Re: New Debian User needs an idea
On Tuesday 04 December 2007 03:49, jim-bean@att.net wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am a fairly experienced Fedora user trying out Debian for the first time.
> I have a 3 disk distribution from Linux Central and I can get it to install
> and boot to a command line. The installer uses only the first disk. My
> problem is that I can't bring up the GUI. I have a driver for the video
> card but in order to install it gcc and the kernel headers are required,
> and missing. Also my only web source is via a wireless, which needs to be
> configured with ndiswrapper. This requires, guess what, gcc and the kernel
> headers so I can't download them. I tried aptitude and it requests a disk
> be mounted but it is not any of the disks that I have. I suspect that gcc
> is hiding on one of the disks I have if only I knew how to get to it.
> Ideas? The computer is dual booted so I could use the Fedora side to
> download and copy over. Jim Bean
Hi Jim,
- Xorg (GUI) should at least work with the vesa driver, which supports most
video cards (albeit at reduced resolution and without 3D support). You can
switch over to your dedicated driver (nvidia, ati, intel ...) after its
installation.
- This would indeed be the first Debian "distribution" lacking gcc. Check if
your 3 disks are all registered in /etc/apt/sources.list. If not, add your
disks using the command apt-cdrom add (I haven't done this for years, as I
always install from the internet, so I can't give you the exact details;
however, the process should be fairly self-explanatory).
Regards, Clemens
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