x-windows configuration in woody/sarge

[Vikas Rawal <vikas@mail.jnu.ac.in>]

I have been trying to install debian on a Compaq Deskpro EN for last one 
week. I have tried both woody (stable) and sarge (testing). In both, the 
x-windows configuration does not work. In woody, installation went fine 
except that none of the video cards/monitor options there get x-windows 
running. I tried all sorts of options but no luck.

Yesterday, I tried sarge. Sarge has to be installed using the 
netinstall. That meant some 500 mb of download, took some 13 hours, and 
at the end nothing worked.  I think the problem is again with x-windows.

What does one do?

Vikas