[Gloucs] Problem while installing Slackware 8.1

[Alex Craddock]

Unfortunatly I don't have KNOPPIX and my cd-writer protests if I try to make 
it copy isos for some reason (I did try and write them as image files not 
normal data).


>From: David Greenaway <david.greenaway@dsl.pipex.com>
>Reply-To: gloucs@mailman.lug.org.uk
>To: gloucs@mailman.lug.org.uk
>Subject: Re: [Gloucs] Problem while installing Slackware 8.1
>Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 11:17:25 +0100
>
>On Sunday 15 June 2003 1:57 am, Alex Craddock wrote:
> > I think I rushed into it because I ran XF86Config, and just followed the
> > instructions and I still have the same error now when trying 'startx'.  
>It
> > says something like, fatal error, no screen found.  I'll read some stuff
> > then try again another day.
> >
> >
>
>What I did when I got to this point in my slackware install was to restart
>with a KNOPPIX CD in, then copy the XF86Config files that knopix
>generated in /etc/X11 on it's ram disk to  /etc/X11 on my hard disk. No 
>idea
>if this is a good or advisable plan but it worked a treat for me.
>
>
>David
>
>
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