Re: x11 installation problems
On Fri, 01 Feb 2002 16:54:10 -0600 Brian Wiese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't seem to get X to install correctly no matter what I do. > Everything else seems to work fine and installing without X works fine. > I've been using the simple install and have tried various combinations > of the X window system and X windows (core) selections but I get errors > or the the screen ends up about 4 times the size of my monitor. xdm > doesn't ever seem to come up either. I am new to debian also. Any advice > would be greatly appreciated. What kind of errors? -- ++ | Ron Johnson, Jr.Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | Jefferson, LA USA http://ronandheather.dhs.org:81| || ! Great Inventors of our time: | !Al Gore -> Internet | !Sun Microsystems -> Clusters| ++
x11 installation problems
Brian Wiese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't seem to get X to install correctly no matter what I do. What version? > Everything else seems to work fine and installing without X works fine. > I've been using the simple install and have tried various combinations > of the X window system and X windows (core) selections but I get errors > or the the screen ends up about 4 times the size of my monitor. xdm > doesn't ever seem to come up either. I am new to debian also. Any advice > would be greatly appreciated. Not much advice can be given without knowing a bit more about your system. What are the error messages, what's in your XF86Config or XF86Config-4 file, what's in the log files, and what's your hardware? Seneca [EMAIL PROTECTED]
x11 installation problems
I can't seem to get X to install correctly no matter what I do. Everything else seems to work fine and installing without X works fine. I've been using the simple install and have tried various combinations of the X window system and X windows (core) selections but I get errors or the the screen ends up about 4 times the size of my monitor. xdm doesn't ever seem to come up either. I am new to debian also. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Brian
Re: X11 installation problems
As Peter suggests below, you can run xf86config (as root) from outside of dselect to create the XF86Config file. Alternatively, you can run XF86Setup for a graphical routine to create the file. I've found that if one of these doesn't produce a useable XF86Config file, sometimes the other routine will (although the difference may only be in the choices I make in the respective routines). At 08:11 AM 9/1/1998 -0500, you wrote: >Hello Cristov: > >You should be running dselect from the root account. >If you are ignore the above sentence. I personally have >to run dselect several times when performing a raw >install. This is because some of the dependencies must >be satistied before other packages can be installed ( I think ). >When running dselect for the first time ( raw system ) I >do not select any packages, I just run dselect - install. >Following successful execution I start selecting packages. > >>From the super user account try running xf86config to >configure your Xserver. I the error persists, reply back. > >Peter > > > >-Original Message- >From: Cristov Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 6:57 AM >Subject: X11 installation problems > > >>Second try - Just in case there is anyone who can help me with this >>but might have missed it the first time. >> >>Thanks >> >>> I'm having trouble with the VGA16 server during the configuration >>> portion of dselect. It asks if I want it to create the configuration >>> file and when I say yes I get a message saying that the file was not >>> created. It then repeats the question but at that point the display >>> becomes skewed where the message starts a third of the way across the >>> screen and the keyboard no longer responds to anything but ^C. That >>> gives an error and the configuration of the other files continues but >>> the screen is still skewed and the only response I can give until the >>> process is complete is ^C. >>> >>> I'm installing from a CheapBytes CD if that helps. Do they offer any >>> kind of support? I bought the 4 disc version and the installation >>> isn't very clear cut for us newbies. I'm still not sure how to >>> install contrib & non-free packages. Do I need to run dselect 3 >>times? >>> >>> One more thing. Recently someone asked about how to execute the basic >>> configuration options that are given before running dselect the first >>> time but I can't seem to find the message. Could someone forward that >>> to me as well? TIA >>> >>> Cristov Russell >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _ >>> DO YOU YAHOO!? >>> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >>> >>> >> >>_ >>DO YOU YAHOO!? >>Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> >>-- >>Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < >/dev/null >> >> > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > === Kent West | Technology Support/ | Abilene Christian University| Voice: 915-674-2557 FAX: 915.674.6724 | ACU Station, Box 29005 | E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Abilene, TX 79699-9005 | Ham:KC5ENO, General | ===
Re: X11 installation problems
Hello Cristov: You should be running dselect from the root account. If you are ignore the above sentence. I personally have to run dselect several times when performing a raw install. This is because some of the dependencies must be satistied before other packages can be installed ( I think ). When running dselect for the first time ( raw system ) I do not select any packages, I just run dselect - install. Following successful execution I start selecting packages. >From the super user account try running xf86config to configure your Xserver. I the error persists, reply back. Peter -Original Message- From: Cristov Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 6:57 AM Subject: X11 installation problems >Second try - Just in case there is anyone who can help me with this >but might have missed it the first time. > >Thanks > >> I'm having trouble with the VGA16 server during the configuration >> portion of dselect. It asks if I want it to create the configuration >> file and when I say yes I get a message saying that the file was not >> created. It then repeats the question but at that point the display >> becomes skewed where the message starts a third of the way across the >> screen and the keyboard no longer responds to anything but ^C. That >> gives an error and the configuration of the other files continues but >> the screen is still skewed and the only response I can give until the >> process is complete is ^C. >> >> I'm installing from a CheapBytes CD if that helps. Do they offer any >> kind of support? I bought the 4 disc version and the installation >> isn't very clear cut for us newbies. I'm still not sure how to >> install contrib & non-free packages. Do I need to run dselect 3 >times? >> >> One more thing. Recently someone asked about how to execute the basic >> configuration options that are given before running dselect the first >> time but I can't seem to find the message. Could someone forward that >> to me as well? TIA >> >> Cristov Russell >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> _ >> DO YOU YAHOO!? >> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> > >_ >DO YOU YAHOO!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
X11 installation problems
Second try - Just in case there is anyone who can help me with this but might have missed it the first time. Thanks > I'm having trouble with the VGA16 server during the configuration > portion of dselect. It asks if I want it to create the configuration > file and when I say yes I get a message saying that the file was not > created. It then repeats the question but at that point the display > becomes skewed where the message starts a third of the way across the > screen and the keyboard no longer responds to anything but ^C. That > gives an error and the configuration of the other files continues but > the screen is still skewed and the only response I can give until the > process is complete is ^C. > > I'm installing from a CheapBytes CD if that helps. Do they offer any > kind of support? I bought the 4 disc version and the installation > isn't very clear cut for us newbies. I'm still not sure how to > install contrib & non-free packages. Do I need to run dselect 3 times? > > One more thing. Recently someone asked about how to execute the basic > configuration options that are given before running dselect the first > time but I can't seem to find the message. Could someone forward that > to me as well? TIA > > Cristov Russell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > _ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > _ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
X11 installation problems
Hello again. I'm having trouble with the VGA16 server during the configuration portion of dselect. It asks if I want it to create the configuration file and when I say yes I get a message saying that the file was not created. It then repeats the question but at that point the display becomes skewed where the message starts a third of the way across the screen and the keyboard no longer responds to anything but ^C. That gives an error and the configuration of the other files continues but the screen is still skewed and the only response I can give until the process is complete is ^C. I'm installing from a CheapBytes CD if that helps. Do they offer any kind of support? I bought the 4 disc version and the installation isn't very clear cut for us newbies. I'm still not sure how to install contrib & non-free packages. Do I need to run dselect 3 times? One more thing. Recently someone asked about how to execute the basic configuration options that are given before running dselect the first time but I can't seem to find the message. Could someone forward that to me as well? TIA Cristov Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
