thanks...i had no idea we i could have done all this to make life easier...i will try it out ASAP.also since u seem to be pretty fluent with debian...are there any apt sources which i can put into my sourcs.list for security patch downloads....also the kernel i am currently running is 2.2.20(the one that comes with woody or sid..i dont know)...which kernel do u suggest i upgrade it to?2.4.24 good or should i go to 2.6.1?i dont have much of an idea on kernels so plz help me. Rishabh
-- Rishabh Manocha http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/rmanocha **********Your Quote for the day********** The English, who eat their meat red and bloody, show the savagery that goes with such food. J. O. de la Mettrie, French philosopher ****************************************** On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, M. Balakrishna Pillai wrote: > On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 11:00:31PM -0600, Rishabh Manocha wrote: > > As everyone knows...debian is hell to install...however apt does tend to > > make your job easier...i just installed debian unstable(sid) on my machine > > today. > > the way i did is: > > downloaded first two cd's of woody and installed that...then downloaded > > first two cd's of sid put them in...changed my /etc/apt/sources.list file > > to add the two sid cdroms using the command:apt-cdrom add one at a time. > > then i typed apt-get dist-upgrade with only the two cd's in the > > sources.list. > > once this was done(and this last step took quiet a while) i edited the > > XF86Config file to support my monitor(getting X to work on debian is > > hard)..however a better way would have been to just copy the XF86Config > > file from another X install(for example your RH install) and then rename > > it as /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.i also had to edit my mouse device etc. since > > not at all necessary for (X >=4.0) woody, sarge and sid. > > configure your mouse using gpmconfig. > > run xf86cfg at the command prompt as root user. > This will create /root/XF86Config.new file and X will start with this as > initial config file. > A configuration menu will appear on the left top corner of the monitor. > > right click "configure layout" and make necessary changes, (only color > depth and screen resolution needs a change) > > "quit" and accept all the changes. > > now a file XF86Config is created > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config > copy this file to /etc/X11 as XF86Config-4. > cp /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 > > and "startx" or /etc/init.d/{kdm gdm xdm} restart. > > you can also install the package discover for autoconfiguring. > > apt-get install discover > > with regards > M.Balakrishna Pillai > > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
