Problem with Debian Installation!

duffmckagan · 05-10-2005, 01:01 PM

I did the stuff in the article saying Post Install Configuration for Debian.....

I currently have the Debian 3.0 r4 Woody (7+2 update Cds) .

I tried installing DEbian on my computer, and everything worked fine.

But, I am not able to get running the X window manager!

So, NO KDE AND NO GNOME.

I did read each and everything at the starting.....I read some posts that Debian forces us to learn etc......SO i wasn't skipping anything.....But, Finally due to my Laziness, I skipped some part of the configuration screens....

Then, I read the article regarding the post - install configuration for Debian, and
decided to re-run the configuration.

#dpkg-reconfigure........etc.

I finally entered all the necessary information (After the reconfiguration too, I am not able to run the X display manager.

I am not able to tell you the full login screen details....(they are very complicated and too lengthy for me to type!)

I am using Kernel 2.2 (I don't remember the exact no. right now....it is the conventional one.)
I have a LG Flatron Monitor with Max Resolution of 1280*1024 and
S3 Graphics Pro Savage DDR (ON board Video Card, which shares Video Memory with my RAM)

I get these errors at the last......

(--) Assigning device section with no bus ID to primary device (EE)
NO DEvices detected.

Fatal SErver Error.
NO Screens found.

Ice9 · 05-10-2005, 03:27 PM

Your graphics chip probably isn't supported.
You need to find out what chip exactly you have by doing a

Code:

lspci -v | grep VGA

Mine displays this

Code:

0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX400] (rev a1)

Then you must take the PCI bus ID from the front (0000:01:00.0) and do an

Code:

lspci -n | grep 0000:01:00.0

This will give you something like

Code:

0000:01:00.0 0300: 10de:0110 (rev a1)

This tells you that your chip is a 0110 - yours is gonna read something different of course.

Now go to http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html and see if your chip is supported.

What version of XFree does Woody ship with?

duffmckagan · 05-10-2005, 09:52 PM

Thanks for your reply.

I tried the stuff that you have mentioned.....but couldn't do it properly.

Code:

lspci -v | grep VGA

what is that "l" in between.

well, i tried "l", but no luck.

after trying that out, it gave me options, for entering the syntax properly.

Is there anything i have done wrong?

Moreover, the Xfree Version is seem to use is this one (If i am wrong about the numbers provided, plz tell me where can i find it!)

Xfree86.0

mjrich · 05-10-2005, 10:29 PM

It's a "pipe" symbol -- not to be confused with a lower case L

On your keyboard, it may look like two short vertical lines, one above the other; possibly accessed via Shift - backslash. (Man pipe, to get an idea of what it does).

Cheers,

mj

duffmckagan · 05-10-2005, 10:48 PM

yeah...Thanks.....

I will now try that....

Is that version of XFree appropriate?

duffmckagan · 05-10-2005, 11:29 PM

I tried the stuff, and got the following output.

Code:

lspci -v | grep VGA

01.00.0 VGA compatible controller
S3 Inc. Unknown device 8d04 (prog-if 00[VGA])

Code:

lspci -n | grep 01.00.0

01.00.0 class 0.00.5333:8d04

What is that , and what am i required to do with that?

Yeah....I found that my Video card is compatible. (at least, it was there on the list)
it is

s3 graphics Pro savage DDR.

mrcheeks · 05-11-2005, 12:08 AM

try to autoconfigure the user interface

Code:

su

Code:

X -configure

Code:

cp /root/XF86Config.new /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

Code:

exit

Code:

echo startkde>.xsession

Code:

startx

duffmckagan · 05-11-2005, 12:27 AM

Last time i had tried

Code:

X -configure

I had got some error.

i will try that one that you have specified.

i will be back in a few min with my results.HOLD ON.

duffmckagan · 05-11-2005, 12:47 AM

I tried

Code:

X -configure

And got the following output. (This is not the complete output as it is not possible to type it completely.
THis are just the last messages that I get.

Code:

(--)vmware guest X server 10.4.0 - build =

Fatal server error

XFree86 ha found a valid card configuration
Unfortunately the appropriate data has not been added to xf86pci info.h
Please forward scan pci -v ouput to XFree86 team.

When Reporting a problem.. .....etc.
info can be found in /var/log/Xfree86.0.log

What is the mistake that i am making?

Should i reinstall?

But are you sure that reinstalling will work?

mjrich · 05-11-2005, 02:16 PM

Well, you could manually edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config file, or you could run an

Code:

apt-get update
apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.27-2-686
apt-get upgrade

Another option would be to boot up a copy of Knoppix, and then (assuming that it comes up with X and Kde) copy across the XF86Config file that it creates. There's usually little point in doing a fresh install with Debian, as it was designed to be seamlessly upgraded anyway.

Cheers,

mj

damienduff · 05-11-2005, 02:40 PM

try dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86

Ice9 · 05-11-2005, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Another option would be to boot up a copy of Knoppix, and then (assuming that it comes up with X and Kde) copy across the XF86Config file that it creates

This is actually a very good idea if you can't come up with a proper XF86config!

Now, 01.00.0 class 0.00.5333:8d04 also tells you that the ID of your chip is 8d04 and this one is listed as supported by XFree86 4.3, but Woody ships with 4.1.

What I would do in your place is either apt-get dist-upgrade your install until you hit Sarge or Sid, both come with XFree86 4.3 anyway but Sid is a little more bleeding edge.
All it takes is a some additional sources in your /etc/apt/sources.list.

I don't understand why anyone would install Woody on a desktop machine anymore anyway, you can download full iso's of Sarge or you can do a Netinstall ...

duffmckagan · 05-12-2005, 12:49 AM

I am just a quite of a Newbie.....

I got my Debian Woody CDs from a Frnd.....and would like to try Debian out.

I know that Sarge is the latest version.....But I too know that it is not yet stable completely.

It is still under development.

I will surely try Sarge out.....But ......after a few weeks.....when its quite stable.....

I will try the stuff that you all guys have told me to do.

Thanks.

duffmckagan · 05-12-2005, 06:59 AM

I have got those 2 Update Cds as well.

How can I make use of them?

I mean.....do they contain the latest kernel?

Do they contain the new X Server?....I mean the X Free 86

Ice9 · 05-12-2005, 02:13 PM

Quote:

I know that Sarge is the latest version.....But I too know that it is not yet stable completely.

It is still under development.

I know Sarge -testing can be a frightening name, I used to feel the same about it.
But you can take my word for it, I'm using Sid - unstable and it's far more stable than anything else linux I've used in the past 4 years, includiding the Red Hats, Suses, Mandrake/ivas, Yopers, Libranets, etc ....

Go grab yourself a netinstall image of Sarge, apt-get dist-upgrade it to unstable and be a happy Debian user