On Fri, Nov 30, 2001 at 10:10:18AM -0500, Doc - KD4E wrote: > > I started with Progeny and am trying to shift to 100% Debian, however > something -- possibly an artifact of Progeny -- is tripping things up and I > cannot find it. > > I would like to request more assistance in resolving my problem with > Debian-Linux on my OmniBook 4100. I currently have Unstable and > 2.4.14 loaded and cannot get into X. (FYI: Progeny loaded GRUB > rather than LILO.) > > I am forced to boot Single mode to the command prompt because I > otherwise am faced with a flashing display. Should I download 2.5 and > update Unstable?
I'd say you've got an XFree86 problem, which is almost certainly unrelated to your kernel version. As a start, try apt-get removing kdm/xdm/gdm so you don't have to keep logging in as single user. Or you could just disable them in the default runlevel. Then I'd work on getting X properly configured. Did progeny use xfree86 3.3.whatever? If so, the problem is probably the transition to 4.1, which requires a different config file named XFree86Config-4, which you'll need to configure. I think you can get a starting point by running 'dpkg-reconfigure xfree86-server', which should prompt you for some info about your screen and mouse. You could also check on the web for other omnibook users' config files. That's what I did for my thinkpad. > Is there a good reason to believe the problem may be resolved if I > do so, or would it just be a shot in the dark? I wouldn't install 2.5 if I were you, as this doesn't smell like a kernel problem at all. -- David Roundy http://civet.berkeley.edu/droundy/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
