Re: Configuring X server

2004-03-06 Thread Joseph
On Sat, 2004-03-06 at 01:48, Andreas Janssen wrote: > Hello > > (please don't top post) I hope I didn't top post this time. [snip] > Kind of dificult to edit the file if you can't read the letters on the > screen. It is somehow possible to make lilo ask you (I think some key > combination was n

Re: Configuring X server

2004-03-06 Thread steef
s. keeling wrote: Incoming from Joseph: How to configure X in Debian. lists.debian.org is your friend. I _think_ the answer is "dpkg-reconfigure xfree86", but check that. I must have don't some configuration incorrectly as I can not read any fonts on the screen. Ctrl+Alt+1 is showing

Re: Configuring X server

2004-03-06 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello (please don't top post) Joseph (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >>> I must have don't some configuration incorrectly as I can not read >>> any fonts on the screen. >>> Ctrl+Alt+1 is showing the same unreadable fonts. >> >> F1 gets you from X Window to the console. F7 >> gets you back to X. >

Re: Configuring X server

2004-03-05 Thread Joseph
My problem is that F1 is showing the same "garbage" on the screen as F7 I think I have to un-install X-server along with configuration files and reinstall it again. What is the command to un-install X-server along with config files. -- Thanks, Joseph > > I must have don't some configuration inco

Re: Configuring X server

2004-03-05 Thread Kent West
Joseph wrote: How to configure X in Debian. I must have don't some configuration incorrectly as I can not read any fonts on the screen. Ctrl+Alt+1 is showing the same unreadable fonts. Perhaps you have some internationalization settings set incorrectly. I'm afraid int'l'zation is beyond me.

Re: Configuring X server

2004-03-05 Thread s. keeling
Incoming from Joseph: > How to configure X in Debian. lists.debian.org is your friend. I _think_ the answer is "dpkg-reconfigure xfree86", but check that. > I must have don't some configuration incorrectly as I can not read any > fonts on the screen. > Ctrl+Alt+1 is showing the same unreadable

Re: Configuring X Server during Install

2001-06-17 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Sun, Jun 17, 2001 at 04:29:32PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :I have been trying to install Debian on my Toshiba 2180CDT laptop. :But I just can't get X server to work. I'm not familiar with your hardware but you might look up info on your laptop at http://www.linux.org/hardware/laptop.html

RE: Configuring X server

1999-05-17 Thread Person, Roderick
The first thing I think you should do is reconfigure your xserver using PS/2 as the protocal, just because it a microsoft mouse doesn't mean it's microsoft protocal. With your window manager being twm all you should get is a checkered screen on the inital start up. twm is VERY basic. After the mous