Mandrake 8.0 - Screen

[Darin Perusich]

if you start getting the "40 40 ..." when the X server starts up, after
all the other services startup, you'll want to boot into single user
mode and disable the graphical startup. 

from the lilo prompt type boot single <CR>, this will boot into single
user. once you're in single user mode make sure the root filesystem is
in read-write mode, 
mount -o rw,remount / . the /etc/inittab file controls what run level
that system boots to, runlevel 5 is the GUI. backup this file, cp
/etc/inittab /etc/inittab.orig. the line in the file that reads
id:5:initdefault: should be changed to id:3:initdefault: 

save these changes and reboot the machine. when the machine comes back
up again you probable want to reconfigure the /etc/X11/XF86Config file.
either hack it by hand, or you can use xf86config, Xconfigurator (this
is a redhat tool, but mandrake is a basicly redhat).

enjoy
darin

Lasse Saarinen wrote:
> 
> At which point does this happen? Before or after X starts up?
> Also, what graphics card(s) have you tried, and what installation method are
> you using? It could be just that Mandrake installation is picking the wrong X
> server for you. If 7.1 worked for you, you might get it working with 8.0 by
> picking XFree 3.x and trying out different settings.
> 
>         - Lasse
> 
> WM wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I installed Mandrake and get " 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 " painted across
> > my screen after I install and then reboot (startx starts automatically).  I
> > have swapped the monitor out and graphics cards out with no difference.
> > Also, I have tried 4.x and 3.x  XFree....   same effect.   I don't believe
> > it is my monitor or graphics card.  They worked fine with Mandrake 7.1.
> > Anyone have an idea of where to go from here?  Other than back to Mandrake
> > 7.1.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Wayne

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Darin Perusich
Unix Administrator
Cognigen Corp.
darinper at cognigencorp.com