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Well, I got an installation of Debia going on my laptop, resizing the partitions dangerously without backing up first. I thought I lost Windows when I write over the partition table to accomodate the new settings, but not that LILO is installed everything is OK again. I just have to configure Debian now.
Try Knoppix. It's a Linux distribution that runs directly off a CD (doesn't touch your hard drive at all), autodetects everything (like graphics card / peripherals etc), and boots into a pretty KDE.
You can then have a go at looking what settings it has used, and try using them in your real installation.
In fact, if you like Knoppix, it's quite easy to install onto your hard-drive - you just run the knx-install script thats provided with it. The easiest Linux to install ever... probably.
You can then have a go at looking what settings it has used, and try using them in your real installation.
In fact, if you like Knoppix, it's quite easy to install onto your hard-drive - you just run the knx-install script thats provided with it. The easiest Linux to install ever... probably.
It's annoying - it takes you three so many options, and I've gone through all of the possible combos but it still flickers. Grrr, why can't SUse just work?
Just had a quick look: XFree86 -configure
Off the top of my head: /etc/X11/XF86Config Watch out for the capitals. There's an automated configuration utility for X but I can't remember the name of it right now.
Hmmm yeah I tried kdm but the monitor flickers, I guess I've messed up the config. And I have no idea how to find the file either.
startx?
gdm?
kdm?
Except without the question marks.
gdm?
kdm?
Except without the question marks.
Yeah, I was just about to post here asking how to get it onto X. All I have is the text logon screen.
Have you got X to work yet? I always found it was a right anus both times I tried Debian :O[]
Well, I got an installation of Debia going on my laptop, resizing the partitions dangerously without backing up first. I thought I lost Windows when I write over the partition table to accomodate the new settings, but not that LILO is installed everything is OK again. I just have to configure Debian now.