Re: X11 installation problems
As Peter suggests below, you can run xf86config (as root) from outside of
dselect to create the XF86Config file. Alternatively, you can run XF86Setup
for a graphical routine to create the file. I've found that if one of these
doesn't produce a useable XF86Config file, sometimes the other routine will
(although the difference may only be in the choices I make in the
respective routines).
At 08:11 AM 9/1/1998 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello Cristov:
>
>You should be running dselect from the root account.
>If you are ignore the above sentence. I personally have
>to run dselect several times when performing a raw
>install. This is because some of the dependencies must
>be satistied before other packages can be installed ( I think ).
>When running dselect for the first time ( raw system ) I
>do not select any packages, I just run dselect - install.
>Following successful execution I start selecting packages.
>
>>From the super user account try running xf86config to
>configure your Xserver. I the error persists, reply back.
>
>Peter
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Cristov Russell <wolfsong333@yahoo.com>
>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
>Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 6:57 AM
>Subject: X11 installation problems
>
>
>>Second try - Just in case there is anyone who can help me with this
>>but might have missed it the first time.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>> I'm having trouble with the VGA16 server during the configuration
>>> portion of dselect. It asks if I want it to create the configuration
>>> file and when I say yes I get a message saying that the file was not
>>> created. It then repeats the question but at that point the display
>>> becomes skewed where the message starts a third of the way across the
>>> screen and the keyboard no longer responds to anything but ^C. That
>>> gives an error and the configuration of the other files continues but
>>> the screen is still skewed and the only response I can give until the
>>> process is complete is ^C.
>>>
>>> I'm installing from a CheapBytes CD if that helps. Do they offer any
>>> kind of support? I bought the 4 disc version and the installation
>>> isn't very clear cut for us newbies. I'm still not sure how to
>>> install contrib & non-free packages. Do I need to run dselect 3
>>times?
>>>
>>> One more thing. Recently someone asked about how to execute the basic
>>> configuration options that are given before running dselect the first
>>> time but I can't seem to find the message. Could someone forward that
>>> to me as well? TIA
>>>
>>> Cristov Russell
>>> wolfsong333@yahoo.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
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