Help Installing Back Track 5 (Problems with Wifi and GUI)
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Help Installing Back Track 5 (Problems with Wifi and GUI)
I have never installed Linux before. I have used Puppy Linux, Ubuntu, and Back Track off of a USB.
I tried installing Back Track on an old desktop (dual boot), but I am running into problems.
The first, when I type "startx" I get a "fatal server error: no screens found"
After this I found a solution that had me type "nvidia-xconfig" , but my computer says "not found". I have no ethernet cable because I just moved, so I can not update or upgrade, and there is no wireless capability because I do not have the drivers for the 2Wire wireless adapter the desktop uses.
Is there a way to solve this without using an ethernet cable?
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