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tallulah
05-21-2001, 07:42 PM
I just installed Denian (latest stable release). When I first tried to start x, I got a message that there was no such command. Doing apt-get install xbase-clients enabled me to do XF86Setup until...

I tried to choose my TNT2 video card (Riva 32 MB), which was listed in the roster as "generic." When I tried to select my card, I was unable to do so and was instead prompted as follows:

The server required by your card in not installed! Please, abort, install the SVGA server as /usr/x11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA and run this program again.

How do I do this? I chose to install the complete and core X components during the original install. Did I miss something? Could it be because Debian couldn't identify my card during the original installation, or is there a way for me to put those files in place now so that I can finally start X!

:mad:

bdl
05-21-2001, 07:54 PM
You might try one these commands: (as root)

linuxprompt# dpkg-reconfigure task-x-window-system

-or-

linuxprompt# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

-or-

linuxprompt# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-svga

-or-

linuxprompt# /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 -configure


Let us know how it goes...

tallulah
05-22-2001, 12:52 AM
Yes! Got it...

:)

Now I have a few hundred more questions.

;)