X and Fluxbox :: X won't start on Compaq Prolinea 4/66

I had one of those blank screen startups too. So I tried vga=normal, and that got me going, so I could work my way down.
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I had been told by robert that editing the XF86Config file might not work, since
this is a kdrive setup,or something. I only have Mandrake on this box other than
windows 98 so I could not use the Mandrake XF86Config.
My hd setup of Damn Small is essentially the same as the CDROM live cd version of DSL so I am using the kdrive server.
(here is my setup howto so you can see what I am talking about:)
http://www.angelfire.com/ms/telegram/general_howto
Anyway, after I got all my boxes working, I did not
return to the idea of editing my XF86Config file, on robert's advice, he said
it would be ignored on a stock DSL installation.  Of course I run "restore" and have MozillaFirebird and a bunch of my own settings and wallpaper.
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Since you have done a hard drive install of DSL, does it more closely follow the
Debian standard, ie, allow you to have an X server other than kdrive that is DSL default, such as the SVGA server, or S3 server? And then you could edit
the XF86Config and have it be used by DSL.
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A nice card to use with that Compaq is the 2MB S3 Trio 64+. (PCI card)
They are old, but very common, and give me 800x600 at 16 bpp on my Compaq Deskpro 575 in DSL with kdrive.
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On Debian, Redhat, Mandrake setups when changes are made to an XF86Config, then you just restart X and the changes either work or don't. I usually do not have X start automatically on Debian 2.2, so I can see what is going on with the X server, when I exit my Window Manager, and return to text mode. I make changes, then "startx" to go again.
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