08-23-05 07:46 AM
mat wrote:
> I can't seem to get X-Windows installed. This is my first attempt
> at Linux, and my knowlege about it is spotty.
>
> My system is a new to me but used Gateway E-1600 (Celeron, 256M)
> and an LE-500 15 in. monitor. For installation I'm using an older
> set of distribution CD's (Debian 3.0 r2 i386). The only thing a
> bit strange about this setup is that the hard disk is on the secondary
> IDE controler so all my partitions wind up being hdc's instead of
> hda's.
>
> During installation, to keep things simple, the only packages I
> requested were X-Windows and GUI's. After installation, when I
> reboot I get error dialog boxes saying that I have X-Windows problems.
> I can get back to a shell and read the /var/log/XFree86.0.log. Some
> of the ominous messages there include
>
> (WW) Cannot open APM
> (EE) Unable to open /dev/agpgart (No such device)
> Fatal Error AddScreen/ScreenInit failed for driver 0.
>
> Messages in the log indicate that the setup detected and correctly
> identified the system i810e chipset and the monitor.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> mat
It doesn't really matter where or what controller your harddrive is on.
I downloaded the just the first two iso cd images of Debian 3.1 r0a and
burned them to CD. There are 14 iso images, but all of the different
installs I've performed have not asked for anymore than the first two.
You can easily rerun the video part of the configuration after the
install is complete. Login as root and at the prompt type:
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
This will allow you to go back through the config over and over until
you figure it out. You will still need reboot after the reconfigure is
complete, so just type reboot at the prompt after the reconfigure is
complete.
Good Luck and hope this helps.
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