On Wed, May 07, 2003 at 02:22:11PM -0400, ivan valdes wrote: > i have installed woody, i think, however i cannot get a gui for either > kde or gnome. i go through the config but when i try to startx it fails. > i have good info on the monitor and video card, though my card is not in > the data base, sis630. i understand that the server i should use is the > xxfb, does the server install with the packages i installed? i > installed kde and gonme but apparently that was not enough. AARGH I have done this recently but alas can't remember how... it *might* be as simple as ensuring that your XF86Config[-4] contains Driver "sis" instead of Driver "vga". OTOH you may have to downgrade your X installation to 3.3.2 (from slink) which apparently has better support for this chipset. Have a look at http://www.winischhofer.net/linuxsisvga.shtml http://www.winischhofer.net/sisdri.shtml > i have 7 cds, but my kernel is idepci on disc 4, when scanning the discs > do i use 4-7, 2,3,& 5 are other flavors of the kernel or do i run all 7? > thats what i did. your input is badly needed i'm stuck without a gui > being a relative newbie to linux. thanks in advance. You scan all 7. -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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