sends a fatal error. So, when you put "vga=788" in the /etc/lilo.conf file it tells lilo to tell the kernel to make a fb0 device which Xfbdev, the framebufer server, works on! That's why this fix works. DSL, or the app modprobe rather, tries to setup your video card when you run DSL / install DSL. However, on older/f*cked up cards it doesn't always know what to do so you have to help it a bit
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Hmm, first of all i have not a hd install of dsl iīm booting
from floppy .
Iīve read that entering "knoppix vga=788" at boot should do the same job as editing the lilo.conf. Entering this at boot prompt changed nothing, same error.
So Next I tryed to edit lilo.conf with the tool lilo-config. Lilo-config asks for a pw. but iīve never set a pw for root
Thanks for your patient.
greetz doc
About root, when booting from CD/Floppy use 'sudo -u root <cmd>' to run any cmd as root. And you can't edit the lilo for the CD but you can enter 'fb800x600' to get the same effect as entering 'vga=788' in lilo.conf. I thought you were doing a hdd install, well anyway the cd fix is a tad easier but you have type it in everytime
So basicly, just enter 'fb800x600' as a boot param, hint: no 'knoppix' at front of boot params
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Hi Crotalus,
entering 'fb800x600' at boot prompt finally didnīt changed nothing
XFB doesnīt start, same error code.
Finally it seems that itīs better still using Win98se for this
IBM Laptop, because best mode is 640X480 4 Bit ... with Xvesa.
Greetz Doc.
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