Re: Debian newbie -Please help!! X server problem!
lmyho wrote:
Dear all,
I am totally newbie to Debian. I heard a lot about it's so good, so I
tried to install it on my Dell Dimension 4550, with Win XP home, using
mini CD install through network. The installation seemed OK, however
it was all text sceen during and after the installation.
Normal, and good.
[After installing X packages], [w]hen I reboot the system, the screen
flashings three times at the moment when the running words supposed to
stop and let me login. It turned to a balck screen and came back and
to black screen again and came back again..., and then hung and
displayed a message said" Failed to start the X server. it is likely
that it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X server
output to diagnose the problem?" I would like to , but the screen
actually has died and just hung there not responed to any keybord
strikes at all! So I have to turn off the computer again, and again....
The very first stage of booting is either lilo or grub. If it's grub,
you should have a "safe recovery" option. Select that and see if your
keyboard works at the (text only) login prompt. If it's lilo, you should
get a "boot:" prompt for a few seconds; at this point enter "linux
single" and see if your keyboard works at the (text only) login prompt.
Then report back what happened.
Once your keyboard is working, we can work on solving your X issues.
And by the way, I couldn't use my mouse, and the screen display was
only big text characters, why does it like this?
I don't know what you mean by the screen display being only big text
characters. Do you mean CAPITAL LETTERS? If so, your system thinks
you're using an old-style terminal that only generated caps; nowadays
the most common cause of this is entering your username in capital
letters, which causes the system to assume you're on one of those old
terminals.
Concerning the mouse, there are basically two mouse systems: one for the
text-based console, and one for X. You can use just the one for X,
forgoing the mouse in console, or you can activate both. (I tend to
activate both). In this latter case, you have to take care to make sure
the two systems don't conflict with each other. So the first question
is, are you talking about using the mouse in the text-based, non-X
console, or are you talking about something else?
--
Kent
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