On (18/10/04 09:40), Paul E Condon wrote: > On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 12:39:47PM +0530, Vikas Rawal wrote: > > I have been trying to install debian on a Compaq Deskpro EN for last one > > week. I have tried both woody (stable) and sarge (testing). In both, the > > x-windows configuration does not work. In woody, installation went fine > > except that none of the video cards/monitor options there get x-windows > > running. I tried all sorts of options but no luck. > > > > Yesterday, I tried sarge. Sarge has to be installed using the > > netinstall. That meant some 500 mb of download, took some 13 hours, and > > at the end nothing worked. I think the problem is again with x-windows. > > > > What does one do? > > > > Vikas > > > X-windows can be difficult. You probably have a working computer, except > for the x user interface. To test this theory, try a console screen by: > > Press ctrl-alt-Fn where n is 1..6 > You should see a login prompt. > Try logging in as root. If this succeeds, you do have a functioning, but > slight inconvenient, Debian installation. > > Use it to investigate why x-windows doesn't work for you. Post any clues > that you don't understand, but be optimistic. You may be able to find > the problem yourself. > > Try running 'startx' > Does this work? > Look for error messages if it doesn't. > Probably, you have not installed all the x related packages that you > need. But which ones? The error messages should give you a clue. Look at /var/log/XFree86.0.log
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