Peter Solinsky wrote: > > I have a boca-research modem which is PNP compatable but debian can't > detect it. Do I need to manually set the jumpers for and open COM and IRQ > for it to be recognized? > > 2nd: I am having trouble getting xwindows to work properly. When I run > xf86config and set the card for SVGA, my monitor blanks and I get nothing, > the main problem is I cannot get linux to reboot without entering xwin at > startup which means my screen blanks at startup and I can't rerun config > w/o wiping everything and starting over. > > I would appreciate any help. > > Thanks > > Peter > > -- Dunno about the boca-modem. could it be a winmodem?! there's a list of "real" modems somewhere, maybe thru Debian.org, I forget. Sure you can get linux to reboot without running (a functional) X: Linux has 7 "virtual terminals", which you can switch between using Ctrl-Alt+F1-F7. X runs in F7, so you just do a Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get back to your text-terminal. >From here, you can try another conf of the xserver, or "shutdown -h now" to turn the box off (you have to be root to do this). The Xserver can be killed with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. Don't need to reboot to rerun config or start X. Reboot is for winblows. The only time you need to reboot a linux-box is if you've built a new kernel. Sounds like you need to learn some basic Unix, I've had to do quite a bit reading myself. I was in your situation about a year ago ;-) If you tell us what video-card /monitor you're trying to setup, maybe someone here can give a hint or advice. Chances are, someone's been there... hth Vitux
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