Ok, one more try before I sell my Debian disks to the lowest bidder...
Spent the last two days trying to get potato installed and running X. Last
attempt was these steps.
(1) Do a clean install - "simple"
(2) Say no when it asks if it should probe for a video card
since I know that my ATI Expert98 will not be seen.
(3) Say yes to defaulting to the XF86_SVGA server, but no
to creating the XF86Config file.
(4) When install finishes log into root and do
apt-get install xserver-mach64
and say yes to making it the default xserver.
It starts up XF86Setup and I configure what I think
is the correct monitor choice - 8514 for starters.
When I hit [Done] the Xserver barfs - "no screens
configured" so therefore get the infamous (by this time)
"can't connect error 111" message.
(5) Do XF86Setup, this time selecting the "SuperVGA" monitor
choice and then 1024x768 with 8pp for the Mode Selection.
Can't believe my good fortune, this time it works and
the XF86COnfig file can be written.
(6) Change /etc/inittab to level 5 and reboot.
The xserver crashes and I'm back in 80x24 mode.
When I try to start it by hand I get "no screens
configured" message and the server bails. No amount of
playing with the monitor choice allows the X server to start.
I can't believe that it should be this hard!!!
What am I missing? I ask this because 3 other people within the last few
days have also made mention of this same problem with the X server - the
"can't connect, 111 error". Two were on this reflector and one was in a
private mailing. I would hazard a guess that it is all tied up in one's
monitor selection, perhaps coupled with the choice of monitor mode
(resolution).
I am willing to give it one more shot, but so far I do have to wonder in all
honesty why anyone would bother with this distro. Someone give me a reason!
Thanks,
-rick
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