Hello
First i tryed to install woody but no go. then i have used sarge and i like it very mutch.
but i am to n00by to fix the nvidia 3d and to have the box working on the homenetwork. i allso had some probl. with my printer. Then i read about uesing knoppix to install debian.
So wy not xandros, Now i have all working on sarge. incloding crossower and win4lin and a dualboot. with win xp so my wife is happy.
The only thing that is left from xandros in 30 sek on boot, then it is gdm,gnome and kde.
hope this info can help other noobs like me.
Bertil

Hello
first for you ho will try out sarge/xandros go to xandros user forum and look in lab here you find how-to play with the os but a hd install of knoppix beet most thing. To install it, you need 2 partitions (hd1 swap 512 mb , hd2 linux 83, it will use reiserfs make it more than 5 gb. You will find out how to install it in knoppix user forum under install to hd. If your network and sound not work after the install, one n00b way is to sudo apt-get install gnome. and gdm. In gnome my network was setup ok and sound to.
The only thing i don't no how to set up is my Nvidia , so i hope someone can help me with this
Thanks
Bertil

Are you running Debian, Xandros or Knoppix? For Debian there is a way to compile Nvidia yourself or try the binary from Nvidia itself: http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

hello
Thanks Moloko
I'm on Knoppix , and i found info in there forum, but it take some work to get nvidia work on a hd install.
I will go for the orginal nvidiadriv. from your reply.
Bertil

The nvidia binary has some quirks of it's own. You'll need the kernel sources of your current kernel version for starters.

Hello Moloko
Now my nvidia is up and runing, it took time to find out how to.
In the end i did.
logd in as root.
Ctrl+alt+F1
install-nvidia-debian.sh
Thats all, workt perfekt. took it from Kanotix.
Bertil

Hello
I have tryed out knoppix, kanotix and ubunto the last days, yes to start with this distr is good. Xandros and Linspire set up moste thing for you, but to have sarge or sid you have to hack them.The Knoppix family is good as lifecd. but becom very slow as hdinstall.
So i'm back to Sarge,after a netinstall.
1. did a basic install with out x and desktopenviroment.
2. install gnome
3. install kde 3.4.0
4. install x
I run 2.4.3, 2.6.8-k7 and Win4lin.
And even Win4lin is faster then Xandros,Linspire,Knoppix and Kanotix. Most importent is that if you do a dist-upgrade in sagre you will have no errorws like you will in the other distr.
Sarge and Sid as a hdinstall is the best, it take time to read and learn but in the end this debdist will giv you wat you need.
The only thing i have to giv up rightnow is Nvidia, i feel like a idiot spend houres on this but no work.
I am on sarge, and i realy need help with this. I run gentoo so i know how to read manuals.
Regads
Bertil

Hello
This is the end of my story in to get a deb.sarge to run as good as a gentoo install. And finale i am there, this morning i get nvidia to work on 2.3.4-7 kernel, so i can play tuxkart and tuxrace. I just can't be with out them. And wenn i boot on
2.6 and win4 lin i just stop nvidia. in X11.
This forum is the best book in how to learn linux and debian.
Thanks and goodby.
from a wery happy man
Bertil

Uhu???
On debian sarge it works well with kernel 2.6 (and 2.4). You just have to install packages from non-free and contrib. That is, you have to change your /etc/apt/source.lst to find those packages.

Start with: apt-get install nvidia-kernel-source

read /usr/share/doc/nvidia-kernel-source/README.Debian

Follow the guide in the README.Debian file.

That is:
build nvida kernel modules
install nvidia-kernel-common (apt-get -u install nvidia-kernel-common)
install that package (dpkg -i ../nvidia....deb)
install nvidia-glx (apt-get -u install nvidia-glx)
read /usr/share/doc/nvidia-glx/README.Debian
add users to group video (addgroup userid video)

reconfigure xserver (dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xfree86)
and see to it that this is changed (only that, all other questions do you answer with a singel "enter")
1) Use X server driver "nvidia" instead of "nv"
2) Remove XFree86 server modules "dri" and "GLcore"
3) On same screenm add XFreee86 server module "glx"
Do NOT change anything else if you have a working setup with "nv" driver.
After dpkg-reconfigure finnished, restart X-server with Ctrl-Alt-Backspace

Now you should have an Xserver with optimized OpenGL.

Happy gameing.

Hello
Thanks
Everything wennt ok wen i fuond the Tinyplanet howto install nvidia. First i installed the drives on 2.4.-7 kernel and then nvidia on 2.6.8-2-k7. It's only the win4lin kernel i use nv. But it was long a go , Now i am on sid and playing with apt-build, so most apps i use is installed from sources . i have allso upgrade g++ and gcc to 3.4 and rebuild the system. ( had to reinstall sid 4-5 times befor i goth everytinh to work.
This is fore you how like streaming vidio. Dowt use realplayer, totem and mlpayer it's watt you need.
1. add to sources.list
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ stable main
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ unstable main
2. install w32 codecs
3. install kmlpayer /gmplayer and mozilla- mplayerplugin
4. cp this to mplayerplug-in.conf.
#debug=0
#logfile=$HOME/mpp.log
#vo=xv,x11
#ao=arts,esd,oss
#download=1
#dload-dir=$HOME/tmp#debug=0
logfile=$HOME/mpp.log
vo=xv,x11
#ao=oss,esd
download=1
dload-dir=$HOME/tmp
keep-download=0
#noembed=0
cachesize=256
use-mimetypes=1
#enable-real=0
enable-wm=1
enable-qt=1
enable-mpeg=1
enable-ogg=1
enable-smil=1
qt-speed=high
Now totem will play all real streams and mplayer will play more or lass all windowsteams
I hope this info can help p with steaming media
Bertil

Here is the simplest way to install nVidia drivers in Debian that I found (have tried them all, I think ).
I have not tried it on a clean installation of Sarge yet. But I guess this is all, might be on package I forgot.
*work* *work*
Now I have tried it out myself

INSTALLATION:
Installation of nVidias X-server driver "nvidia"
1) Log in as root "sudo bash" or "su -"
2) Add "contrib non-free" to end of each deb-line in /etc/apt/source.list
3) Update apt database of packages "apt-get update"
4) Install module-assistant et al "apt-get -u install module-assistant build-essential fakeroot patchutils kernel-package devscripts"
5) Install kernel kernel header files "apt-get -u install kernel-headers-`uname -r`"
6) Update module-assistant's databas "module-assistant update"
7) Install nvidia-kernel-common "apt-get -u install nvidia-kernel-common"
8) Download, build and install nvida-kernel-source package "module-assistant a-i nvidia-kernel-source"
9) Install nvidia-glx 'apt-get -u install nvidia-glx'
10) Do one of 10a) or 10b)
10a) Reconfigure "hotplug" to probe graphic cards "dpkg-reconfigure hotplug". Do NOT change anything else.
10b) If you didn't reconfigure hotplug add "nvidia" to end of /etc/modules "echo 'nvidia' >> /etc/modules"
11) Reconfigure xserver-xfree86 "dpkg-reconfigure -plow xserver-xfree86". Change only four things. Answer with en "Enter" on everything else. Do NOT change anything else. The four things are:
a) "Select the desire X server driver": Select "nvidia" instead of "nv"
b) "Select the XFree86 server modules that should be loaded by default.": Unselect "GLcore"
c) Same place: unselect "dri"
d) Same place: select "glc"
12) Add users that will run OpenGL to group video "addgroup jaxån video"
13) Log out and restart the X-server with "/usr/init.d/gdm restart" if you use gdm (This is the "right" way, change apr. if you use kdm or xdm) or try this "Ctrl-Alt-BackSpace"
14) Look at the nice nVidia logo when the Xserver starts

UPDATE:
To update this later, you only need to do this:
1) Log in as root (see Installation 1)
2) Update apt database "apt-get update"
3) Upgrade packages in your machine "apt-get -u upgrade"
4) Build new modules and install "module-assistent update; module-assistent a-i"
5) Restart gdm (or kdm or xdm) or X server (see Installation 13)
6) Do like 14) in installation

PROBLEMS:
A problem will be when you change/update kernel to a new one. Remeber to update kernel-headers to same version. Reboot machien (X won't start). Go throug 4) - 6) in update section. Finnished.

If you have problem and the X-server don't start. CHeck that you havn't updated to a new version of your kernel "uname -r", if so, do UPDATE:. Check that module "nvidia" is loaded to the kernel "lsmod| grep nvidia". If not, check that you have changed hotplug so that it adds the driver or added the driver to /etc/modules. See 10) in INSTALLATION.

OTHER PACKAGES:
Have a look at package "nvidia-settings" and/or "nvtv". The program "nvtv" is in main, so it also works with xfree86 nVidia driver "nv".

INFORMATION:
For more information, read the documentation for module-assistant, nvidia-kernel-source and nvidia-glx. You will find them under /usr/share/doc/ in subdirectory named after each package. Have a look in each file README.Debian.

Good luck.