Problem in X windows in Linux 7.3

[Bindumadhava.V]

Hello,

I am facing the problem in X windows in Redhat 7.3 on Intel Chipset 845 onboard VGA card in Compaq EVO model. ( Driver - vesa generic ). It gets the login window and able to login and work. But moment we switch to virtual desktop..we can't revert it back to X window. It fails to X window.. That's all...

Any suggestions and work around for this problem...

Please help.

Thanks in Advance

Regards
Bindumadhava.V

[Donald Kok]

Hi,
The problem is not fully clear to me, but there are some tips that may help anyway:

- you can use the ctr-alt-functionkey combinations to switch between text and graphical screens:
* ctrl-alt F1-F4 are four textscreens
* ctrl-alt F7 is the GUI
* ctrl-alt F8 is the (optional) GUI on another machine

- you can use /usr/X11R6/bin/Xconfigurator to configure videocard, display and resolution.

Goodluck
Donald

[Bindumadhava.V]

Hi Donald,

Thanks for the Reply,

We have already tried all the settings you mentioned. But normally with X windows, it will work properly, provided if we don't switch to virutal desktops i.e ctrl-alt F1-F4 & ctrl-alt F7
.So any idea ...? And also if I put external AGP card , it works fine.

Thanks in Advance

Regards
Bindumadhav.

[I_M]

Hi

What is the error message, when the X Window die?
Check /var/log/messages or /var/log/XFree86.0.log.

good luck

[Donald Kok]

Maybe your problem has something to do with http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0xff04543254bfd611abdb0090277a778c,00.html

Just a thought....