X and Fluxbox :: X won't start

i have a neomagic too and X starts but the display is corrupt and unreadable

too bad

any other distro you've tried with that graphics card?

http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man4/neomagic.4.html

I have similar chipsets on my IBM laptops..

I start out booting the DSL CD with the bootcode

fb800x600 dma

Then, when the xsetup choices come up,
choose xfbdev, 800x600, your mouse, etc., etc..

Works for me..

73
ke4nt

hi!
on live cd try in boot options F2 and choose "fb800x600" it's work on laptops.
if dsl is installed in HD an boot with lilo, change in lilo.conf vga=788 or 778 don't remember. and execute xsetup.sh to set in framebuffer.
good luck!

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