New install, no desktop

[Albert <albertwagner@cox.net>]

I just installed Debian 3.1 using the minimum CD and the net.
I selected desktop for installation, even though there was no 
option for gnome, kde, or etc.  I also opted to not install grub, 
because I already had grub installed handling three other 
distributions and I didn't want the installer screwing that up.

Using this entry in /boot/grub/menu.lst (vmlinux and initrd 
linked to longer names):

title Debian
    root(hd0,6)
    kernel (hd0,6)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda7
    initrd (hd0,6)/boot/initrd.img

I get a debian boot and a terminal login, but no desktop, nor any 
clue as to what command would give me a desktop.  startx is not 
recognized as a valid command.

Using this entry in /boot/grub/menu.lst(modeled on the example on
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch05s01.html.en#boot-initrd:

title  Debian
    kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk_size=12000
    initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd.img

I get a whole bunch of files not found and a kernel panic.

Do I actually have a desktop installed?  And how would I invoke it?

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