Re: Yes I am having a problem
Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote:
Larry Kilmer wrote:
If I try to install from the cds from the book the installer hangs in
the hardware search (I assume it gets to a point where it has run out
of the hardware it knows about and gives up without providing any
other options). When I run the installer that I downloaded from
Debian it will complete an installation and a version of Linux seems
to run. Two
Which version of debian did you try? Your earlier post mentions 3.1
which is pretty old and might not work on more recent hardware.
it is the most current one out there, I think 6. something or other.
problems occur. First, I was trying to have a dual boot system with
W2K and Linux. When I install Linux it wipes out the W2K partition,
I can
During the partitioning stage, the installer will give you the option
of using the entire disk, using available free space or manually
partition.
I'm not really worried about this as this machine will be mostly
dedicated to Linux.
live with that since I dedicated this computer to Linux(btw, it has a
40m hard drive which I have partitioned to two equal areas of roughly
20M each, one for windows and one for Linux.). Second, when I get Linux
I think you mean 40G and 20G.
Yes, I may be dyslexic but I cannot type either :).
installed, it will boot but the visual interface that comes up seems
to not understand the video hardware. This is strange and
explanation is difficult, but I will try. Instead of having one copy
of the login page, it has three horizontally with each occupying
about 1/3 of the display. I can with a little effort (by selecting
one of the areas) log in and get 3 copies of the user interface.
Here I quit.
It appears to be a problem with video detection. If you are able to
get to the console, (try pressing Control+Alt+F1) then you can use
"dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" to configure your xserver.
Also, you might want to try booting a live cd first, ubuntu or knoppix
for example, as they might provide better hardware detection, so you
may get some information on what drivers to use for your video card.
I downloaded the ubuntu loader and has the same problem, the screen is
split. When I used the dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg command either
from the standard alt-ctl-f1 which appears to be a bourne shell or
running sudo and the dpkg command from the shell, the command was
rejected as 'not found' from the shell and 'invalid arguments' from the
sudo <cmd> implementation.
PS: When replying, please use reply-to-all, so that your mail reaches
a wider audience and you are more likely to get a solution.
Sorry, my use of the Internet has always been for point to point
communications. I'm not very literate in these areas of the net. Hard
to believe I've been doing embedded system for over thirty years and am
still limited in my scope, this was an attempt to move forward. I have
used Unix, Ultrix, and Linux but always from one of the shell scripts,
mostly csh. Probably shows my age.
Thanks for your patience and my appologies.
LK
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