HD Install :: no GUI of any type
i have done a HD install and i think it finds all my hardware but it wont load any GUI, now i am a newb and there may not be a GUI if so i'm sorry but if there is please tell me how to get to it
also when i use startx it says:
"using X resolution from previously selected settings.
if you want to change the resolution, run 'xsetup.sh'
hostname 2.08
modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fb0
XIO: fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" after 0 requests (0known processed) with 0 events remaining."
then it goes back to the root command line (i haven't connected the comp to my network yet, is that why ?)
also i kinda forgot the username for the other box login, i know root, but could someone tell me what the default is for the other?
and a question i feel really dumb asking, how do i shutdown the comp once i have finished with linux ?
I don`t actually now what the problem could be, but try to change resolution by typeing xsetup.sh...
The command for shutting down damnsmall is "halt"
Hi.
If fb0-module is missing maybe you chose FB-Device in x-setup instead of X-Vesa? Dont ;) Xvesa should work... if you really want fb you have to choose so at boot prompt, too....
To Powerdown - choose "Powerdown" as soon as your "GUI" works ;-)
ctrl+alt+del does it too! Now reset but a controlled shutdown...
The best way would be in shell:
"shutdown -halt -now"
Maybe as root....
so type
"sudo su" before that.
Maybe that helped... PLease just ask further if not...
Good luck and welcome to linux!
i got it working, changed the res, and now its all working,
also whats the difference between the two things, FB and xvesa
my next questions is how do i add programs to it now its on my HD ?
after you install DSL on your hard drive, login as the root user and type:
apt-get update
apt-get install synaptic
then from the GUI interface run synaptic from the terminal window. Voila, you should be presented with a listing of available packages.
Cappy
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