okay...it didn't work at first so i installed some more packages and eventually tried XF86Setup and it basically worked fine (messed up screen though) so i used my config file instead -- didn't work. so i ran XF86Setup again, this time trying to more or less reproduce my old config file with that setup program, and this time i even got a nice screen and a good resolution. anyway, when i run startx it doesn't work either. the problem is with X because i get the following output when i run either X or startx:
var: allowed_users, value: rootonly. var: nice_value, value: -10. the funny thing is that i can start x out of that XF86Setup thingie but not from the command-line. can you help me out? anyone? thanks! -amael > > hello. i just installed debian 2.2 on my sony vaio pcg-sr1k. installation > > was succesful and i can boot with lilo without any problems. i haven't been > > able to set up x though. i used to have suse7 on this computer and i've kept > > the config file. back then i used the command-line program xf86config to > > set-up x, but that program is not to be found on my debian cd and i haven't > > been able to install my pcmcia-ethernet-card yet (i am still new to linux > > and i do miss yast a lot! ;-) so basically what i would like to do is: > > For the ethercard: you want to install the pcmcia-cs package, and the > pcmcia-modules that match your kernel. > > As you're new to debian, you may not be aware of apt; the above card services > install, ought to be > apt-get install pcmcia-cs > > which isn't too bad... > > aptitude, or console-apt, are curses based front ends for apt (with slightly > different original intent) - so they might feel more comfortable for you. > Not sure if aptitude will be on your CD. The only place I've ever gotten > console-apt is from the net tho. > > (I'm a SuSE user too, just not on my laptop.) > > > -configure x manually (or alternatively get xf86config for debian): i've got > > a XF86Config that works with my notebook...is it enough to put it into /etc > > and do startx, or do i have to do something else first? and are there any > > special packages i need to install in order to run x? > > put your good XF86Config into /etc/X11/ > > edit the text file /etc/X11/Xserver so the top line mentions your server - > it might say none... > > hopefully you have the right X packages installed - the critical minimum > here is the actual server you need, for example, xserver-svga, and at least > one window manager package, for example, fvwm. > > > -install my pcmcia-ethernet card...how does that work? i am lost! > > Your /lib/modules should contain a directory matching your running kernel. > Under that there should be a bunch of subdirs for different types of parts. > If one of those subdirs isn't pcmcia, then you need to get those extra > modules: > > (assuming 2.2.17 is the kernel version you've got - I dunno, you have to look) > apt-get install pcmcia-modules-2.2.17 > > The card services and the modules together should be enough. You probably > don't even have to reboot. > > > right, i hope those are not terribly stupid questions, but as i said...i'm > > still getting to know linux and slowly realising that suse's yast did most > > of the installation for me last time ;-) > > > > thanks in advance! > > best, > > > > -amael > > Welcome to debian, amael! > > > * Heather Stern * star@ many places... >
