On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 07:50:17PM -0700, Daniel Cardenas wrote: > According to vorlon on irc, the install code contains no Gnome code, so > this is an upstream problem. I didn't mean to suggest that this was an upstream problem, only that it wasn't an installer problem. This may well be a bug in the Debian gnome-session package, in whatever GNOME task/metapackage you installed, or in gdm for not knowing that GNOME wasn't installed. Knowing more about what packages you selected for installation (and how) would give us a better idea which of the above applies. > Tried "apt-get install gnome-session", after apt-get different errors were > received. Seems like very little of the gnome system was installed. That seems entirely possible. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer > Daniel Cardenas wrote: > >I have the same or similar issue with the Jan 2nd build. KDE seems to > >work fine. > > > >Gnome error: > >could not find /usr/bin/gnome-session > > > >If I try to run failsafe gnome, I get an error that says the Gnome > >installation > >could not be found. > >I used ReiserFS. > > > >I'm some what new to Linux this so pardon the lack of a good template. > > > > > >INSTALL REPORT > > > >Debian-installer-version: sarge-i386-businesscard.iso > >uname -a: Linux debian 2.4.22-1-386 # 9 Sat Oct 4 14:30:39 EST 2003 i686 > >Date: 01.03.2004 9am > >Method: Net install from ftp us debian mirror. > > > >Machine: home built > >Processor: Celeron 850 Mhz > >Memory: 512 Mbytes > >Root Device: IDE > >Root Size/partition table: How do you get that info? > >Output of lspci: intel 815 chipset, nv11, Geforce MX400 > > > >Base System Installation Checklist: All o.k. > > > >Comments/Problems: > >Keep up the good work! I'm a programmer from the Microsoft world, so > >perhaps I > >can help after I learn a bit. > > > > > > > > > > > >ie@ie.no wrote: > > > >>INSTALL REPORT > >> > >>Debian-installer-version: <12.30.2003 .ISO ftp.uio.no > > >>uname -a: Linux debian. 2.4.22-1-386 #9 Sat Oct 4 14:30:39 EST 2003 i686 > >>GNU/Linux > >>Date: <01.01.2004> > >>Method: <How did you install? What did you boot off? If network > >> install, from where? Proxied?> > >> > >>Machine: <Home build> > >>Processor: AMD TH 1.3 GHZ > >>Memory: 256 + 128 > >>Root Device: <IDE > >>Root Size/partition table: Device Boot Start End > >>Blocks Id System > >>/dev/hda1 * 1 16 128488+ 83 Linux > >>/dev/hda2 17 908 7164990 83 Linux > >>/dev/hda3 909 957 393592+ 82 Linux swap > >>/dev/hda4 958 4865 31391010 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) > >>/dev/hda5 958 4865 31390978+ 83 Linux > >> > >> > >>Output of lspci:00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 735 > >>Host (rev 01) > >>00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS 530 Virtual > >>PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP) > >>00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 85C503/5513 > >>00:02.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 > >>Controller (rev 07) > >>00:02.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 > >>Controller (rev 07) > >>00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] > >>(rev d0) > >>00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 > >>10/100 Ethernet (rev 90) > >>00:11.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 > >>(rev 06) > >>00:11.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port > >>(rev 06) > >>01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 > >>MX/MX > >>400] (rev a1) > >> > >>Base System Installation Checklist: > >> > >>Initial boot worked: [0] > >>Configure network HW: [0] > >>Config network: [0] > >>Detect CD: [0] > >>Load installer modules: [0] > >>Detect hard drives: [0] > >>Partition hard drives: [0] > >>Create file systems: [0] > >>Mount partitions: [0] > >>Install base system: [0] > >>Install boot loader: [0] > >>Reboot: [0] > >>[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > >> > >>Comments/Problems: > >> > >>Gnome does NOT! load, only KDE works. > >>Gnome fails instantly, complaining about some permission in > >>/usr/bin/gnome-session > >>And return me back to gdm. > >> > >>When I manualy fix the permission with chmod 777 it only fails and > >>give no > >>reason.... and return me back to gdm > >> > >>This installer looks good : ) keep doing the good work! > >> > >><Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments > >> and ideas you had during the initial install.> > >>Nvidia drivers should be supported out of bock. > >>Better intigration betwen the installer setup and the X config > >>We give the same information over and over again? > >>Easyer setup of X and gnome/kde. > >>More autodetection > >>X setup sets in the xf86config-4 mouse to be in the USB port, even when I > >>chose psaux in the installer meny. > >> > >> > >>VH > >>Torleif Salte > >>408 48 008 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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