HD Install :: How can I install 'make' with a standard install?

Well Darn! it does say for XFree86. The video card is Western Digital 512K reported to be a real pain with X. I only get a black screen when trying xvesa combinations and the X10 error using framebuffer although here I do have the text screen. Am I screwed as far as GUI goes then?

I am about out of options for you. Might search the fourms for a list of other Tiny X K drivers. If I recall someone, might be cbagger, posted some. Also might do a google search for Tiny X K drive and your video card. As a last resort do an enhanced dsl-hdinstall and try to apt-get the full X. I think Grim, posted once about that.

Thanks again roberts. How can I do an enhanced install then? The DSL "CD" is on a 70MB partition with a 260MB partition where the installation will go. If I do a floppy boot prior to install then I am unable to do a pppconfig, required to get the modem going for an Enhanced install. IF I do the dsl-hdinstall then set up the modem and try for an enhanced install it says that EXT2 fs goes read-only. What am I missing here?

Some information on alternative KDrive servers:

Have you tried using another KDrive XWindows server instead of the Xvesa and Xfbdev servers that come with DSL?

You can download a copy from here:

http://www.tuxfan.homeip.net:8080/rule/XFree86/kdrive/8.0/

After download, assign executable permissions to the file.

For example if the Trident server was used, you would do this:

chmod 755 Xtrident

Finally, edit your xsetup file and change the word
"Xvesa" into "/home/damnsmall/Xtrident" or wherever you have stored the file. Then save the edited file and type:

startx

Good Luck.

For enhanced install without X, uou should be able to do the following:
boot from floppy with:
boot: knoppix 2 or dsl 2 (if using 0.6.3)

The "2" will log you in as root without X. Then configure modem with pppconfig and pon, be sure you have internet connectivity, you can use text links browser or type ifconfig and see if you have an eth0 Then use dsl-hdinstall and be sure to choose enhanced.

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