On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Valerie CAYOL wrote:
> I have been desperatly trying to install linux debian > on my pc. I am using a CD provided by the magazine dream, > and so far I have performed the basic installation. > Severall problems have appeared : > 1- in the section of the configuration called Configure device driver I was > not able to find the internet card I am using. > This card is compatible Ne 2000, at irq = 11 and io = \0xFF80. But > specifying these values caused the installation to fail, > so I did not give any devide driver and of course the network connection > does not work. Does anyone know what I can do about that ? I have used a lot of ne cards but have yet to see one with io=ff80. The usual values are 280-360. If you are using w95 to get these values look again and see if there is not something in that range. > 2- I don't unsderstand how dpkg works and how to start it. > It is supposed to be simple so I really think I missed something. When > writing simply dpkg I get a simple help. To install a deb package abc_1.2-1.deb I would issue the command:- dpkg -iGE /path/to/abc_1.2-1.deb. It will be installed if there are no un-met dependancies. > 3- Instead of using dpkg, I tried to use dselect to install x11, and then I > was asked many questions I did not know the answer of : mouse devise, > monitor resolution and frequency, > etc ... > Is there a way to restart this installation ? Just run dselect again, I guess. > Is there a way to know what questions will be asked in advance > in order to avoid leaving blank answers ? > Can't all this be done automatically as it is the case for > windows, for instance ? No. Linux users are given credit for both knowledge and brains so you must make the effort to get the figures. Either from a manual or sometimes the frequencies are on the back of the monitor. A cheap monitor should be able to do 30-38 Khz horizontal and 50-80 Hz vertical so you will not hurt anything if you specify these in the meantime, though the result be be a lot of flicker. > > Thank you for your help, > I know theses are many questions, =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Perth, Western Australia voice +61 8 9316 2486 32.0125S 115.8445E vk6lj Debian Unix =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
