I'm trying to install XFree86 3.2 from the Cheap*Bytes disk for Debian 1.2.
I can't. The first time, I was able to partially install. That is, dselect worked flawlessly, but XF86Setup couldn't configure properly and everything locked. I decided to try to install version 3.3. I downloaded the .tgz files directly from xfree86.org, and it completely failed to work, either. So, I deleted all files in any directory related to X and tried again with the .deb files from ftp.debian.org. Unfortunately, I can't use dselect for this, and without that I can't tell what the dependencies are! Would dftp help? Since this failed, I used dpkg -i to remove them all again, and tried dselect and my CD-ROM again. However, dselect is now incapable of installing. I get error messages that xinitrc is not found -- but in that case, why can't the installer (xbase-configure) create it? Here's the message, which appears in a very attractive dialog box: Not all of the configuration and application default files are installed. The file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc is missing Odd. I also can't uninstall -- dselect informs me that xserver-vga is in a "bad inconsistent state" and suggests reinstalling, which doesn't work. What's up? Would it help to purchase a new (1.3.1) CD-ROM? I was hoping to wait for 1.4 and the dselect replacement, but I can probably spare ten bucks if it'll solve this problem. I'm using a clone system, AMI BIOS supporting an AMD 5x86-75 (really a 486-133), a 500 MB IDE hard drive (DOS/Win3) and a 1 GB IDE drive (2 OS/2 partitions, 1 HPFS data, 1 Linux swap, 1 Linux ext2), 48 MB of RAM, and a Jaton 57-P (Trident TGUI 9680) video card with 1 MB of VRAM. Thanks in advance for any help. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
