[wellylug] reinstall gone wrong!

[Rose McGillicuddy]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Johansen" <cheail at orcon.net.nz>
To: <wellylug at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 8 April 2003 23:44
Subject: Re: [wellylug] reinstall gone wrong!


> Rose McGillicuddy wrote:
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >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!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>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.
> >>
> >>- Michael
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >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
> >
> 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.
I wondered about that x meaning it might have worked but didn't know how
long to safely leave it.

> 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 :)
>

I have the rute tutorial here somewhere, or some of it, and guess the copy
commands are there.  But I would really appreciate it if you could give me
the line to type. :-)

Thanks - it's good to have choices!
Rose
> >
> >
> >>>On Mon, 2003-04-07 at 11:20, Rose McGillicuddy wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>login as root:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>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.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>Did that and all the information seems correct.  The board name is
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >correct
> >
> >
> >>>>and also the driver.
> >>>>
> >>>>Contacted Dion  - he said he used my card, and he thinks 4Mb instaed
of
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >2
> >
> >
> >>>>(which it should be).  Have tried that in various combinations with no
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >luck.
> >
> >
> >>>>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
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> .-.   Wellington
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