In foo.debian-user, you wrote: > I just installed Debian 2.1 on a DX2 100 MHz labtop. I am encountering two > problems after the installation, and would appreciate your help. The > first one, I first used a 3Com ethernet/modem combo card to do ftp > install, but since I do not have a permanant IP, I am actually using the > modem. However, I was unable to make the switch, or don't know how. In > any case, now if I use pon, it will dial the #, and after it connects, > the ethernet card will intervene to look for IP address. Is there a way > to terminate ethernet card? Secondly, my X server crashes when I > startx. I used xf86config, and thought everything should be fine, but > just can't seem to get X to work. Is there a way to troubleshoot this > problem? The error message is several pages, and basically it says it > cannot find a mode. Is it possible to log the error message? Thanks!
You can log the error messages with: [prompt]$ startx >myfile.txt 2>&1 Then attach myfile.txt to the problem report. Sorry, I don't know much about PCMCIA. -Mitch
