[wellylug] reinstall gone wrong!

[Michael Johansen]

Rose McGillicuddy wrote:

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>From: "Michael Johansen" <cheail at orcon.net.nz>
>To: <wellylug at yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, 8 April 2003 11:47
>Subject: Re: [wellylug] reinstall gone wrong!
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>>have you tried running "X -configure" in an attempt to let X configure
>>itself automatically?
>>I usually run X -configure, and then edit the config file it generates
>>in /root and then move it to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 after im done.
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>>- Michael
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>I used all the defaults in the install.  Anyway tried that now and got a
>list of 24 names, some of which I recognise as videao card names or drivers,
>like vesa.  Also things like apm, ati, vmware.  Also gave me a message about
>the mouse not being operational which I don't know about because haven't had
>the GUI up yet.
>It told to run XF86 to check server.  Did so - got a bright blue screen with
>an "x" in the centre, (cursor?) as moved with mouse.  I waited 2 minutes,
>pressed "Esc", no response, "Ctrl+Alt+Del" and no response, so did a brutal
>shutdown.
>I am a newbie so very limited in what I know ...
>Thanks
>Rose
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That probably means it worked - the X cursor by default is an "x" - and 
the command you ran "XFree86 -xf86config /root/XF86Config.new" or 
similar tests the X server.
You can kill a running X server with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, so, perhaps 
give it a go again, and then if you get a cursor, and little else, but 
you get something on screen - it probably worked.
So copy the file from /root to /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and type "startx" 
at a console and see what happens :)

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>>>On Mon, 2003-04-07 at 11:20, Rose McGillicuddy wrote:
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>>>>>login as root:
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>>>>>type vi '/etc/X11/XF' and then hit tab and it will complete the name or
>>>>>beep.  If it beeps,then hit tab again and it will show you the options.
>>>>>They will be: XF86Config or XF86Config-4
>>>>>If there is an XF86Config-4, that is the one to use, otherwise use the
>>>>>XF86Config.
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>>>>Did that and all the information seems correct.  The board name is
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>correct
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>>>>and also the driver.
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>>>>Contacted Dion  - he said he used my card, and he thinks 4Mb instaed of
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>2
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>>>>(which it should be).  Have tried that in various combinations with no
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>luck.
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>>>>Whatever he did, did work in 9 so there must be an answer.  I wonder
>>>>how/what it is ...
>>>>Thanks for trying to help
>>>>Rose
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