Roderick Cummings wrote: > >From: "David S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Debian enquiries" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > >Subject: problem installing debian > >Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 23:31:41 -0000 > > > >Hi, I recently got a copy of debian 2.2r4 through one of the official > >vendors on the debian website and i'm having trouble accessing the x window > >system > > > >this is the error message i get when initx or startx command is used: > > > >_exec of usr/bin/x11/xf86_NONE failed > >_x11transSocketUNIXConnect can't connect: errno= (111) > >giving up > >xinit:connection refused (errno 111) unable to connect to xserver > >no such process (errno 3) server error > > > >I've heard about problems with the geforce2 mx400/linux and since using > >this card have had trouble using graphics with other distros as well > >(mandrake, suse) > > > >my system: > >1Ghz K7 > >Gigabyte 7dxr m/b > >256mb DDR Ram > >nvidia Geforce2 mx400 64mb > >2 HDs > > > >debian was installed using a 128mb swap partition and two other 3gb linux > >native partitions, > >initially i installed a lot of packages incl. the x-windows components but > >a lot of errors were reported during setup, after i found i couldn't get to > >a desktop i tried reinstalling the system and installed the xwin components > >ONLY however the same errors and problem occured - any help will be > >gratefully received (it may be something really obvious but i'm an absolute > >beginner (sorry)) > > > > > >David S. > > Are you trying to run XFSetup(debconf) or xf86config? On most of the > system's I've installed XFSetup doesn't work. >
On the other hand ... I recently joined Debian. I installed Potato on two machines. I had many failed installs on both machines. The last two installs (one on each machine) were successful. I am convinced that I finally succeeded because I avoided touching xf86config, and used only XF86Setup. My impression was that I did not understand the xf86config user interface well enough to give error free answers or to recover from having given an erroneous answer. XF86Setup was not easy, but I lucked out with it. Paul