Gavin, Thanks so much for your advice. I'll try it out. With joy, Jon
On Mon, 16 May 2005 13:09:21 +0100 Gavin McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi Jon, > > On Mon, 16 May 2005, Jon Post wrote: > > > I tried to install the woody cds 3.0 r2. > > I installed the base system and in tasksel choose X-windows > interface. > > Fair enough. > > > When I reboot, I get a command line with the following: > > warning: process set to nice value 0 instead of -10 as requested. > > Is this the problem, and if so how do I change it? > > This message is normal and not the problem. > > It seems that X was not setup properly by the woody installer. I > don't > mean to send you off getting more CDs but you'd probably have much > better > success with the sarge install CD. Given that you're going to > customise it > yourself and sarge is due for release shortly, this would probably > be your > best bet anyway. If you use a lightweight desktop environment I > wouldn't > expect woody to be any quicker than sarge. > > http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ > > Skolelinux uses the sarge installer with a woody system and so > avoids this > problem. > > > During setup I chose to let debconf handle my > /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config > > file instead of choosing to do manage it manually (which I have no > idea > > how to do), in spite of the note "If markers in the config file > are > > missing, you'll have to update the file manually or delete or move > the > > file." The same note was given for the etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file. > A > > friend who worked with Linux years ago gave me a few hours and we > moved > > those two files, but it still did not give me the Xwindows GUI. So > we > > moved them back. > > > > I've tried tasksel and the "desktop" option. Same result. And the > Debian > > Jr option - Same result. Suggestions? > > It sounds like it just isn't detecting your video card properly. > You > should be able to set it up by hand. If you figure out what video > driver > you need you can run: > > dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 > > and follow the instructions, picking the correct driver off a list > (see > below). > > > We have sucessfully loaded the Ubuntu desktop, though at 1.5 GB it > > clearly won't help a 486. It could be a server on a P2 for other > school > > projects if I could add educational programs. (Can I add Debian Jr > to > > that?) > > The Ubuntu "Universe" repository includes most/all software from the > Debian > archive so the packages should all be there (though the virtual > package > debian-jnr might not). > > If Ubuntu sets up your video card, it should have written the config > to > /etc/X11/Xorg.conf (or something like that?). You could take a copy > of > that file and put it on the debian system as /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 . > Otherwise you could just look at it to find which video driver you > need. > There should be a Device stanza like this: > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Generic Video Card" > Driver "mga" > BusID "PCI:0:14:0" > VideoRam 4096 > EndSection > > the "Driver" here is mga. > > The sarge installer is a simpler bet though. > > Gavin > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
