Re: help starting x please

2003-02-12 Thread pinhas
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Re: help starting x please

2003-02-12 Thread ronin2
If you're new to Linux and would like to begin using a Debian-based distribution I'd recommend starting with Xandros. It has an excellent installer which should recognize your nvidia hardware and install the drivers for it (it did so on my laptop, to my great surprise). Once Xandros is installed

Re: help starting x please

2003-02-12 Thread Sheldon E . Auerbach
On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 19:08:54 -0800 pinhas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I'm new to Linux, and trying to start a new machine (headfirst dive into the microsoft-free world). I've tried going throught the install several times (woody), and I can't get X started- i get a no screens error. I'm

RE: help starting x please

2003-02-11 Thread dbalder
nvidia cards work Basically, if you really want X now, try vesa drivers. That will give you GUI until you have a stab at nvidia drivers. Otherwise, download non-free (proprietary) nvidia drivers from their website. There are two files (tarballs of course) and you need to match the numbers.

Re: help starting x please

2003-02-11 Thread Russell
pinhas wrote: Hi, I'm new to Linux, and trying to start a new machine (headfirst dive into the microsoft-free world). I've tried going throught the install several times (woody), and I can't get X started- i get a no screens error. I'm using an nvidia geforce2 mx200 with an athlon xp chip. I

Re: help starting x please

2003-02-11 Thread Paul Johnson
On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 07:08:54PM -0800, pinhas wrote: the microsoft-free world). I've tried going throught the install several times (woody), and I can't get X started- i get a no screens error. I'm using an nvidia geforce2 mx200 with an athlon xp chip. I would appreciate any help on what

Re: help starting x please

2003-02-11 Thread Paul Johnson
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 03:59:51PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Otherwise, download non-free (proprietary) nvidia drivers from their website. There are two files (tarballs of course) and you need to match the numbers. Everything is explained in the README file that is distributed with