Re: X help

ok I recently installed Debian on my computer and when I set up X I set the resolution and everything right in xf86config and I did the xf86setup also But then I do startx and my resolution is way to big for my screen I tried changing the resolution about 10 times then I finally gave up and asked

Re: X help

Ok I try all that I edit xf86config and all that but it still doesnt change my resolution you have any other suggestions on how to do this?

X help

When I install X I configure it right and then it goes into X and the resolution is way to big for my monitor Is there a way I can change the resolution so X can fit my screen Thanks

Re: About X

Well I got X too work but how do I load a different window manager? Thanks

About X

Do I need an X Server to run X because when I install it and I do startx I get all these errors about the VGA stuff and it says it cant start the Xserver Anyone know how to fix this? thanks

Mouse Question

Hey I was wondering if there was a way to get my system to auto detect my mouse so I know who to use while installing X Does anyone know if there is a program out there that does that thanks

Dselect question again

Ok when I go into [A]ccess I do Harddisk then it asks me what partition I want but then it goes filesystem type and I pick msdos, but in an msdos filesystem the change all the - and the _ to ~1 and so on so do I have to change all my .deb file packages to whatever~1.deb for it to work? thanks A

Re: dselect question

ok I have the packages.gz file but when I read it it says Package: whatever.deb and so on but then it says filename: dists/stable/main/binary-i386/whatever should I change that filename to the directory I put all my packages in so dselect runs correctly? thanks Army

Re: dselect question

> > When I run dselect do I need the > .deb and .tar.gz files or just the > .deb files to install the packages I want > Im pretty shure You only need the .deb files, > most the .tar.gz files include the sources and > You will only need them if You plan to compile > the sources Yourself, or for int

dselect question

When I run dselect do I need the .deb and .tar.gz files or just the .deb files to install the packages I want ArmY

Re: About cdrom

> Is debian supposed to have a /dev/cdrom Well, yes. Unfortunately the mechanism that creates it from the boot floppies was broken. > Because when I install debian I do > mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdrom and I get > /dev/cdrom file or Dir not found >Issue the command > ln -s hdb /dev/

Re: Question

In a message dated 98-11-27 01:10:29 EST, you write: << >>"Martin" == Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Martin> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> When I try to install my packages it says dpkg-perl file not found >> or renamed >> then it tells me where to put it when I search for it

About cdrom

Is debian supposed to have a /dev/cdrom Because when I install debian I do mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /cdrom and I get /dev/cdrom file or Dir not found I thought you can only mount a cdrom drive with /dev/cdrom