Re: why is debian the only distribution that won't let me run X?

[Paul Scott <paslist@ultrasw.com>]

Paul Scott wrote:

> Bruno Boettcher wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> >  seems there's no way to get X running under debian on my new Medion
> >  laptop....
> >
> >  i still try to install debian (usntable) on the laptop, and discover
> >  discovers nothing, and even the XF86 config files saved from thos
> >  other distributions that worked perfectly well on my laptop don't work
> >  under debian.....
> >  
>
> Just copy the XF86Config-4 that Knoppix creates.

Sorry for my sloppy reading of your post

I think (Debian-based) Knoppix can still lead to a Debian solution.  Did 
you look at both XF86Config and XF86Config-4?  For some reason Knoppix 
generates both.  On a system I just tested XF86Config-4 was used. 

Have you compared /var/log/XFree86.0.log between the Knoppix install and 
the Debian X failure?

Paul Scott