Slaine wrote: > > Everything seemed to go well this time until we got to the xserver > > configuration. Then I got a "an error occured > > > > server SVGA is not available (should be in /mnt/usr/x11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA) > > then on reboot,since I tried every > > this can happen because of several reasons. > 1) you try to install mandrake on a too small space > 2) your video card is not supported (though I doubt this) > 3) you tried to upgrade without enough space (which you didn't do.) > 4) xfs (YCUK!!!) isn't running > > Mandrake tells you that you might not have enough space, but continues > installing anyway, but skips packages it deems as not important, > sometimes fonts. > > you can try to restart xfs by running /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart, > and if that still fails, edit /etc/passwd, and give xfs 0:0 > user and group IDs. > I know this isn't secure, but xfs is a piece of shit that should > have been better left for dead. > > hope this helps. > Slaine > > PS, I don't have libfont* on my own machine, anyway. Thanks for the help, but, it didn't. I can not even find the files for SVGA and xfs won't restart or rstart or any thing. I tried an install after I blanked (i.e. no format or anything on it ) the hard drive. Once again it failed to load headers and thus i was unable to config network, printer , or xserver. I think I must have burned a bad copy. I will try one more time and then it's wait for the deluxe McMillan package, which I had planned on buying anyway. I really don't understand it, the install looks so good while loading the packages and then just goes down the toilet. Well, Life is good, just don't weaken! -- Dennis M. a registered Linux user #180842
