> The second problem was installing X (an issue which I get the impression > is already being addressed). Basically the X configuration process died on > me all 4 times I tried it during install, leaving .dkpg-new files > everywhere, so the only option was to install only the base system, and > then manually install and configure X later on.
I'm inclined to suggest that the create base-configuration bit should be removed - I've always preferred to get all the packages downloaded first, and then play about with getting X setup... Maybe XF86Setup when it exits successfully should offer to set xdm to start automatically? Matthew -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Steward of the Cambridge Tolkien Society Selwyn College Computer Support http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/8841/ http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/Societies/tolkien/ http://pick.sel.cam.ac.uk/