TNT2 - use 'nv' driver - the proprietary ones just won't work. Voodoo - ???? If all else fails use vesa driver for both.
Try manually configuring xorg.conf: From root terminal: X --configure then follow the instructions it gives you David On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:13:26 dave boland wrote: > I have spent a frustrating afternoon trying to get Ubuntu, Fedora, and > now the latest Debian livecd to run on a few computers. I need some > help here. The vitals are: > * Computer 1: CPU 233 MHz P-II, 384 MB RAM, 10 GB disk, Voodo 3dfx > * Computer 2: CPU 1.8 GHz Athlon, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB disk, NVIDA RIVA TNT2 > > In both cases things proceed well until X is started. The screens go > black, but eventually the audio sound is heard that indicates the > everything is loaded and ready to go. In both cases I tried both the > normal livecd and the safe mode -- same results in both cases. > > Any cheat codes that may help? Other suggestions (be nice!)? > > Thanks, > Dave > -- > dave boland > dbola...@fastmail.fm > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org