On Mon, May 28, 2001 at 11:24:36AM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello > > I am trying to to install Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 rev 2 non US on to Compaq > Professional Workstation 5000 (system outline below). > > So far I have managed to successfully install the basic Debian system. But I > need to recompile the kernel to take advantage the systemy?s dual processors > on trying to do this I discovered that ?make? and ?xconfig? had not been > installed. > > I try to fix this by using ?tasksel -s? to upgrade the basic Debian system to > a standard system (ok I admit it I dony?t want to spend time trawling through > ?dselect? looking for the right packages). During the install process I was > given a number of new mouse options to choose from. I probably got this badly > wrong because it seems to have led to the following problems: >
Learn to use apt-get. Make sure your /etc/atp/sources.list is pointed in the direction you want and - # apt-get install package_name If you run into a situation where you don't know what package a program is in use the web-site http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages > Mouse problem- > On rebooting mouse cursor is now either stationary in the middle of the > screen or shoots uncontrollably all over the screen with the slightest > movement of the mouse. > Switch to console "ctrl+alt+F2" and kill gpm # /etc/init.d/gpm stop There is a known issue between gpm and X. Some people have had some success with running both. Check the archives at the web-site or http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/3/Debian-Linux/199/0/ for more on that. > Cany?t get ?man? pages- > Using the keyboard I managed to get an ?xterm? up but was unable to display > any ?man? pages the error message was ?man: can?t create a temporary > filename: Permission denied? at the time I was logged in as root. > I took a quick look in the archives. Try viewing them as a regular user. This might help to fix your 'viewing as root' - http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/199/2000/5/0/3785023/ > X became very unstable- > If I tried to run ?mc?, ?gmc? or ?xmseconfig? X would hang. > > General X question- > Is there any method in which you can reboot a system with out it > automatically booting X? > Yes you are probably running xdm. You can remove the package # apt-get remove xdm or # /etc/init.d/xdm stop Then use startx to start X. kent -- From seeing and seeing the seeing has become so exhausted First line of "The Panther" - R. M. Rilke
