----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 00:09 Subject: Re: Re: gnome installation help
> Edward, thanks for trying to help, I know I wasn't > very specific. > > I've successfully installed Debian 3.01 woody with the > 'vanilla' option on a Dell Precision 410 workstation. > Everything works at the command line, apt-get update, > apt-get upgrade, anything. > > However, I've tried with several video cards, both AGP > and PCI. s3 Virge, Diamond Fire GL1 (the original to > the machine), etc. Nothing seems to work!! > > I guess I'm looking for a specific set of apt-get > install commands. I've tried numerous times, most > recently with: > > apt-get install x-window-system-core > > then > > apt-get install sawmill-gnome > > I've run xf86config numerous times. Nothing seems to > work. > > How do I invoke Gnome?? xinit? Every time I reboot I > get to the command line or xserver cannot start. > > I really want to run a Linux desktop, but this is very > frustrating. Any good tutorials online (I haven't > found any!)? > > Brett > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree > Suggestion pick a video card go to the Mfg. website and see if they have a linux driver for that card. Try again if there is no driver you can use. Regards; Hoyt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
