Trouble with Xserver on LCD iMac

[Geoffrey S. Mendelson]

Charles Trois wrote:
 
> NV(0): Virtual height (0) is too small for the hardware (min. 128).
> Screens found, but none have a usable configuration.
> Fatal server error: no screens found.

This message is similar to your "car is on fire" without telling you
why it caught fire. What it means is that your X windows server did not 
start.

The question is why? Look in /var/log/XFree86.0.log for more messages,
one of them may catch your eye. Meanwhile try this:

(as root)

	cd /etc/X11
	mv XF86Config XF86Config.save
	X -configure

The screen should blink and you should get a message that the new config
file has been saved in "/root/XF86Config.new". If it fails, look at the
messages. If it looks ok:

	mv /root/XF86Config.new XF86Config

Try to start X:

	X

If it works, you will be left with a gray screen and a mouse pointer in the
middle. Exit X by pressing and holding ctrl and alt and then backspace.

	Reboot.

Geoff.

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Geoffrey S. Mendelson gsm@mendelson.com 972-54-608-069
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