45 replies to this topic

[Spyril]

Well, what does exist in /etc/x11? Try creating an xorg.conf file...

Xorg -configure
mv xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
startx

[dinscurge]

Well, what does exist in /etc/x11? Try creating an xorg.conf file...

Xorg -configure
mv xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
startx

i dont know
typed in

/ect/x11/xorg.xonf

said file/directory didnt exist
and yeah i cant check now it autoloads x all i can do is turn it on log in and it crashes the gpu so the screen turns off but the cpu stays on.

[Spyril]

/ect/x11/xorg.xonf

Err...I hope that isn't literally what you typed in to the terminal.
You can boot into single-user text mode by appending the word "single" to your GRUB boot parameters.

http://www.cyberciti...ngle-user-mode/

Then use ls /etc/x11 and ls /var/log and tell us what shows up.

Edited by Spyril, 21 March 2009 - 06:49 PM.

[G-Brain]

It's /etc/, not /ect/. Short for et cetera.

[dinscurge]

for /etc/x11 it returns no such directory or file
for /var/log it returns 18 logs
http://www.thinkwiki...age_Mobility_M3 wonder why its crashing my ati m3 says its supported by xorg
when i tried "Xorg -configure" it put it in "/root/xorg.conf.new" so im guessing the one you were looking for was in "/usr/%usernamme%/xorg.conf"?

Edited by dinscurge, 26 March 2009 - 10:30 PM.

[phasma]

for /etc/x11 it returns no such directory or file
for /var/log it returns 18 logs
http://www.thinkwiki...age_Mobility_M3 wonder why its crashing my ati m3 says its supported by xorg
when i tried "Xorg -configure" it put it in "/root/xorg.conf.new" so im guessing the one you were looking for was in "/usr/%usernamme%/xorg.conf"?

Let take a step back here, I am starting to get lost.

1.) Add these lines to /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://www.backports.org/debian etch-backports main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian etch main contrib non-free

2.) Then open a terminal and update apt repo and get new updates, using these commands.

apt-get update && apt-get install debian-backports-keyring && apt-get update

3.) Now we're going to apt-get gdm/build essentials/ssh/xserver/irssi. NOTE: You have some of these installed all ready but just run this command any way!

apt-get -t etch-backports install build-essential vim ssh xserver-xorg xorg gdm fluxbox gnome-terminal gedit unzip unrar bzip2 irssi

4.) Run startx, if nothing is working try rebooting and re-running startx

5.) If you want conky

apt-get install conky

6. To set a background image (resets after shutdown) run.

Esetroot -c /path/to/the/image

Hope this helped.

EDIT: Added "S" in /etc/apt/source.list

Edited by phasma, 27 March 2009 - 08:26 PM.

[dinscurge]

tried

ls /etc/apt/source.list

and it returned no such file or directory. it has everything to run fluxbox it just crashes the gpu when xinit

[phasma]

tried

ls /etc/apt/source.list

and it returned no such file or directory. it has everything to run fluxbox it just crashes the gpu when xinit

Whoops my mistake . Try /etc/apt/sources.list, I hate typos.

[dinscurge]

tried

ls /etc/apt/source.list

and it returned no such file or directory. it has everything to run fluxbox it just crashes the gpu when xinit

Whoops my mistake . Try /etc/apt/sources.list, I hate typos.

lols same, sorry for bein a noob but just add it to the end of the list?

Edited by dinscurge, 27 March 2009 - 09:16 PM.

[phasma]

tried

ls /etc/apt/source.list

and it returned no such file or directory. it has everything to run fluxbox it just crashes the gpu when xinit

Whoops my mistake . Try /etc/apt/sources.list, I hate typos.

lols same, sorry for bein a noob but just add it to the end of the list?

Yups!

[dinscurge]

and how do i save in vim? never really used before

[phasma]

To enter in commands hit "Esc" then type ":w" to save. Quitting is :q and force quitting is :!q

[dinscurge]

To enter in commands hit "Esc" then type ":w" to save. Quitting is :q and force quitting is :!q

thanks i already knew how to enter commands just didnt see the :w in [f1]

[dinscurge]

says it cant find debian-backports-keyring and i did enter the 3 extra sources and double checked to make sure i entered them correctly.

Edited by dinscurge, 27 March 2009 - 10:47 PM.

[phasma]

says it cant find debian-backports-keyring and i did enter the 3 extra sources and double checked to make sure i entered them correctly.

Then just do sudo apt-get install updates

[dinscurge]

i did a sudo apt get updates but still turns the screen off, idk

[phasma]

i did a sudo apt get updates but still turns the screen off, idk

Well that shows some type of hardware or low-level OS problem, which is out of my reach.

[dinscurge]

i did a sudo apt get updates but still turns the screen off, idk

Well that shows some type of hardware or low-level OS problem, which is out of my reach.

im guessing its the new kernel as the new gentoo/ubuntu doesnt work either, and dsl is just debian with older kernel, but cannont confirm such as i cant find an older version of debian to try as the mirrors just have the new lenny and if i click projects i can see the older ones but all their just like 1kb files that say a random number not an iso.. but now im poed lols already bought a wifi card for it off new egg got a full duplex netgear 108mbps rangemax wifi card for like $8 just poed cant use it for anything

Edited by dinscurge, 29 March 2009 - 01:58 AM.

[R4p1d]

i did a sudo apt get updates but still turns the screen off, idk

Well that shows some type of hardware or low-level OS problem, which is out of my reach.

im guessing its the new kernel as the new gentoo/ubuntu doesnt work either, and dsl is just debian with older kernel, but cannont confirm such as i cant find an older version of debian to try as the mirrors just have the new lenny and if i click projects i can see the older ones but all their just like 1kb files that say a random number not an iso.. but now im poed lols already bought a wifi card for it off new egg got a full duplex netgear 108mbps rangemax wifi card for like $8 just poed cant use it for anything

What version of debian do you want?

[dinscurge]

i did a sudo apt get updates but still turns the screen off, idk

Well that shows some type of hardware or low-level OS problem, which is out of my reach.

im guessing its the new kernel as the new gentoo/ubuntu doesnt work either, and dsl is just debian with older kernel, but cannont confirm such as i cant find an older version of debian to try as the mirrors just have the new lenny and if i click projects i can see the older ones but all their just like 1kb files that say a random number not an iso.. but now im poed lols already bought a wifi card for it off new egg got a full duplex netgear 108mbps rangemax wifi card for like $8 just poed cant use it for anything

What version of debian do you want?

pretty much any one that doesnt have errors and is pre 500 so anything like 300-400