[TheRecluse]

i just got slackware installed, after running xorgsetup and xorgconfig it tells me that the xorg conf file has been configured. but when i startx it tells me that there was an error loading the config file.

[m3trj]

Did it not ask you what GUI you wanted when you installed Slackware? When I installed it I just typed startx and it ran straight away.

[horndude]

have you tried configuring it again?

what graphics card please?

what montor please, er do you know its refresh specs?

also run xwmconfig and pick a gui

[TheRecluse]

i tried configuring a couple times, same thing

it's a generic integrated graphics card.. i'm not sure of the type
(the device manager says Intel 82845G/GL Graphics Controller)

under windows the screen refresh rate is set at 1024x768 85 Hertz

i remember picking a default gui during the set up

[horndude]

whats the x error say exactly?

[TheRecluse]

well this isn't it verbatim, but after i startx it goes to a blank screen then comes back to the prompt and says

Fatal OI error, no monitor found.

then it tells me to make sure the xorg.conf is configured

[horndude]

no monitor, that sucks

ok...........hmmmmmmmmmm

open this with an editor like pico or vi or whatever:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf

scroll down and check the monitor lines about 3/4ths of the way down

its a well commented text config file, linux relies on these
"#" make lines unreadable and left alone, deleting a "#" make a line active

your looking for a monitor being present AND the proper horiz and vert refresh rates

check and make sure your monitor settings are correct and match your monitor, you need to know what nukbers go there or you will have to guess and use the process of elimination

[TheRecluse]

ah, i accidently skipped an option on the configuration.. hit enter too fast

everything is working now, thanks