Re: Debian newbie -Please help!! X server problem!

2006-03-22 Thread mslinuz
lmyho wrote: >Hi Hex! Tahnks for the info! I am downloading It's big! Will have to >read and get to know it and use... hope it's good! Also any othe ridea? > > By the way I responded to Thierry about my graphic card info but forgot to > send to the mailing list, here it the info o

Re: Debian newbie -Please help!! X server problem!

2006-03-22 Thread Kevin Mark
Hi, On Tue, Mar 21, 2006 at 09:09:58PM -0800, lmyho wrote: > Dear all, > > I am totally newbie to Debian. I heard a lot about it's so good, so > I tried to install it on my Dell Dimension 4550, with Win XP home, > using mini CD install through network. The installation seemed OK, > ho

Re: Debian newbie -Please help!! X server problem!

2006-03-22 Thread Kent West
lmyho wrote: Hi Kent, Thank you!! A few "list etiquette" items (which have nothing to do with your questions, but are good things to know): 1) On this list, private replies are discouraged unless the postings go off-topic. Instead, replies should go to the list, so that others can add in the

Solved:-)) Debian newbie -Please help!! X server problem!

2006-03-22 Thread lmyho
Hi everyone! Thanks for all your help and encoraging. My X problem solved. It seems to be the async. problem between the X stuff I installed and my Debian kernel - I upgraded the system to testing and installed x-window stuff but didn't update the kernel I had from the stable version install.

Re: Debian newbie -Please help!! X server problem!

2006-03-21 Thread lmyho
Hi Hex!  Tahnks for the info!  I am downloading  It's big!  Will have to read and get to know it and use... hope it's good!  Also any othe ridea?    By the way I responded to Thierry about my graphic card info but forgot to send to the mailing list, here it the info of my card:   Just copi

Re: Debian newbie -Please help!! X server problem!

2006-03-21 Thread Hex Star
Well I've been told that in the event that the Debian installer fails to properly detect and configure the graphics card/monitor simply copying Knoppixes X config over the Debian one should clear things up so perhaps giving that a try would be a good idea ;-) :-) ...you can download Knoppix for fre

Re: Debian newbie -Please help!! X server problem!

2006-03-21 Thread Kent West
lmyho wrote: Dear all, I am totally newbie to Debian. I heard a lot about it's so good, so I tried to install it on my Dell Dimension 4550, with Win XP home, using mini CD install through network. The installation seemed OK, however it was all text sceen during and after the installation.

Re: Debian newbie -Please help!! X server problem!

2006-03-21 Thread thierry
Hal Vaughan wrote: On Wednesday 22 March 2006 00:09, lmyho wrote: Dear all, I am totally newbie to Debian. I heard a lot about it's so good, so I tried to install it on my Dell Dimension 4550, with Win XP home, using mini CD install through network. The installation seemed OK,

Re: Debian newbie -Please help!! X server problem!

2006-03-21 Thread Hal Vaughan
On Wednesday 22 March 2006 00:09, lmyho wrote: > Dear all, > > I am totally newbie to Debian. I heard a lot about it's so good, > so I tried to install it on my Dell Dimension 4550, with Win XP home, > using mini CD install through network. The installation seemed OK, > however it was all text

Debian newbie -Please help!! X server problem!

2006-03-21 Thread lmyho
Dear all,   I am totally newbie to Debian.  I heard a lot about it's so good, so I tried to install it on my Dell Dimension 4550, with Win XP home, using mini CD install through network.  The installation seemed OK, however it was all text sceen during and after the installation.    I didn't f