On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 10:39:20AM +0000, david lorenzo wrote: > Hello, Iam trying to install debian from a cd i got from a magazine but i > am not very good at linux so i dont know if it is me who is not installing > it properly. > > The problem is that i get to install it and when i choose what to install > with tasksel i cannot pick any X-Window-System from the menu and so i think > i am not installing properly any desktop environment and it never starts > with gnome or kde though i know i have configure gnome2 (i upgraded it from > another cd). The further i get is that debian tries to run gnome (after > upgrading to gnome2) but it says something like "X-Window is not configure, > do you want to configure now?" I pick yes but it doesnt do anything. > > Another problem i had during installation is that the locales in the cd (i > guess they are not very well), i cannot choose anyone of them. So that when > i finished installation my keyboard doesnt work properly and debian keeps > saying all the time "keyboard unknown scancode" or something like that. > > > I really appreciate your help because i wrote to the magazine telling them > the problems and they havent helped. Thankyou very much for your time. > > david
Please write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] instead. This list is for problems with the installer and development of the new installer, and you are actually beyond the point of system installation. One thing, though: to reconfigure X, the command is dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 -- Debian GNU/Linux Operating System By the People, For the People Chris Tillman (a people instance) toff one at cox dot net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
