Re: Problems with X

[Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>The RH7.1 install recognizes the video driver.  Clicking the test button 
>displays the gnome desktop.  I click accept and complete the install.
>After text based login, I run startx.  This gives a dark screen that gets 
>brighter and brighter, eventually creating vertical banding.  The only 
>input that has any effect is the three fingered salute.
>The Xfree log shows no obvious error messages.
>Is the config file X is startx is using in /etc/X11/XF86Config.  Anaconda 
>created the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.  I copied that file 
>to  /etc/X11/XF86Config and ran startx with the same result.
>The video is the SMI LynxEM+, which is supported under XFree 4.0.3 with the 
>siliconmotion driver.  The computer is a Gateway Solo laptop.
>Any ideas?  How is it that the test worked but startx fails?

http://www.premier1.net/~rwkramer/linux/versafx.html

The NEC Versa FX seems to be much the same machine, and uses the SMI video chipset,  try the suggestions at the above page.