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Originally Posted by KF4SQB 
"dpkg: error processing xserver-xorg (--configure):package xserver-xorg is already installed and configured
Errors were encountered while processing: xserver-xorg"
$ sudo dpkg --configure xserver-xorg
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Joe, I tried adding the "sudo" to the command, and got the same results as without it.
Sturm, I'd be glad to, if I had any clue how to retrieve it. I currently have no xserver support, so no GUI, and I still have a lot to learn about using Linux that way. I'm logged in as root, and the only thing I can currently access is the root of the drive, and the "desktop" folder. I have no idea how to get to anything else. I'm pretty fluent with DOS, but, as I already said, very new to Linux.
Sturm, I'd be glad to, if I had any clue how to retrieve it. I currently have no xserver support, so no GUI, and I still have a lot to learn about using Linux that way. I'm logged in as root, and the only thing I can currently access is the root of the drive, and the "desktop" folder. I have no idea how to get to anything else. I'm pretty fluent with DOS, but, as I already said, very new to Linux.
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To err is human, to really foul things up takes a computer! :cool:
KF4SQB
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To err is human, to really foul things up takes a computer! :cool:
cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf A really lame method of generating a usable xorg.conf is booting up w/ Ubuntu and stealing it. ;-)
Last edited by Sturm; Nov 21st, 2007 at 3:31 pm.
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are you logging in as root?
try it as him, not the user you made
try it as him, not the user you made
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X --configure . I can't remember if xorgconfig or xorgcfg is installed on Debian by default, but you may want to try those as well. "Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal."
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if not then there is a sure-fire but very complex way of doing it:
login as ROOT
cd /
cd etc
cd X11 (case sensitive!)
nano xorg.conf
Nano is a text editor like EDIT for DOS. You can edit the file yousrelf (its easy e.g just change driver=xxxxx) and then hit control+x to exit and then push Y to save
login as ROOT
cd /
cd etc
cd X11 (case sensitive!)
nano xorg.conf
Nano is a text editor like EDIT for DOS. You can edit the file yousrelf (its easy e.g just change driver=xxxxx) and then hit control+x to exit and then push Y to save
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SUCCESS!!!
I am now posting with Debian, and my screen resolution is 1024 X 768! Thanks to all for advice and suggestions, but credit for the "kill" has to go to jbennet, as I used his final suggestion to manually edit my xorg.conf file with nano. Learning Linux is fun, but alas, I have so much (so very much!) farther to go! Thanks so much for everyone's help, and expect more problems from me as I embark into the wonderful world of Debian Linux!
I am now posting with Debian, and my screen resolution is 1024 X 768! Thanks to all for advice and suggestions, but credit for the "kill" has to go to jbennet, as I used his final suggestion to manually edit my xorg.conf file with nano. Learning Linux is fun, but alas, I have so much (so very much!) farther to go! Thanks so much for everyone's help, and expect more problems from me as I embark into the wonderful world of Debian Linux!
Brett Kitchens
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kf4sqb "at" wetsnet "dot" com
To err is human, to really foul things up takes a computer! :cool:
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kf4sqb "at" wetsnet "dot" com
To err is human, to really foul things up takes a computer! :cool:
Sturm sort of suggested this earlier, so he deserves credit too
yeah nano is a good tool, if you ever want to network with windows, you will probably use it to edit a file called smb.conf
yeah nano is a good tool, if you ever want to network with windows, you will probably use it to edit a file called smb.conf
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Originally Posted by jbennet
Sturm sort of suggested this earlier, so he deserves credit too
Ah, but he didn't suggest how to do it
! However, I did acknowledge and thank everyone who helped. Modesty's a good quality, but take credit where its due, James! Brett Kitchens
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To err is human, to really foul things up takes a computer! :cool:
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To err is human, to really foul things up takes a computer! :cool:
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