Hi, On Tue, Mar 21, 2006 at 09:09:58PM -0800, lmyho wrote: > Dear all, > > I am totally newbie to Debian. I heard a lot about it's so good, so > I tried to install it on my Dell Dimension 4550, with Win XP home, > using mini CD install through network. The installation seemed OK, > however it was all text sceen during and after the installation.
That is the normal installation. > > I didn't found anything like the words X or X11 stuff in my system > after the installation, I don't know why?? But anyway, following > what I heard, I did "apt-get installx-window-system-core" and > "aot-get install gnome", "apt-get install gnome-bin", also "apt-get > install kdebase", trying to get the X stuff. All installations > seemed OK and no errors. Then I loged out and thued the computer > off by turninf off the power. Ok. so you have installed everything you need. > > When I reboot the system, the screen flashings three times at the > moment when the running words supposed to stop and let me login. It > turned to a balck screen and came back and to black screen again and > came back again..., and then hung and displayed a message said" > Failed to start the X server. it is likely that it is not set up > correctly. Would you like to view the X server output to diagnose > the problem?" I would like to , but the screen actually has died > and just hung there not responed to any keybord strikes at all! So > I have to turn off the computer again, and again.... Ok. This happends when you have not setup your Video correctly. You need to fix that. > > Please could anyone tell me what's wrong here and how can I fix it? > I totally lost. :(( And by the way, I couldn't use my mouse, and > the screen display was only big text characters, why does it like > this? You CAN use your system with text and console utilities: vi, emacs, mutt, links, .. So you can do many things. If you want to get your X windows setup, give us some info to help you. 1) what is the output of 'lspci -v' 2) what install did you use: net-installer, sarge cd... 3) are you using Xfree86 or Xorg? 4) any errors or warningins in /var/log/XFree.0.log or /var/log/Xorg.0.log? Cheers, Kev -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal | debian.home.pipeline.com | | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keysever: pgp.mit.edu | my NPO: cfsg.org |
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