Re: portable driver

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:06:28 +0800, lina wrote:

> On Oct 2, 2011, at 23:05, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:

(...)

> The fglrx driver was removed last time due to the update of
> xserver-Xorg-core.
> 
> Today tried to downgrade the xserver, which removed the Xorg and etc. So
> later come back to present xserver.
> 
> Still don't know how to install the fglrx-driver. This is another story.

Okay, I read a bit of your odissey but didn't know you finally got xorg  
server removed at all... I wonder if using "vesa", "fb" or nouveu driver 
would have been enough to bypass the closed nvidia driver transition :-?

>>>> I still don't see any relation between these two (VGA driver and
>>>> /media mount point) as you don't even need a DE nor a graphical
>>>> driver to

> What does the DE mean?

DE = Desktop Environment, usually GNOME, KDE, XFCE...

>>> sorry, don't know how to copy screen and use email in console,
>> 
>> GPM (mouse on console) may help.
> 
> Seems my mouse not be recognized in console.  Do I need set up GPM?

It should be enough with just have it installed and running, here are some 
instructions:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-configure-the-mouse-at-a-text-based-terminal-for-copy-and-paste-operation.html

>> Okay, then it's "/dev/sdb" but are you sure? To re-check run "fdisk -l"
>> as root.

> Thanks.
> Right now my back is pain to hell.
> I couldn't bear stay one more minute in front of computer.  So now I'm
> laying in bed use phone.  I will check tomorrow.

Okay :-)

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón