I use a slackware10.2 on K6 and mx440 machine. I chose sata install
since I have the sata disk. However, after install, everything is ok
but I cannot enter into graphic mode after I change the runlevel to 4.
I can see a login window flash away when use the ctrl+alt+F7, and there
seems a error message box. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem?

thanks

You should first configure the X system. I don't remember the exact command,
but it's something like xorgconfig or xorgsetup. Type xorg and type TAB in
bash to see the options. After that (in runlevel 3) you can run startx to
try to start the X windows system. If you see any problem (black window,
etc) type Ctrl-Alt-Backspace to kill the X windows system, return the
console and edit the xorg config file.
After the test is ok, then you can switch to runlevel 5.
Good look,

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>I use a slackware10.2 on K6 and mx440 machine. I chose sata install
> since I have the sata disk. However, after install, everything is ok
> but I cannot enter into graphic mode after I change the runlevel to 4.
> I can see a login window flash away when use the ctrl+alt+F7, and there
> seems a error message box. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem?
>
> thanks
>

On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 04:41:09 -0800, pipehappy wrote:

> I use a slackware10.2 on K6 and mx440 machine. I chose sata install
> since I have the sata disk. However, after install, everything is ok
> but I cannot enter into graphic mode after I change the runlevel to 4.
> I can see a login window flash away when use the ctrl+alt+F7, and there
> seems a error message box. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem?
>
> thanks
>
X startup errors are in the log file. You can check that, and/or read my
comments below:
# cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | less

My Comments:

I think X usually works "out of the box" with VESA modes in Slack.
Although VESA usually works, the X drivers for your specific video board
will do a better job. I think you want the nv module. Did you run
xorgsetup? That will detect your video driver and write the
configuration file. That setup script sometimes has trouble reading the
refresh rates from your monitor, as the script explains when it terminates
(read the last dialog box.)

If your monitor's rates are not read correctly, you can fix them
manually. Get the parameters from its manual and edit the
configuration manually (vi command below). You fix the section which
specifies the correct rates for your monitor. This is the relevent section
of the file from my system:

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
HorizSync 30 - 67
VertRefresh 50 - 120
EndSection

Edit the file with this command (or similar):
# vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf


If it still has trouble starting, check the X startup log again, or start
with a command like this:
startx -- >~/x.1 2>~/x.2

The second file, ~/x.2, will capture relevent error messages.

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On 2005-12-04, chabral <chabral@hotmail.com> wrote:
> You should first configure the X system. I don't remember the exact command,
> but it's something like xorgconfig or xorgsetup.

In Slackware 10.2, you can use X -configure .

> After the test is ok, then you can switch to runlevel 5.

Slackware 10.2 uses runlevel 4 for a graphical login window, not 5.
You'd have to configure inittab if you wanted to use runlevel 5 for
x/kdm (no gdm in 10.2).

--keith

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