"Andrea Vettorello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:07:26 -, Brian Coiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> [...]
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> > Here's an update on my last: I rebooted to windoze, and the mouse didn't
> > work there either. It looks like some kind
On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:52:59 -, Brian Coiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> It's a Microsoft Intellimouse.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian
>
> p.s. I think I know how to change the protocol - I seem to recall that there
> are not so many to choose from - so I will experiment a bit when I can.
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:07:26 -, Brian Coiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Here's an update on my last: I rebooted to windoze, and the mouse didn't
> work there either. It looks like some kind of USB glitch. Plugging into a
> different USB port fixed it in Windoze, and half-fixed it
"Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Brian Coiley wrote:
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> >Googling the problem reveals some folks discussing files called
"Xauthority"
> >and "xinitrc" which are in the home directory. I have no such files.
> >Should I, perhaps?
> >
> >
> >
>
> Try creating
"Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Brian Coiley wrote:
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> >Googling the problem reveals some folks discussing files called
"Xauthority"
> >and "xinitrc" which are in the home directory. I have no such files.
> >Should I, perhaps?
> >
> >
> >
>
> Try creating
On Tue, 2004-11-23 at 00:03, Kent West wrote:
> Brian Coiley wrote:
> Hmmm; why a woody package on a sarge upgrade? Again, perhaps the upgrade
> wasn't completed?
Just a thought - perhaps some of the packages are downloaded and
unpacked but not configured? You can configure all unpacked but
unco
Brian Coiley wrote:
Googling the problem reveals some folks discussing files called "Xauthority"
and "xinitrc" which are in the home directory. I have no such files.
Should I, perhaps?
Try creating a new user ("adduser testman") and then log in as that
user; see if X works.
If it does, then t
"Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Brian Coiley wrote:
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> >"Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in messag
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> >Exactly the same. I don't think it has anything to do with the wm. From
> >what I've learned persusing archives, the "client rejected from loca
Brian Coiley wrote:
"Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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I did notice you had a / on the end of your sitenames, which I don't
have in my sources.list file
I removed the / characters: it worked just the same i.e. no errors and
nothing to upgrade.
Given that
Brian Coiley wrote:
"Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in messag
I would suggest trying a simple window manager, like icewm, until things
get working right.
# apt-get install icewm
Then edit/create ~/.xinitrc and put in the single line "icewm". Now try
"startx". What happens?
Exactly the sa
"Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Kent West wrote:
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> > Brian Coiley wrote:
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> >>> My sources.list file currently reads:
> >>>
> >>> deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ sarge main contrib non-free
> >>> deb http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main
"Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Brian Coiley wrote:
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> >>I ran the distribution update again, having taken Maurits' advice to
make
> >>sure that I first did an apt-get update. It updated over 200 packages!
> >>Running it a further time updates nothing, so
Kent West wrote:
Brian Coiley wrote:
My sources.list file currently reads:
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ sarge main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main
That looks okay to me
I did notice you had a / on the end of your sitenames, which I don't
have in my sou
Brian Coiley wrote:
I ran the distribution update again, having taken Maurits' advice to make
sure that I first did an apt-get update. It updated over 200 packages!
Running it a further time updates nothing, so I assume it is all done now.
So you did:
# apt-get update (and it updated your li
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> "Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Brian Coiley wrote:
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> > >modconf also appears to be broken. When it says "Please select the
> category
> > >of modules", there is no list o
"Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Brian Coiley wrote:
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> >modconf also appears to be broken. When it says "Please select the
category
> >of modules", there is no list of categories. The only option reads "Exit
> >Finished. Return to previous menu." Which
On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 06:21:47PM -0600, Kent West wrote:
> You might want to re-run "apt-get dist-upgrade" and watch for any
> errors. Take care of the errors and repeat until you get no more errors.
As you seem to be able to reach the network again you should be able
to do a `apt-get update' f
Just out of curiosity, have you tried booting a Knoppix (or Kanotix, my
preferred) CD? I know the purists might not be amused, but that's a
pretty good way to find out if your hardware is Debian compatible
without having to go through configuration hassles. Not to mention that
I see nothing wrong w
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> "Sergio Basurto Juarez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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> > --- Brian Coiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > Here is the story so far:
> > >
> > > 1.Installed Woody dual-boot on my W2K box
> > > 2.Could
"Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >modconf also appears to be broken. When it says "Please select the
category
> >of modules", there is no list of categories. The only option reads "Exit
> >Finished. Return to previous menu." Which
Brian Coiley wrote:
"Ron Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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Thanks, Ron, I have now got it working with the VESA driver, but not,
unfortunately, with my USB mouse. Trawling the archives reveals countless
suggestions for getting a USB mouse working, all of them dif
Brian Coiley wrote:
modconf also appears to be broken. When it says "Please select the category
of modules", there is no list of categories. The only option reads "Exit
Finished. Return to previous menu." Which takes me right back out to the
command prompt. There's also an OK button, and a Can
"Ron Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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Thanks, Ron, I have now got it working with the VESA driver, but not,
unfortunately, with my USB mouse. Trawling the archives reveals countless
suggestions for getting a USB mouse working, all of them different, and none
of
"Kent West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Brian Coiley wrote:
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> >Here is the story so far:
> >
> >1.Installed Woody dual-boot on my W2K box
> >2.Couldn't get Nvidia card to work
> >3.On the advice of this NG, upgraded to Sarge
> >4.Tried to install
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"Maurits van Rees" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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Is it really locked up? Try CTRL-ALT-F1 to go to the first text
console. (CTRL-ALT-F7 to go back usually.) Or right click with your
mouse to see if a context menu comes up. I may be wildly off with
Ron Johnson wrote:
If you are having an excess of trouble getting video to work, use
the vesa driver. It's "adequate" for 2D work, and will get you
into X while you get the nvidia driver working.
His problem was a little deeper than that; but he's getting close now.
Stay tuned.
--
Kent
--
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On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 23:07 +, Brian Coiley wrote:
> >"Steven Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >I think it is known as biting off more than you can chew.
>
> What, trying to get a video card working? Oh boy, that's a terrific advert
> for Linux isn't
>"Steven Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>I think it is known as biting off more than you can chew.
What, trying to get a video card working? Oh boy, that's a terrific advert
for Linux isn't it. Roll up, roll up, you too can waste two days of your
life tryi
"Sergio Basurto Juarez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> --- Brian Coiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Here is the story so far:
> >
> > 1.Installed Woody dual-boot on my W2K box
> > 2.Couldn't get Nvidia card to work
> > 3.On the advice of this NG, up
"Maurits van Rees" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 07:13:59PM -, Brian Coiley wrote:
> > "Brian Coiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > 9.After much fiddling around with configuration, managed to get
Brian Coiley wrote:
Here is the story so far:
1.Installed Woody dual-boot on my W2K box
2.Couldn't get Nvidia card to work
3.On the advice of this NG, upgraded to Sarge
4.Tried to install a 2.4 kernel. Need to change LILO config, but I'm
not using LILO, I'm using NTLDR...
5.Fig
--- Steven Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think it is known as biting off more than you can
> chew.
>
> try running modconf at the command prompt and
> installing the needed NIC module.
>
> regards
>
> Thing
>
>
> --- Brian Coiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Here is the story
On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 07:13:59PM -, Brian Coiley wrote:
> "Brian Coiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > 9.After much fiddling around with configuration, managed to get startx
> > to do something using VESA, but just shows a grey screen with a black
> cro
I think it is known as biting off more than you can chew.
try running modconf at the command prompt and installing the needed NIC module.
regards
Thing
--- Brian Coiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here is the story so far:
>
> 1.Installed Woody dual-boot on my W2K box
> 2.Couldn
--- Brian Coiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here is the story so far:
>
> 1.Installed Woody dual-boot on my W2K box
> 2.Couldn't get Nvidia card to work
> 3.On the advice of this NG, upgraded to Sarge
> 4.Tried to install a 2.4 kernel. Need to change
> LILO config, but I'm
> n
"Brian Coiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Here is the story so far:
>
> 1.Installed Woody dual-boot on my W2K box
> 2.Couldn't get Nvidia card to work
> 3.On the advice of this NG, upgraded to Sarge
> 4.Tried to install a 2.4 kernel. Need to chang
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