Re: [LI] help: can't start x [execvc failed, errno 2]

["Suresh Ramasubramanian" <Suresh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanx buddy

> I had the same problem. I think it was traced down to 'there was a
> problem detecting your video card' after running setup after

As the card is SiS6215c, that does not surprise me at all.  I 
repeated the install, this time paying attention to the messages 
before the graphical screen popped up.

It tried to autoprobe and said "unknown card, falling back on 
default".  Hassle - it is a perfectly good sis6215c (the sort which 
PCQ 6.1 is supposed to support <g>), and windoze gives a crystal 
clear 800*600 16 bit display.

> DOS/win partition... at least hardware problems could be detected. -

If it was a ~hardware~ hassle - windoze would not be showing up at 
all, so that's ruled out.  Suppose I manually install the required 
rpms from the cd and try manually setting XF86config, does it help?

I think I'll do that when I have the time and energy (currently, am 
running my ass off trying to get a HR summer (!) proj for my MBA 
course requirements)

(!) Summer???? Yeah I know this is not summer, but our MBA 
course is 6 months behind schedule, so Osmania U, in its infinite 
wisdom, has declared that we do ours NOW.  

[sorry for the off topic rant - but I ~had~ to let off steam, mktg and 
finance projs are dime a dozen, but HR is rather a rare beast]

--s


Suresh Ramasubramanian
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