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Re: Re: gnome installation help



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bstil@yahoo.com>
To: <edward@murrell.co.nz>
Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 00:09
Subject: Re: Re: gnome installation help


> Edward, thanks for trying to help, I know I wasn't
> very specific.
>
> I've successfully installed Debian 3.01 woody with the
> 'vanilla' option on a Dell Precision 410 workstation.
> Everything works at the command line, apt-get update,
> apt-get upgrade, anything.
>
> However, I've tried with several video cards, both AGP
> and PCI.  s3 Virge, Diamond Fire GL1 (the original to
> the machine), etc.  Nothing seems to work!!
>
> I guess I'm looking for a specific set of apt-get
> install commands.  I've tried numerous times, most
> recently with:
>
> apt-get install x-window-system-core
>
> then
>
> apt-get install sawmill-gnome
>
> I've run xf86config numerous times.  Nothing seems to
> work.
>
> How do I invoke Gnome??  xinit?  Every time I reboot I
> get to the command line or xserver cannot start.
>
> I really want to run a Linux desktop, but this is very
> frustrating.  Any good tutorials online (I haven't
> found any!)?
>
> Brett
>
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Suggestion pick a video card go to the Mfg. website and see if they have a
linux driver for that card. Try again if there is no driver you can use.
Regards;
Hoyt




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