Re: Re: Debian running on VMware Workstation

2005-08-31 Thread Martin Dowie
Ok - there is only a "Generic Monitor" listed with a max colour depth of 24 and resolution of 800*600. Where do I go from here? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Debian running on VMware Workstation

2005-08-29 Thread Martin Dowie
Should have mentioned I'm running Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 with a default installation off the net install CD. VMware is version 5.0. -- Martin Martin Dowie wrote: I've got Debian running on a VMware Workstation (hosted on WinXP Pro). I'm trying to configure it to run a

Debian running on VMware Workstation

2005-08-29 Thread Martin Dowie
I've got Debian running on a VMware Workstation (hosted on WinXP Pro). I'm trying to configure it to run at higher screen resolutions than the 800*600 it can manage just now. The producers of VMware have a package that I've downloaded and am now trying to configure but it seems to require:

Re: Newbie installation

2004-06-29 Thread Martin Dowie
"Christophe Combelles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ [snip] > The debian-installer manuals are here : > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/svn/debian-installer/installer/doc/INSTALLATION-HOWTO > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/man

Re: Newbie installation

2004-06-29 Thread Martin Dowie
> > > OK. Usually, 'startx' should start up X with whatever desktop is > > > set as the default. (Time enough to worry if it's the one you want > > > when X is running). > > > > Not a sausage - not even an error message. :-( > > Well, there must be *some* messages - even if only 'command not f

Re: Newbie installation

2004-06-28 Thread Martin Dowie
> OK. Usually, 'startx' should start up X with whatever desktop is > set as the default. (Time enough to worry if it's the one you want > when X is running). Not a sausage - not even an error message. :-( -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troub

Re: Newbie installation

2004-06-27 Thread Martin Dowie
> You haven't said whether you're running the command line login because you > prefer it or because X won't start. Assuming that isn't your problem... No - I'd love a GUI front-end to start but I only have command line - any help much appreciated... > Installing stuff off the other CD's, you c

Newbie installation

2004-06-26 Thread Martin Dowie
Hi all!   I'm a first-time GNU/Linux (wanna-be) User although I have some Un*x experience. I've downloaded all 14 Sarge .iso CDs and have happily managed to get a system that will now boot to a command line after installing from CD1. I used the default partitioning for multi-users.   I notic