Re: Debian newbie -Please help!! X server problem!
Well I've been told that in the event that the Debian installer fails to properly detect and configure the graphics card/monitor simply copying Knoppixes X config over the Debian one should clear things up so perhaps giving that a try would be a good idea ;-) :-) ...you can download Knoppix for free here (it's a live DVD...no longer fits on a regular CD):
http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
On 3/21/06, Kent West <
westk@acu.edu> wrote: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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