As a complete novice to Linux, please bear with me if my explanation of the problem is confused.
I installed Debian 3.0 r2 woody kernel 2.2.20 (many times on 2 different machines) using defaults and keeping as simple as possible, but I have not been able to get XWindows running.
I used taskel to select: XWindows, Desktop environment and C/C++
It boots into the bash shell fine except that during boot-up a message appears: "Modprobe can't locate char-major-10-135" (the pause key doesn't halt the screen during boot-up so other important message might flash past before I can write them down)
You can stop messages on a console with ctrl-s and start them again with ctrl-q. But that applies only if the init process has already started, not the kernel booting. Those are found on var/log/syslog or /var/log/messages.
Those char-xxx-xx-xxx things are documented in the kernel source but for the world of me I don't remember where. Anybody?
I have a Matrox MGA G200 - 16Mb Phillips SL200 19" monitor MS 2 button mouse on PS2 port
The problem is, when I try to run X, XFree386, xdm, kdm or gdm it does not go to VGA mode but spews forth dialogue including the following lines which seem significant:
" Warning couldn't open module mga_hal " MGA: Failed to load module mga_hal (Module does not exist, 0)
" EE Screen(s) found, but none have a usable configuration.
" Fatal Server error no screens found
if I run xf86cfg, it goes to VGA mode and brings up the XWindows configuration modules, but the mouse doesn't work.
I run xf86config and re-enter the hardware specs (to the best of my ability), but this makes no difference.
I am basic level user with unix (some years ago), and without gui feel like I have been thrown in the deep-end in a tied sack. If I had XWindows I could probably start swimming.
You'll be swimming in notime.
David -------------------------------------- David Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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