Re: can't configure xserver-xfree86
Karsten M. Self muttered:
> on Tue, Aug 14, 2001 at 08:09:28AM +0200, Michael Bartl (michael.bartl1@chello.at) wrote:
> > Hi all!
> >
> > In my second attempt to give Debian a chance I ran into following problem:
> >
> > Using: Potato dist-upgraded to unstable
> > 2.2.19 Kernel (still from Potato)
> > Geforce 2 Graphics Cards (ELSA Gladiac)
> >
> >
> > I downloaded all X 4.1.0 packages, but when it tries to configure the
> > xserver-xfree86 package it just hangs forever (ok, it doesn't really hang)!
> > I can break with Ctrl-C, but that doesn't really help me in setting up X
> > on Debian :)
> >
> > Any help appreciated!
>
> Can you:
>
> - run XF86Setup (install if necessary)
> - run xf86config (deprecated, but sometimes works)
> - run raw X, then launch applications (latter, usually from a console)
>
> What commands are you running when things hang?
>
> --
XF86Setup doesn't support XFree 4, skip that step.
Paul Mackinney
paul@mackinney.net <- Please note new email address
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