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Message from Steven
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Roger wrote:
>
> I am running fs in a dos partition,

Try booting with a naked DOS:  no autoexec.bat
and no config.sys.  A boot floppy is fine.
Some of the things in autoexec.bat and config.sys
can interfere with Xvesa.

> > Did you execute:
> > ------
> > startx
> > ------
> > If so, what happened?  Please tell us step-by-step.
> > Don't leave anything out.
> 
> Alas! It is simply told!: I immediately get a blank 
> screen and can only regain control by cntrl-alt-del.

Is that everything?  Didn't it first ask you to choose 
the resolution, the mouse port and the number of buttons
on the mouse?  If so, what choices did you make?

> Is there anything else diagnostic I can do?

Most important:  see what happens with naked DOS.
If startx doesn't work with naked DOS, please make 
note of any differences (if any) in the behavior
of startx, and send us a copy of what you have in
/etc/Xconfig

Cheers,
Steven


  
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