Re: Xeasyconf?

[Sam George <debian@spishack.com>]

On 2004 Apr 28 , at 09:24, Ed Sutherland wrote:

> I've been trying the dpkg way (xeasyconf fails with many unresolved
> errors) to configure xfree. The system blanks the screen and comes back
> with the dreaded "no screen found" error. I need a working XF86Config-4
> file for an iMac. Here are my responses to the dpkg screens:
>
> I select the "ati" drive.
> I select "ATI Technologies Rage 128 Pro TR" as the video card ID.
> I enter "PCI:0:16:0" as my BusID (lspci says the decimal output is
> 0:10.0)
> I say "yes" to the framebuffer (have also tried "no")
> I say "Advanced" for monitor characteristics (66Hz refresh;75-117Hz
> vert. refresh)
> I pick 1024X768 as the screen size with 16-bit color-depth.
>
> What am I missing? Every other linux distro -- YDL, Mandrake, Gentoo --
> have set-up X-Windows in minutes; Debian takes days, or even weeks.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ed
I wish I could disagree with you on the difficulty of setting up X on a 
new debian box, but I can't.  Setting up X is the most difficult part 
for me when I set up a new machine with debian.  My semi escape goat 
method of setting up X on debian is to boot knoppix after the initial 
debian install and then steal and possibly tweak the XF86Config file 
knoppix creates.  Perhaps that will be an option for you too.

-cira