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[Robert Steinmetz <rob AT steinmetznet.com>]

Ron Clarke wrote:

> Hi Robert,
>
> On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 13:30:24 -0600
> Robert Steinmetz <rob AT steinmetznet.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
> > I am trying to get BL3 on running on an old AST Notebook.
> >
> > startx
> > results in a black screen and the following errors;
> >
> > _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errorno = 111
> > <repeat 18 times>
> > MENU: cannot open display
> > swm: cannot open display , giving up
> >
> > Xvesa -list modesVBE version 1.2 (Cirrus Logic GD-7543 VGA)
> > DAC is switchable, controller is VGA compatible
> > Total memory: 960 kilobytes
> >    
>
>    I got exactly the same.  It got fixed when I started to boot into a clean DOS - 
> with no autoexec.bat or config.sys, then start BL3 from that.
>
> Regards,
>        Ron
>  
Thanks, See my response to Steven for more information on what I tried.. 
I had that happen on another machine, until I eliminated a conflicting 
driver. It then worked fine. This one seems to be something else.

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Robert Steinmetz
Principal
Steinmetz & Associates