Why are you using the xserver-svga? Shouldn't you be using nvidia's own module with xserver-xfree86? As for KDE, you could choose that from gdm (after you install task-kde), or you can play around with your .xsession file (if you use startx).
On 08 Jul 2001 20:43:42 -0700, Patrick Gray wrote: > > hello. > > i have been toying with the idea of switching to debian gnu/linux as my main > OS (as opposed to win98), so i partitioned off an extra 5 gigs of space for > me to experiment with getting everything running all smoothly before i commit > myself to a bunch of data loss, and a couple nights of kicking myself for > even considering switching. > > i have run the install process about 5 times now. everything console based > comes up fine, like a dream even. but i'm having some issues with X. i run > a pentium3 933, the graphics card being an nVidia GeForce2 GTS the monitor is > a Sony Multiscan 420GS. the XF86Setup program comes up fine, but if i tell > it to use the SVGA server it chokes. well okay, it doesn't choke, but it > displays junk on the screen (irrelevant junk, mostly lines and dots). i'm > not saying that it comes up to anything readable either, it *just* displays > junk. if i CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE out, it doesn't even reinitialize the console, > the junk just turns to black and white. only a reboot will bring it back. > > i've installed woody, i've installed potato, hell i've even installed > unstable, but nothing will stop this from happening...the SVGA server is > crucial for me. > > and while i'm asking questions, i can't seem to get KDE to be the default > window manager. it always brings up xdm or some other clone with little to > no use. any ideas would be helpful. > > thank you in advance. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! -- --------------------------------------- e-mail: aquila at hypox dot org website: http://aquila.hypox.org geek code: GCS d- s+:--- a-- C++++ ULS++>++++ P+++ L+++>++++$ E--- W++ N+ o? K? w---- O- M-- V-- PS---@ PE--@ Y? PGP- t 5 X- R tv+ b+ DI-- D+ G++ e(++) h! r* y ---------------------------------------
