I just installed the latest Debian from CD.
My intent is to start up into a GUI.
This system doesn't and I'd like to figure out how to get it so that it
does.
Can't find the obvious place to figure that out!

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Fred

I've had no problems in this regard when installing Debian Woody or Sarge, using the simplest package selector, and picking "X Windows" and "Desktop environment". Do you have the correct software installed, and is X configured and working properly? Are either the kdm, gdm or xdm login managers installed? What happens now if you try to issue the "startx" command? If you get a working GUI, that's a good start. But if you get some error message such as "Could not connect to server...", then you need to work on your X configuration before anything will work.

On Wed, 7 Apr 2004 08:41:17 -0700
"Fred Marshall" <fmarshallx@remove_the_x.acm.org> wrote:

> I just installed the latest Debian from CD.
> My intent is to start up into a GUI.
> This system doesn't and I'd like to figure out how to get it so that it
> does.
> Can't find the obvious place to figure that out!
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fred
>
>

Hello

Fred Marshall (<fmarshallx@remove_the_x.acm.org>) wrote:

> I just installed the latest Debian from CD.
> My intent is to start up into a GUI.
> This system doesn't and I'd like to figure out how to get it so that
> it does.
> Can't find the obvious place to figure that out!

You can use apt-get:

apt-get install x-window-system-core

Next install some desktop or window manager:

apt-get install kde

apt-get install icewm

best regards
Andreas Janssen

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Jeff,

Thanks. It turned out the install had not worked for some reason - just
looked like it. A reinstall revealed what should really happen.

Fred

"Jeff S" <four_season_photo@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:20040407092905.7f02b8ba.four_season_photo@yah oo.com...
> I've had no problems in this regard when installing Debian Woody or Sarge,
using the simplest package selector, and picking "X Windows" and "Desktop
environment". Do you have the correct software installed, and is X
configured and working properly? Are either the kdm, gdm or xdm login
managers installed? What happens now if you try to issue the "startx"
command? If you get a working GUI, that's a good start. But if you get some
error message such as "Could not connect to server...", then you need to
work on your X configuration before anything will work.
>
> On Wed, 7 Apr 2004 08:41:17 -0700
> "Fred Marshall" <fmarshallx@remove_the_x.acm.org> wrote:
>
> > I just installed the latest Debian from CD.
> > My intent is to start up into a GUI.
> > This system doesn't and I'd like to figure out how to get it so that it
> > does.
> > Can't find the obvious place to figure that out!
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Fred
> >
> >
>
>

Andreas,

OK. The immediate problem was resolved with a total reinstall. Takes no
brains or time. It was a bad install that just "looked good". Lot's of
things had not been installed - like just about everything interesting.

Now I'm getting "no screens found or useful or....." Apparently need to try
to reinstall the video without a frame buffer. If you tell me how before I
find out by myself that could be helpful. Nvidia...

Thanks,

Fred


"Andreas Janssen" <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:c51gb1$hj9$03$1@news.t-online.com...
> Hello
>
> Fred Marshall (<fmarshallx@remove_the_x.acm.org>) wrote:
>
> > I just installed the latest Debian from CD.
> > My intent is to start up into a GUI.
> > This system doesn't and I'd like to figure out how to get it so that
> > it does.
> > Can't find the obvious place to figure that out!
>
> You can use apt-get:
>
> apt-get install x-window-system-core
>
> Next install some desktop or window manager:
>
> apt-get install kde
>
> apt-get install icewm
>
> best regards
> Andreas Janssen
>
> --
> Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>
> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674
> Registered Linux User #267976
> http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html

Hello

Fred Marshall (<fmarshallx@remove_the_x.acm.org>) wrote:

> [Installing Debian]
>
> Now I'm getting "no screens found or useful or....." Apparently need
> to try to reinstall the video without a frame buffer. If you tell me
> how before I find out by myself that could be helpful. Nvidia...

Use dpkg-reconfigure to configure XFree. Select "no" when debconf asks
you if you want to use the kernel framebuffer device. Select the nv
driver. If you use Woody, the nv driver will only work with GeForce 2
and older cards. With newer cards, you have to use either

- the VESA driver
- an upgraded version of XFree (http://www.apt-get.org)
- the closed-source driver from Nvidia (will also give you hardware 3D
acceleration)

best regards
Andreas Janssen

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Andreas,

OK - thanks. I finally got it.
I reinstalled with the "vanilla" option. Was having trouble seeing the PS2
mouse also. Now is working.

Now I need to go back and install a network interface card and all the
network settings. Can I do that in some simple way or do I have to edit a
bunch of files. (I already tried that and it isn't working.....).

The network card is recognized as being there by the system but ifconfig on
eht0 isn't doing anything.

ifconfig doesn't shows tap0 but not eth0 ....

Thanks,

Fred

"Andreas Janssen" <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> Fred Marshall (<fmarshallx@remove_the_x.acm.org>) wrote:
>
> > [Installing Debian]
> >
> > Now I'm getting "no screens found or useful or....." Apparently need
> > to try to reinstall the video without a frame buffer. If you tell me
> > how before I find out by myself that could be helpful. Nvidia...
>
> Use dpkg-reconfigure to configure XFree. Select "no" when debconf asks
> you if you want to use the kernel framebuffer device. Select the nv
> driver. If you use Woody, the nv driver will only work with GeForce 2
> and older cards. With newer cards, you have to use either
>
> - the VESA driver
> - an upgraded version of XFree (http://www.apt-get.org)
> - the closed-source driver from Nvidia (will also give you hardware 3D
> acceleration)
>
> best regards
> Andreas Janssen
>
> --
> Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>
> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674
> Registered Linux User #267976
> http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html

Hello

Fred Marshall (<fmarshallx@remove_the_x.acm.org>) wrote:

> OK - thanks. I finally got it.
> I reinstalled with the "vanilla" option. Was having trouble seeing
> the PS2 mouse also. Now is working.
>
> Now I need to go back and install a network interface card and all the
> network settings. Can I do that in some simple way or do I have to
> edit a bunch of files. (I already tried that and it isn't
> working.....).

If the driver is loaded, or the driver is built into the kernel, all you
have to do is to edit /etc/network/interfaces (see man interfaces). If
you don't want to do it manually, install etherconf. If it is already
installed, run dpkg-reconfigure etherconf.

best regards
Andreas Janssen

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Registered Linux User #267976
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On Fri, 9 Apr 2004 13:54:07 -0700, Fred Marshall
<fmarshallx@remove_the_x.acm.org> wrote:
> Andreas,
>
> OK - thanks. I finally got it.
> I reinstalled with the "vanilla" option. Was having trouble seeing the PS2
> mouse also. Now is working.
>
> Now I need to go back and install a network interface card and all the
> network settings. Can I do that in some simple way or do I have to edit a
> bunch of files. (I already tried that and it isn't working.....).
>
> The network card is recognized as being there by the system but ifconfig on
> eht0 isn't doing anything.
>
You may need to install a module for your network card. Run modconf.

> ifconfig doesn't shows tap0 but not eth0 ....
>
"tap0" could mean that diald is installed. If it works for you,
that's OK, but you probably don't need it (diald controls dialing on
demand to your ISP. pppd can dial on demand without diald, and for
most users that is easier).


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