On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 02:33:24PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > At 2:59 pm +0200 19/7/02, Michel D?nzer wrote: > >On Fri, 2002-07-19 at 14:46, Clive Menzies wrote: > > > >> Starting X gives: > >> >> > >> >> Fatal server error > >> >> no screens found > >> >> > >> >> Searching the lists and web revealed no solution and so I've repeated > >> >> the potato install and woody upgrade paying special attention to any > >> >> X server issues. > >> >> > >> >> The video card drivers listed in the Dialog Box Configuring > >> >> Xserver-xfree86 doesn't include the nubus HPV display card V1.0a2 in > >> >> my machine. Is there a generic alternative? > >> > > >> >fbdev, > >> Many thanks > >> > >> >I assume you're running some sort of framebuffer device in > >> >console. > >> Excuse my ignorance, I don't know, but I didn't change any default > >> settings relating to "framebuffer device in console" > >> > >> In the window after selecting the Video Card, I need to specify its' > >> Bus ID. It explains how to use lpsci to determine the information in > >> hexadecimal not decimal ( I'll cross that bridge when I come to it > >> ;-)). Do I go to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 after installation to set > >> this? > > > >Just try without specifying anything there first, if necessary run > > > >dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 > > > >later to make modifications. > Great. Thanks. > > I've hit another minor glitch ;-) I selected "macintosh", "uk" > keyboard and accepted all the defaults (standard not USB) - should it > be "macintosh_old"? because install has asked me to confirm that > /etc/CORBA/server/GnomeICU.gnorba should be overwritten. Pressing Y > gave q and backspace returned , (several times ;-)) > > Also I'm now in a quandary - do I break install and start again > because I can't move forward? > > Thanks for your patience and persistence ;-)
Here's what happened: http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/keycodes If you boot with keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes=1, you should be able to resurrect your install. To try to shut it down gracefully, refer to the web page. -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
