Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Am 2006-05-14 03:30:27, schrieb Benjamin Sher: Secondly, where do I find the nv driver, let alone the NVidia driver? In Synaptic? And how precisely do I install it. I'd hate to mess up my entire installation. Would really appreciate precise instructions. open a console and type:dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 and if the dialog ask you, choose nv and later a higher resolution. Greetings Michelle Konzack -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ # Debian GNU/Linux Consultant # Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSM LinuxMichi 0033/6/6192519367100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Am 2006-05-14 03:57:07, schrieb Benjamin Sher: Dear friends: My installation is such a mess that I've decided to start from scratch. Problem is I don't know where I went wrong. Did I download the right CD's? Where do you have downloaded it? The name of the files are debian-31r2-i386-binary-1.iso debian-31r2-i386-binary-2.iso debian-31r2-i386-binary-3.iso debian-31r2-i386-binary-4.iso debian-31r2-i386-binary-5.iso debian-31r2-i386-binary-6.iso debian-31r2-i386-binary-7.iso debian-31r2-i386-binary-8.iso debian-31r2-i386-binary-9.iso debian-31r2-i386-binary-10.iso debian-31r2-i386-binary-11.iso debian-31r2-i386-binary-12.iso debian-31r2-i386-binary-13.iso Greetings Michelle Konzack -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ # Debian GNU/Linux Consultant # Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 50, rue de Soultz MSM LinuxMichi 0033/6/6192519367100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Le Mardi 16 Mai 2006 02:56, charles norwood a écrit : On Sun, 2006-05-14 at 19:13 +1000, Arafangion wrote: Benjamin Sher wrote: [...] Hi. I use sarge, but the following may help. Try this: apt-get install x-window-system-core dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xfree86 The second line may need fixing due to changes between etch and sarge. Maybe a kind expert will react to this post and fix it as necessary. C. Now, this should be : $ sudo aptitude install xorg And the debconf configuration must follow. If not : $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg -plow is a bit... low ! pgpwqJMcmt6zu.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: Decided to give the latest stable version of Debian 3.1Rc2 a chance so I downloaded the first two CD's and burned them in Nero. Everything went flawlessly. Literally. I was delighted. That is, until I booted up to the new Debian and was I in for a shock. The install urged me not to configure my Nvidia GeForce 2 card automatically so I didn't. But what I saw when I got to the desktop was nothing but a fuzzy, 640 X 480 screen, probably with 4 to 16 colors. Have no idea. The console was OK but very large. I was also able to use apt-get and Synaptic. In Synaptic I searched in vain for my video card. During install I selected VGA as a generic card. I cound't even configure my Mozilla Thunderbird so I am writing from my wife's Windows computer. Finally, I was taken into Gnome. I thought Debian had a KDE desktop by default. My top priority is to get my video in order. Could one of you Debian experts please come to the rescue. I am at a complete loss. Thank you so very much. Benjamin The NewbieDOC wiki may help. Section 5 of the Installing Debian on a small partition article explains how to install X and desktop(s): http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/Installing_Debian_on_a_small_partition If your NVidia card is not automatically detected at this step: Configuring xserver-xfree86 Attempt to autodetect video hardware? manually choose the 'nv' driver. Hope this helps, Chris. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
On Sun, 2006-05-14 at 19:13 +1000, Arafangion wrote: Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: My installation is such a mess that I've decided to start from scratch. Problem is I don't know where I went wrong. Did I download the right CD's? Thank you all again. Benjamin The CD's you have will install Debian. I recommend you use Stable's installation CD's, rather than Unstable. Please don't wipe the setup and just re-install while asking for help on this list, as I doubt that your system was truely messed up. Hi. I use sarge, but the following may help. Try this: apt-get install x-window-system-core dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xfree86 The second line may need fixing due to changes between etch and sarge. Maybe a kind expert will react to this post and fix it as necessary. C. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Dear friends: Decided to give the latest stable version of Debian 3.1Rc2 a chance so I downloaded the first two CD's and burned them in Nero. Everything went flawlessly. Literally. I was delighted. That is, until I booted up to the new Debian and was I in for a shock. The install urged me not to configure my Nvidia GeForce 2 card automatically so I didn't. But what I saw when I got to the desktop was nothing but a fuzzy, 640 X 480 screen, probably with 4 to 16 colors. Have no idea. The console was OK but very large. I was also able to use apt-get and Synaptic. In Synaptic I searched in vain for my video card. During install I selected VGA as a generic card. I cound't even configure my Mozilla Thunderbird so I am writing from my wife's Windows computer. Finally, I was taken into Gnome. I thought Debian had a KDE desktop by default. My top priority is to get my video in order. Could one of you Debian experts please come to the rescue. I am at a complete loss. Thank you so very much. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: Decided to give the latest stable version of Debian 3.1Rc2 a chance so I downloaded the first two CD's and burned them in Nero. Everything went flawlessly. Literally. I was delighted. That is, until I booted up to the new Debian and was I in for a shock. The install urged me not to configure my Nvidia GeForce 2 card automatically so I didn't. But what I saw when I got to the desktop was nothing but a fuzzy, 640 X 480 screen, probably with 4 to 16 colors. Have no idea. The console was OK but very large. I was also able to use apt-get and Synaptic. In Synaptic I searched in vain for my video card. During install I selected VGA as a generic card. I cound't even configure my Mozilla Thunderbird so I am writing from my wife's Windows computer. Finally, I was taken into Gnome. I thought Debian had a KDE desktop by default. My top priority is to get my video in order. Could one of you Debian experts please come to the rescue. I am at a complete loss. Ok, you have two options, use the convenient 'nv' driver, or use the proprietary (and hence not so convenient) NVidia driver. The free one does not have hardware accelleration, while the NVidia one does, though. Instead of using the 'vga' driver, use the 'nv' driver. vga is just that, 640x480 at a resolution and refresh that absolutely every card that supports vga can support, it is very basic. As for KDE/Gnome, Debian does not come with a desktop by default, however (i imagine) for historical license reasons Debian installs Gnome by default if you select Desktop in tasksel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Arafangion wrote: Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: Decided to give the latest stable version of Debian 3.1Rc2 a chance so I downloaded the first two CD's and burned them in Nero. Everything went flawlessly. Literally. I was delighted. That is, until I booted up to the new Debian and was I in for a shock. The install urged me not to configure my Nvidia GeForce 2 card automatically so I didn't. But what I saw when I got to the desktop was nothing but a fuzzy, 640 X 480 screen, probably with 4 to 16 colors. Have no idea. The console was OK but very large. I was also able to use apt-get and Synaptic. In Synaptic I searched in vain for my video card. During install I selected VGA as a generic card. I cound't even configure my Mozilla Thunderbird so I am writing from my wife's Windows computer. Finally, I was taken into Gnome. I thought Debian had a KDE desktop by default. My top priority is to get my video in order. Could one of you Debian experts please come to the rescue. I am at a complete loss. Ok, you have two options, use the convenient 'nv' driver, or use the proprietary (and hence not so convenient) "NVidia" driver. The free one does not have hardware accelleration, while the NVidia one does, though. Instead of using the 'vga' driver, use the 'nv' driver. vga is just that, 640x480 at a resolution and refresh that absolutely every card that supports vga can support, it is very basic. As for KDE/Gnome, Debian does not come with a desktop "by default", however (i imagine) for historical license reasons Debian installs Gnome by default if you select "Desktop" in tasksel. Dear Arafangion: My sincere thanks for such a prompt reply. Two quick questions: I downloaded the first two CD's of Deb 3.1 Rc2 dated April 20, 2006. The Debian home page referred to them as the latest stable release (with KDE 3.3) updated on 4-19-06. But when I looked at the sources in Synaptic, I saw that my CD Roms were listed as sources but with "unstable" instead of "stable" listed. Very confusing. Secondly, where do I find the "nv" driver, let alone the NVidia driver? In Synaptic? And how precisely do I install it. I'd hate to mess up my entire installation. Would really appreciate precise instructions. Thank you again for your kind help. Benjamin
Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Arafangion wrote: Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: Decided to give the latest stable version of Debian 3.1Rc2 a chance so I downloaded the first two CD's and burned them in Nero. Everything went flawlessly. Literally. I was delighted. That is, until I booted up to the new Debian and was I in for a shock. The install urged me not to configure my Nvidia GeForce 2 card automatically so I didn't. But what I saw when I got to the desktop was nothing but a fuzzy, 640 X 480 screen, probably with 4 to 16 colors. Have no idea. The console was OK but very large. I was also able to use apt-get and Synaptic. In Synaptic I searched in vain for my video card. During install I selected VGA as a generic card. I cound't even configure my Mozilla Thunderbird so I am writing from my wife's Windows computer. Finally, I was taken into Gnome. I thought Debian had a KDE desktop by default. My top priority is to get my video in order. Could one of you Debian experts please come to the rescue. I am at a complete loss. Ok, you have two options, use the convenient 'nv' driver, or use the proprietary (and hence not so convenient) "NVidia" driver. The free one does not have hardware accelleration, while the NVidia one does, though. Instead of using the 'vga' driver, use the 'nv' driver. vga is just that, 640x480 at a resolution and refresh that absolutely every card that supports vga can support, it is very basic. As for KDE/Gnome, Debian does not come with a desktop "by default", however (i imagine) for historical license reasons Debian installs Gnome by default if you select "Desktop" in tasksel. Dear Arafangion and friends: May I ask for your help with the repository sources. Right now all I have listed are my two CD Rom sources and a security source. No wonder Synaptic lists only 2,500 or so packages instead of the 18,000 or so it normally carries. May I ask if you could send me a list of three or four legitimate sources (stable) that I can add to my sources list? But why are my two CD sources listed as "unstable". That mystified me. Thank you again. Benjamin
Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Dear friends: My installation is such a mess that I've decided to start from scratch. Problem is I don't know where I went wrong. Did I download the right CD's? Thank you all again. Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Benjamin Sher wrote: Arafangion wrote: Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: Decided to give the latest stable version of Debian 3.1Rc2 a chance so I downloaded the first two CD's and burned them in Nero. Everything went flawlessly. Literally. I was delighted. That is, until I booted up to the new Debian and was I in for a shock. The install urged me not to configure my Nvidia GeForce 2 card automatically so I didn't. But what I saw when I got to the desktop was nothing but a fuzzy, 640 X 480 screen, probably with 4 to 16 colors. Have no idea. The console was OK but very large. I was also able to use apt-get and Synaptic. In Synaptic I searched in vain for my video card. During install I selected VGA as a generic card. I cound't even configure my Mozilla Thunderbird so I am writing from my wife's Windows computer. Finally, I was taken into Gnome. I thought Debian had a KDE desktop by default. My top priority is to get my video in order. Could one of you Debian experts please come to the rescue. I am at a complete loss. Ok, you have two options, use the convenient 'nv' driver, or use the proprietary (and hence not so convenient) NVidia driver. The free one does not have hardware accelleration, while the NVidia one does, though. Instead of using the 'vga' driver, use the 'nv' driver. vga is just that, 640x480 at a resolution and refresh that absolutely every card that supports vga can support, it is very basic. As for KDE/Gnome, Debian does not come with a desktop by default, however (i imagine) for historical license reasons Debian installs Gnome by default if you select Desktop in tasksel. Dear Arafangion and friends: May I ask for your help with the repository sources. Right now all I have listed are my two CD Rom sources and a security source. No wonder Synaptic lists only 2,500 or so packages instead of the 18,000 or so it normally carries. May I ask if you could send me a list of three or four legitimate sources (stable) that I can add to my sources list? But why are my two CD sources listed as unstable. That mystified me. Thank you again. Benjamin The nv driver is part of the XFree86 (or Xorg, can't remember which is used anymore), configure it by going to the console, logging in as root, and typing: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 And following the questions, if you do not know the correct question (Such as bus identifier), just hit enter, it can usually determine sane defaults. You also don't really need to state the amount of memory used. Now, as to the two CD's you have that are known as Unstable, that is relating to the fact that Debian has 3 main versions: Stable (Codename is Sarge) - My favorite and recommended version Testing (Codename is Etch), This will be the 'next stable', many people also like this, but I still recommend stable. And finally, Unstable, otherwise known as Sid, ie, The boy next door who breaks toys. Here are my /etc/apt/sources - Realise that these are strictly for stable, if you're running testing, replace 'stable' with 'testing' or 'sarge' (Yes, codenames also work, and are infact recommended) deb ftp://ftp.wa.au.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib deb-src ftp://ftp.wa.au.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Urgent! -- New Debian 3.1R2 install -- Nvidia card not recognized: fuzzy desktop, 640X480 resolution
Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear friends: My installation is such a mess that I've decided to start from scratch. Problem is I don't know where I went wrong. Did I download the right CD's? Thank you all again. Benjamin The CD's you have will install Debian. I recommend you use Stable's installation CD's, rather than Unstable. Please don't wipe the setup and just re-install while asking for help on this list, as I doubt that your system was truely messed up. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Urgent: Miroir Debian woody i686
Mathieu Bornoz wrote: On Friday 23 May 2003 10:38 pm, REBERT Luc wrote: Salut, je ne l'ai jamais fait mais j'ai lu ca dernierement: http://www.debian-fr.org/article.php?page=viewarticlearticle=127 si ca peut t'aider ! ça semble être la même chose que : http://imhodeb.tuxfamily.org/documentation/miroirdebian/miroirdebian.html -- Jacques Foury
Urgent: Miroir Debian woody i686
Bonjour, J'aimerais faire un miroir debian sur la woody pour i386, cyrix et i286 et amd , avec la totalité des packages debian, quelqu'un a une idée ? (rsync howto ?) Merci d'avance -- REBERT Luc * * , , * * / \ * *((__-^^-,-^^-__)) * *`-_---' `---_-' * * `--|o` 'o|--' * * \ ` / * * ): :(* * :o_o: * *- * * * GNU/Linux ;-) * *
Re: Urgent: Miroir Debian woody i686
On Friday 23 May 2003 10:38 pm, REBERT Luc wrote: Salut, je ne l'ai jamais fait mais j'ai lu ca dernierement: http://www.debian-fr.org/article.php?page=viewarticlearticle=127 si ca peut t'aider ! Bonjour, J'aimerais faire un miroir debian sur la woody pour i386, cyrix et i286 et amd , avec la totalité des packages debian, quelqu'un a une idée ? (rsync howto ?) Merci d'avance -- REBERT Luc * * , , * * / \ * *((__-^^-,-^^-__)) * *`-_---' `---_-'* * `--|o` 'o|--' * * \ ` / * * ): :(* * :o_o: * *- * * * GNU/Linux ;-) * *
URGENT to DEBIAN
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz is empty. If I do a mistake excuse me.
Re: URGENT to DEBIAN
Khalid writes: ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz is empty. Something went wrong with a dinstall run. The archive maintainers know about the problem. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI
Re: URGENT to DEBIAN
On Sun, 16 May 1999 08:47:21 Khalid EZZARAOUI wrote: ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz is empty. If I do a mistake excuse me. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null i noticed that last night. it had me worried that dselect was screwing up til i checked the ftp site... --add
