Resolution gets displayed incorrectlly(with nvidia driver)

I've installed the nvidia drivers, reconfigured x server but i get smushy fonts and overall smushy desktop. My screens MAX res. is: 1280X800(WXGA) and if i try and use 1280X800 the whole desktop/picture squeezes together and gets displayed in the middle with about 4 inches of free space left aroun

Use Virtual Server or not?

hi, I've got an AMD 64 X2 5200. I wish to run 1 or 2 counter-strike server(s), Apache, MYSQL and maybe a mail server. My question is if i was to use a Vserver for cs server and a Vserver for all the Web servers(apache, mysql, mail) would this make my machine more stable and better running or woul

X wont start (Etch)

hi, I installed the latest release of the NetInstall for Debian ETCH just a couple of minutes ago but when i boot debian i get an error message saying: *Code:* Failed to start X server (your graphical interface). It is likely that it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X server o

Etch fails to load components from CD/DVD

hi, I've tried the CD, DVD and Netinstall but everytime it fails to load the Components from CD. It says: Failed to copy file from CD. Check integrity of the CD. Now when i go to check the integrity i get: The ./pool/contrib/a/avifile-divx-plugin_0.7.44.20051021-2.2+b1_i386.debfile failed the MD5

ProFTPD fails to start

hi, I just installed ProFTPD using 'apt-get install proftpd'. The installation was successful but it said: ProFTPd warning: cannot start neither in standalone nor in inetd/xinetd mode. Check your configuration. My /etc/proftpd.conf has: ServerName "rhftp" ServerType inetd DeferWe

Re: Debian 3.1r4 HD install error.

ye, i also asked this question on debian forums and same was told. Im downloading the etch installer now. Thanks!

Debian 3.1r4 HD install error.

hi, Im tryin to install debian 3.1r4 x86. I've got an AMD64 but using 32 bit. I've got one Samsung SATA 2 HD. When i was asked to configure my network(because DHCP is off) I did and once i filled up all the fields and pressed Enter i got this message: No partitionable media were found. Please che