----- Original Message ----- From: "Haines Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 05:37 Subject: Re: GeForce4 MX440 with kernel 2.4.18-bf24
> > I placed the order for the 7 CD woody 3.0r1 -i386 on Sept 20, > > 2003. How could you have a newer version? > > There's some confusion here. I also installed from a cheap 7-cd woody > 3.0r1 -386 set. When I enter $ XFree86 -version I get 4.1.0.1, so > that's the version than came with my cd set. The nVidia documentation > says the driver needs needs to be at least 4.0.1. So the 3.0r1 I > purchased easily satisfies that requirement. I assume it does in your > situation as well. > > > About the only thing I am sure of is that X Window System will not > > start. > > I assume you installed the driver successfully first. Then I suggest > you run # dpkg-reconfigure xerver-xfree86 and choose "simple" > configuration. That should work, although I don't know if it will pick > up your nVidia driver. Either way, it should at least work. I assume > you have done this, and nevertheless $ startx has no effect. I > supposed the place to turn is the XF86 log to find out why. > > Keep in mind that I'm a newbie at this, and so take everything I say > with a grain of salt. That's why I do it off line. > > > PPP will not run using pppd. I had hope of using gnome, to > > get things running, since I have some experience with it, but I need X for > > that. There may be other ways to accomplish this but I dont know how to > > start any other way. > > I don't use pppd, and so can't be of any help. But certainly it will > run in console mode. You don't need to get X running to get on > line. When I did use pppd (RedHat, quite some time ago), I developed a > kind of troubleshooting procedure, but don't know how relevant it > might still be or how sound it is. It starts off with hardware. > > Haines > > > I must admit to being somewat of a slacker in getting to it. I havent yet installed anything except the original install. I keep reading the list and picking up bits and pieces of info. I expect to get to the headers and the nVIDIA today but the list keeps coming. Regards; Hoyt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]