Debian woody

[samon]

well after a time with mandrake I decided to try debian (woody), downloaded the first image "woody-i386-1.raw", burned the cd.
Installation seems to be more compicated than mandrake :p The confusing is the section "configure device driver modules", there is no explanation there so I dont know which module I'm going to need. Can somebody tell where can I find details about that? and about the debian installation proccess? the docs r so poor (for me) :) thanx a lot and sorry :o my english is also poor

[demian]

The dialog let's you select the modules you want to load. It's only really important if you need to load modules in order to actually install anything. You can always run this dialog later by typing modconf in a terminal. Basically it adds the modules you select to /etc/modules and makes sure they are loaded on start-up.

As for details about the installation check out O'Reilly's 'Learning Debian/GNU Linux' which is available online here (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/debian/chapter/index.html)

[samon]

thanx for ur reply, the next step is xf86config. I run it, chose my video card, monitor etc.. but cann't startx, it says /usr/bin/X11/X no such file or directory... and another error also but cannt remember what :(

[scanez]

Make sure xserver-xfree86 is installed, do an

apt-get install xserver-xfree86

to make sure.

[Hitokiri_X]

if xf86config fails,do a
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
Where you can replace xfree86 with the X server of your choice.

[samon]

Thank u all, u were right, I had to run "apt-get install xserver-xfree86" but that is strange for I did'nt choose packages manually by dselect, I chose the easiest way (the predefined set of pakages) and that package should have been included..
After the install, debian ran a config tool automatically to configure XFree86 but that faild, I could'nt startx and not even that tool again :confused: error message is "Screens found but none of them have a usable configuration". I opened the XF86Config-4 and really there is no modeline anywhere, so thats the problem I guess.
My question is : which debian config tool is used to configure XFree86? or which one is included in XFree86? I thought it is Xcongifurator but it is not. xf86-config can run but it write the XF86config and not XF86config-4. ... thank u a lot

[ 03 April 2002: Message edited by: samon ]

[scanez]

To configure X, you do as said above

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

Now, just installed xserver-xfree86 may not have given you all the xlibs and fonts and what not. Go into dselect (/me shudders) and see if installing xserver-xfree86 brought up any new dependencies. Just go to [S]elect, hit space, then enter when you are at the package selection screen. If there are still dependencies they should come up, check which ones you want and hit enter to install.

[samon]

I did as u told me, the same error :confused: I even uninstalled and installed xserver-xfree86 again with the dependencies and run dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 again also, and always the same error. I find strange that when I installed the xserver-xfree86 again it did'nt install any fonts, I chose them alone.
" Screens found but non have a usable configuration" something is still missing which is related to modelines, usually when I used to configure xserver on other distributions, it used to test resoltuions and so on but here its not doing anything ...

[Hitokiri_X]

during your x configuration,theres an option to use framebuffer.Try it with yes use it and if it still fails,then use no.It might help since x wouldn't work for me if I used framebuffer.

[sarah31]

If your internet connection is functioning you could try doing:

apt-get install x-window-system

This should install all necessary x stuff. Perhaps your disks were damaged or incomplete and the x-files (gee i hate the soud of that :( ) were broken. If this doesn't help you out please report the errors here and we will try again.

[samon]

" Screens found but non have a usable configuration" :mad: should'nt be in XF86Config-4 some ModeLines ??? they r not there. I'm sure that I have the neccessary pakages to install, run and cofigure the Xserver ... I've installed the system already twice and always the same mistake, do u use woody ???

[sarah31]

Can you post some of the specifics of your computer? We would be interested in know what your video card is and the make of your monitor. To me it sounds as if the vertical and horizontal refresh rates of your monitor are not correct and therefore the proper mode lines are not being entered in to your configuration file. I believe there is an option to manually configure x. With that you can enter in the refresh rates of your monitor if you know them.

[samon]

thanks u all and specially to Hitokiri_X, u r right. I did'nt use the frame buffer and it went very smooth :) but there is something strange, whenever I do something (open a window or any other thing) and the hard disk starts working the mouse starts going here and there for about 20 seconds, and later it stops, I have genius netscroll mouse and I chose Imps/2, I guess thats right. The problem is related to the disk I guess .... any ideas? I'll be trying to fix that ... another time thanx u all for help

[ 04 April 2002: Message edited by: samon ]