S Clement wrote: >I have been trying different things to get XFree86 running. The last message >I got was: > xfOpenConsole: command not found > >When I try vidtune, I get: > Error: Can't open display > > This is because vidtune depends on X running already. vidtune is not a tool you need at the moment.
>Again: I have Debian 3.0 running on half of a 40 Gig drive on a Toshiba >Satellite A30. Boot control is lilo and it works fine. I haven't run Debian >for years and I'll be damned if it'll beat me this time. > > As root, run "aptitude install x-window-system icewm". As a normal user, then edit/create the file "~/.xinitrc" and put the single line in it "icewm". As that same normal user, then run "startx". What's the result? If it fails, look in the errors on-screen for any obvious information, like "no video modes found" or "pointer not configured". Better yet, look in "/var/log/X.org.0.log" or "/var/log/XFree86.0.log" for any errors, and report those here. You can also try reconfiguring X with "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" (if you're still running XFree86) or "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" (if you're running X.org) as root. >It would be extremely difficult to get you a copy of the XF86Config-4 file >because I cannot a connect to the internet except with WinXp. I can't print >from Bebian, either. Sorta makes you wonder why I bother, don't it? > > What ethernet card does your system have? Run "lspci" to find the ethernet-related line. (Or are you running dial-up? If so, yech. Unless you specifically know you have a "real" modem, dial-up is going to be a pain to get configured (if it can be done at all).) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
