You need to get a server for your card for XFree to work. XF86Setup additionally requires the vanilla vga (svga?) server to run, but you can avoid this by using the console based configuration (XF86config--not the configuration file, but a script).
It may be a bug that the configuration depends on a package which is not listed in the dependencies. There are probably other pieces as well. I used dselected, and started with the task-* stuff under X. However, I deleted some of the things it takes in; there's no point in getting servers for cards you don't have. > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Zielinski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 7:05 AM > To: Debian User > Subject: XF86Setup & apt-get > > > I set my sources.list to: > > http://www.debian.org/~vincent/ xfree-update main > > I did an apt-get update then apt-get upgrade. Everything went fine > until I tried to run XF86Setup, this wasn't installed. I then did an > apt-get update XF86Setup and then an apt-get install XF86Setup. Once > again everything appeared fine. > > I then ran XF86Setup, when I got to the configuring the card the bottom > of the screen stated: "*** The selected server is not installed! > Please abort, install SVGA server as /usr/X11R6/XF86_SVGA and run this > program again ***" > > What should I apt-get now...XF86_SVGA? I browsed ~vincent and did not > see an entry for XF86_SVGA. I understand the overall concept of > apt-get (used to upgrade your system based on your sources.list), but I > don't fully understand the details of the how it works. For example, > my previous apt-get for XF86Setup does not appear to be in ~vincent > listing either, but it obviously is. If someone could assist me in > understanding how apt-get works/finds what it is looking for once it > gets to ~vincent I'd appreciate it. > > Also is there a way to apt-get the all the X files instead of having to > retrieve bits and pieces at a time? > > Thanks, > Mike > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe > [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
