X, KDE would not start <=> no screens found

Hello,

Setting up X-windows desktop KDE through FreeBSD O/S 6.0 on i386 arch

X Configured with xorgcfg -textmode
KDE3 installed etc.

Running "Test"
Xorg -config xorg.conf.new
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(++) Using config file: "xorg.conf.new"
(EE) No devices detected.
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Fatal server error:
no screens found
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startx fails
[FreeBSD machine1 6.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE #0: .... i386]

Error logged indicate screen problem:
Extracted from log file ==>

(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Oct 19 01:09:17
2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Main Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen MGA1" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Generic Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "MGA Millennium I"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen MGA2" (1)
(**) | |-->Monitor "Generic Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "MGA G200 AGP"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1"
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(II) Module keyboard: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 0.4
(II) MGA: driver for Matrox chipsets: mga2064w, mga1064sg,
mga2164w, mga2164w AGP, mgag100, mgag100 PCI, mgag200,
mgag200 PCI, mgag400, mgag550
(II) Primary Device is: PCI 00:0e:0
(EE) No devices detected.

Fatal server error:
no screens found

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
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Activated screen related setting from /etc/X11/xorg.conf ==>

grep -in screen /etc/X11/xorg.conf ==>
...
143: Screen "Screen MGA 1" "" "" "Screen MGA 2" ""
144: Screen "Screen MGA 2" "" "" "" "Screen MGA 1"
152: Screen "Screen 1" 0 0
153: Screen "Screen MGA 1" 0 0
160: Screen "Screen 1" 0 0
...
...
432:Section "Screen"
436: Identifier "Screen 1"
453:Section "Screen"
456: Identifier "Screen MGA1"
477:Section "Screen"
478: Identifier "Screen MGA2"

Expanded [config file too long to post, relevant areas should suffice]
sed -n 140,163p /etc/X11/xorg.conf ==>
# and "Mouse2" is an extended input device that also generates
core
# pointer events (i.e., both mice will move the standard
pointer).
Identifier "Main Layout"
Screen "Screen MGA 1" "" "" "Screen MGA 2" ""
Screen "Screen MGA 2" "" "" "" "Screen MGA 1"
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Mouse2" "SendCoreEvents"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "another layout"
Screen "Screen 1" 0 0
Screen "Screen MGA 1" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "simple layout"
Screen "Screen 1" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

and
sed -n 432,490p /etc/X11/xorg.conf ==>
Section "Screen"

# The Identifier, Device and Monitor lines must be present
# The favoured Depth and/or Bpp may be specified here
Identifier "Screen 1"
Device "Generic VGA"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Virtual 800 600
Depth 8
Modes "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1152x864"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"

# DefaultDepth 24
Identifier "Screen MGA1"
Device "MGA Millennium I"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 16
Option "no accel"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Visual "StaticColor"
Modes "1280x1024"
Option "rgb bits" "8"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen MGA2"
Device "MGA G200 AGP"
Monitor "Generic Monitor"
DefaultDepth 8
SubSection "Display"
Depth 8
Visual "StaticColor"
Modes "1280x1024"
Option "rgb bits" "8"
EndSubSection
EndSection
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Actually, I have 2 displays accessible through a switchable KS Switch Box

1 - A Philips_Brilliance_109 - 19 " monitor
Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch 0.26 mm
Max Resolution 1600 x 1200 / 75 Hz
Colour support 24-bit (16.7M colours)
Max Sync Rate (V x H) 160 Hz x 95 kHz
Video Bandwidth 203 MHz
Factory Preset Resolution Modes 640 x 400 / 70 Hz
800 x 600 / 85 Hz
1024 x 768 / 75 Hz
1024 x 768 / 85 Hz
1152 x 870 / 75 Hz
1152 x 900 / 76 Hz
1280 x 1024 / 85 Hz
1280 x 1024 / 75 Hz
1600 x 1200 / 75 Hz
800 x 600 / 75 Hz
640 x 480 / 75 Hz
and
2 - An Envision EN 770e - CRT 17"
GeneralDisplay type Display:CRT
ImageMax resolution 1280 x 1024
Dot pitch 0.21 mm
Max sync rate (V x H) 160 Hz x 72 KHz
Analog video signal RGB

I did configure on the Philips_Brilliance monitor settings

Could someone say what is missing or wrong. Thanks

--- Adam ---
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