As Peter suggests below, you can run xf86config (as root) from outside of dselect to create the XF86Config file. Alternatively, you can run XF86Setup for a graphical routine to create the file. I've found that if one of these doesn't produce a useable XF86Config file, sometimes the other routine will (although the difference may only be in the choices I make in the respective routines).
At 08:11 AM 9/1/1998 -0500, you wrote: >Hello Cristov: > >You should be running dselect from the root account. >If you are ignore the above sentence. I personally have >to run dselect several times when performing a raw >install. This is because some of the dependencies must >be satistied before other packages can be installed ( I think ). >When running dselect for the first time ( raw system ) I >do not select any packages, I just run dselect - install. >Following successful execution I start selecting packages. > >>From the super user account try running xf86config to >configure your Xserver. I the error persists, reply back. > >Peter > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Cristov Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org> >Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 6:57 AM >Subject: X11 installation problems > > >>Second try - Just in case there is anyone who can help me with this >>but might have missed it the first time. >> >>Thanks >> >>> I'm having trouble with the VGA16 server during the configuration >>> portion of dselect. It asks if I want it to create the configuration >>> file and when I say yes I get a message saying that the file was not >>> created. It then repeats the question but at that point the display >>> becomes skewed where the message starts a third of the way across the >>> screen and the keyboard no longer responds to anything but ^C. That >>> gives an error and the configuration of the other files continues but >>> the screen is still skewed and the only response I can give until the >>> process is complete is ^C. >>> >>> I'm installing from a CheapBytes CD if that helps. Do they offer any >>> kind of support? I bought the 4 disc version and the installation >>> isn't very clear cut for us newbies. I'm still not sure how to >>> install contrib & non-free packages. Do I need to run dselect 3 >>times? >>> >>> One more thing. Recently someone asked about how to execute the basic >>> configuration options that are given before running dselect the first >>> time but I can't seem to find the message. Could someone forward that >>> to me as well? TIA >>> >>> Cristov Russell >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _________________________________________________________ >>> DO YOU YAHOO!? >>> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >>> >>> >> >>_________________________________________________________ >>DO YOU YAHOO!? >>Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> >>-- >>Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < >/dev/null >> >> > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > =========================================================== Kent West | Technology Support/ | Abilene Christian University | Voice: 915-674-2557 FAX: 915.674.6724 | ACU Station, Box 29005 | E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Abilene, TX 79699-9005 | Ham: KC5ENO, General | ===========================================================
