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From: Vikas Rawal (vikas_at_mail.jnu.ac.in)
Date: 10/19/04

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    Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:03:23 +0530
To: clive@clivemenzies.co.uk, pecondon@mesanetworks.net, debian-user@lists.debian.org

    Thanks to both of you. I will try what you have suggested and get back.
    In the meanwhile, yes, we do have a functioning debian on the machine.
    The problem is really with video driver/monitor settings. When I say
    "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xwindows", it gives me various options.
    Depending on what video card I choose, xwindows either crashes (for
    example, if i choose i810) or gives a screen flickering in a peculiar
    way (e.g., when I choose vesa).
    I have not checked the errrors. I will do that today and try to figure
    out what I can.

    BTW. I was trying installation on debian on two machines in a lab.
    Yesterday, I installed redhat on one of them because the machines could
    not have been spared for more days for experimenting. But I still have
    one machine with a functioning woody. Let me see where does that take me.

    Thanks again,

    Vikas

    Vikas Rawal wrote:

    >On (18/10/04 09:40), Paul E Condon wrote:
    >
    >
    >>> On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 12:39:47PM +0530, Vikas Rawal wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>>> > I have been trying to install debian on a Compaq Deskpro EN for last one
    >>>> > week. I have tried both woody (stable) and sarge (testing). In both, the
    >>>> > x-windows configuration does not work. In woody, installation went fine
    >>>> > except that none of the video cards/monitor options there get x-windows
    >>>> > running. I tried all sorts of options but no luck.
    >>>> >
    >>>> > Yesterday, I tried sarge. Sarge has to be installed using the
    >>>> > netinstall. That meant some 500 mb of download, took some 13 hours, and
    >>>> > at the end nothing worked. I think the problem is again with x-windows.
    >>>> >
    >>>> > What does one do?
    >>>> >
    >>>> > Vikas
    >>>> >
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> X-windows can be difficult. You probably have a working computer, except
    >>> for the x user interface. To test this theory, try a console screen by:
    >>>
    >>> Press ctrl-alt-Fn where n is 1..6
    >>> You should see a login prompt.
    >>> Try logging in as root. If this succeeds, you do have a functioning, but
    >>> slight inconvenient, Debian installation.
    >>>
    >>> Use it to investigate why x-windows doesn't work for you. Post any clues
    >>> that you don't understand, but be optimistic. You may be able to find
    >>> the problem yourself.
    >>>
    >>> Try running 'startx'
    >>> Does this work?
    >>> Look for error messages if it doesn't.
    >>> Probably, you have not installed all the x related packages that you
    >>> need. But which ones? The error messages should give you a clue.
    >>
    >>
    >Look at /var/log/XFree86.0.log
    >
    >Where you see (EE) is where the problem lies
    >
    >Regards
    >
    >Clive
    >
    > 

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