Re: x connection broken 2


Subject: Re: x connection broken 2
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Date: Mon Sep 13 1999 - 22:56:45 MDT


You have to be in X, logged in as root to run that.

> I'm sorry to keep bothering you but it now says "unable to open display "" "
> this is after I typed "xset s blank off"
> -brian
>
> By the way - where could I get a general linux manual (if there is one)?

Go to your local book store. There's plenty :)

> ----------
> >From: Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terraplex.com>
> >To: yellow dog list <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> >Subject: Re: x connection broken 2
> >Date: Tue, Sep 14, 1999, 12:31 AM
> >
>
> >
> > You should turn off screen blanking while in X with: xset s blank off
> > This is a FBDev bug.
> >
> > As far as incorrect kernel version.. you'll need to copy a System.map from
> > your kernel source directory (or wherever you got a binary kernel) into
> > your /boot directory.
> >
> >
> >
> >> It also says fbdevscreeninit: unable to set screen params (invalid argument)
> >>
> >> Before that I also noticed that while booting, in several parts it said
> >> incorect kernel version.
> >>
> >> Could you please tell me how to fix these two things. Thanks for all your
> >> help
> >> -Brian
> >>
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
> > Yellow Dog Linux
> > "The Ultimate Companion for a Dedicated Server"
> > http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/
> >
> >
>

Dan

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