[SLUG] F-it, Badger time

[Jamie Adams]

On Mon, 2006-04-17 at 10:36 -0400, john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:

> Unless anyone has an bright ideas I'm not asking for help at this
> stage, I'm just going to try re-installing with fewer screen
> resolutions.

> But it doesn't make sense. IF (big if) I manage to edit
> /etc/X11/xorg.conf sufficiently that it recognises my screen, then how
> do I get back to the bit of the installation where I fell over? If I
> run the installation through again I'll lose my settings. Anyone any
> views on that?
> 

I don't think you can to be honest. It's just giving you the default
error message for a failed gdm start.

Try installing in text only mode.. then install the drivers for your
graphics card. I guess if it's an nforce chipset they will be available
from nvidia's website.

> Or is it a 64 bit thing, might I have more luck with 32 bit? I'm
> thinking that might be so .. is it falling over just on the lack of a
> 64 bit driver?

Could well be...

Jam


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