James Zeun wrote:
Hope there is someone out there that can help me. I've tried to install debian off the CD. But after the grey screen, i end up with a blank black screen and the machine just sits there.I have an Amiga 1200 with a blizzard 1260
It sounds as if the X server itself is running, but you don't have any clients (like window managers) running. To test this, see if you can switch to a different VT (Ctrl-Alt-F[1-6] in the Intel/AMD world as a general rule). Then from there, log in if necessary, and run something like:
xterm -display 0 &which will start an xterm on the display number 0, which is hopefully the display that your X server is running on. Then switch back to X (with Ctrl-Alt-F7 (hopefully)) and see if you have an xterm running.
If so, that means you just need to configure your system to start some sort of window manager (assuming you want a window manager - most everyone does).
You can do this system-wide, or on a user-by-user basis. For now, keep it simple and just do it for your user. In your home directory, create or edit a file named .xinitrc and put the single line in it of:
twmSave it, and copy it to .xsession (I never remember which file is read when, .xinitrc or .xsession, so I just make both the same).
Restart X, and see if you have the twm window manager working. Kent