RE [SLUG] Debian install - config X with Geforce 4

[Chris Sutcliffe]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gavin Baker" <za at supercowpowers.org>
To: "SLUG" <scarborough at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 1:49 AM
Subject: RE [SLUG] Debian install - config X with Geforce 4


> Hi Chris,
>
> If you don't have X running at all, you can
>
>   apt-get install discover read-edid mdetect
>
> ( discover   -> detects hardware )
> ( read-edid  -> talks to monitors to get information )
> ( mdetect    -> detects mice )
>
> If you have these installed, the debconf set up script will use them,
> and ask you far fewer questions.
>
> So just remove, and purge your X, and reinstall it. (dpkg-reconfigure
> won't use the newly installed apps)
>
>    dpkg --force-depends -P xserver-xfree86
>    apt-get install xserver-xfree86
>
> As you know, this will set up X to use the free "nv" driver, You will
> probably want to do as Jamie says to get the NVdriver working, but
> thats simple when X is already set up with "nv".
>
> Good luck,
> Gav
>
> (PS, sorry for the broken threadedness, I don't have the original mail
> to reply to)
>

Cheers Gav,

will have a crack at the the tips that both you and Jamie have given me in a
couple of days

Cheers


Chris