On Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 11:55:05AM +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote: > >Depending what you want as a window manager etc.. You have to scan 10 > > OK......... I will now reinstall and scan the pants of the entire > distribution. STOP! You don't have to reinstall. You've got a working CLI right? you're golden now. You don't even have to scan anymore disks either as you're on broadband. please read "man sources.list" to learn how to set up the apt-get system. use the main debian mirrors for now but do change to another one soon to help spread the load. Then read "man apt-get" so you understand how that works. Once you've got a working CLI and an internet connection, you can download and install whatever packages you want on your system trivially. for example: apt-get install x-window-system will download and install all the packages needed to run the x-window-system. its really simple. to reconfigure the x-server, if you're having problems like specifying the wrong driver issue the following dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 that will take you through the setup of the xserver and write a new config file for you. > > I now think I really need a DVD on my machine. > nah. pulling packages over the net is so simple. read up on the whole apt system. of course, you may still want a DVD, but only for the fun stuff :) > Vesa came up as default. I will try it. Vesa should work with everything. You can get the system running with Vesa and then try reconfiguring your way into the "right" drivers for your hardware. > > > >psaux or something like this? > /dev/psaux is the device for a PS mouse. hth. A
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