Francisco, thank you for reply !
question: when I run apt-get install <package> (is it package ?) do I do then not a double installation ? Or does the OS just let me reconfigure it ? thanks, Wilfried > -----Original Message----- > From: Francisco Fialho [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: dinsdag 25 juni 2002 18:33 > To: Wilfried Mestdagh > Cc: debian mailing list > Subject: Re: first installation,cannot find default font > > > Wilfried Mestdagh wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >Hum that's the second time I ask a question, and just when I see the mail > >returning to I foudn the answer. I hope you will forgive that ;-) > > > >There is a spelling error in the xf86config program. When it asking > for the mouse > >it propose /dev/tty00 and it has to be /dev/ttyS0 (for com1). Also > it propose > >just /dev/mouse but that certainly dont works. > > > >I found that desktop start with startx. > > > >Also I seems to have only 16 color, but before I ask again in panic I > will try a > >little more myself, please forgive me !! > > > >rgds, Wilfried > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Wilfried Mestdagh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: dinsdag 25 juni 2002 16:49 > >>To: debian mailing list > >>Subject: RE: first installation,cannot find default font > >> > >> > >>Hello, > >> > >>Ok I just contunied with ctrl-c and it seemd it installed the > fonts... after a > >>while I got again to fill in all video stuff, and the test seems to > >>work (except > >>Icould not move the mouse cursor). > >> > >>But when I reboot I come again in the command interpreter. How do I start up > >>Gnome Desktop ? > >> > >>thanks, Wilfried > >> > >> > >> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: Wilfried Mestdagh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Sent: dinsdag 25 juni 2002 14:06 > >>>To: debian mailing list > >>>Subject: first installation,cannot find default font > >>> > >>> > >>>Hello, > >>> > >>>I try to install Debian on my machine. At the end I have to configure > >>>mouse, > >>>keyboard, video,.. After that is a test witch failed with the > >>> > >>> > >>following error: > >> > >> > >>>Fatal server error: > >>>Could not open default font 'fixed' > >>> > >>>Does this means I have to download/install fonts separately ? The > >>> > >>> > >>only 'font' > >> > >> > >>>thing that I remember in the questions was if I wanted 75 or 100 > dpi fonts (I > >>>selected both). Or did I do something teribely wrong ? > >>> > >>>note that this is my first experiance with linux, so please be patience ;-) > >>> > >>>rgds, Wilfried > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > Hi Wilfried, > > I had those problems when I first installed debian :-) > which version o Debian are you using? > > what I did to correct and configure the video, mouse, etc... was: > > 1- I ran the installation; > 2- Configured apt source.list to my Debian version ( /etc/apt/source.list) > example: if you are using woody ( change every " stable" to woody in > your source.list, if > you're using potato there's no need to change... and so on...:-)) > 3- gave the following command: apt-get install x-window-system > 4- after that I did an apt-get install xserver-xfree86 > 5- answered the questions and configured it! :-) > > Now, in this exact moment I'm running Debian Woody - kernel 2.4.18 > using KDE 2.2.x :-) Using the steps above :-) > > Any doubts... post it to the list! > > regards > > Francisco > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
