[Malvern] Re: Debian Install Disks.

[FRANK JAMES]

Thanks Andy for your very speedy response. It is
Sarge, I am not with my friend at the moment so can't
say any more. The command startx is just not
recognised. I will have another computer here on
Monday and will have the disks at home so I'll take it
from there. My present linux is on Suse10 and works
fine, but my pal has a 64 bit processor...
Many thanks, may I keep in touch please.
Frank James
--- Andy Dixon <andy at andydixon.com> wrote:

> FRANK JAMES wrote:
> 
> >Just acquired 13 debian disks and wondered whether
> any
> >of you could help with getting the Xsystem up and
> >running. Normally I use Suse, but a keen friend is
> >trying debian. We get the basic  system up but it
> >ignores startx.
> >This is from Frank James,
> frank.james4 at binternet.com
> >who regularly reads the mail!
> >  
> >
> 
> Hi Frank,
> 
> What version of Debian are you using? There are 3
> flavours - Sarge 
> (stable), Etch (testing), and I forget the name of
> the unstable one..
> 
> What error messages do you get when X tries to
> start? If you dont get 
> anything on-screen when you start, try going into
> one of the other 
> terminals (ctrl+alt+F1-F6) log in as root, and type
> 'less 
> /var/log/messages' and have a look near the bottom.
> It may be a 
> configuration issue. I have had it in the past with
> USB mice. If you can 
> post back the error message, we'll be able to tell
> you from that what 
> the issue is!
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
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