DELL Latitude XPi CD (problems on X-server)

Forum: Laptops
Topic: DELL Latitude XPi CD (problems on X-server)
started by: Lotti

Posted by Lotti on Sep. 19 2005,14:46

sorry for bad english!
hello! i finally runned the dsl on this very ancient laptop that have 64mb ram, 2gb hd, 166mhz pentium mmx. but i must use the cheat code fb800x600 (otherwise i see a very bad graphic that i can't use). So it works all perfectly and fine but i have to install that distro on my pc. i followed the instruction for install dsl on hd: i created a linux partition (with partition magic) and booted dsl with "install" param and then choosed "Install on hd" all worked fine. After setting the pw for root and dsluser, DSL started. but when x-server starts i get always the same error, similar to this
"XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining."
what can i do to fix this problem and get the GUI works fine?
remember this: when i use the live-cd mode, i have no problem!
thank you!

Posted by Lotti on Sep. 19 2005,15:57

and it's possible to use also a swap linux partition with dsl??

Posted by AwPhuch on Sep. 19 2005,16:38

hit cntl-alt-bckspace

Then type xsetup.sh and re-configure your X to work, you might be using incorrect settings and an install keeps those setting static

What do you mean by swapping linux partition with DSL??

Brian
AwPhuch

Posted by Lotti on Sep. 19 2005,16:41

i mean this: it's possibile to use a swap partition for pc that doesn't have too much ram?

Posted by cbagger01 on Sep. 19 2005,16:43

Yes

Create partition with "cfdisk" and then format it with "mkswap". Reboot and it will be automatically detected and used.

Posted by Lotti on Sep. 19 2005,16:46

ok, my dsl on hdd works fine. when i type cfdisk i've got this fatal error: Cannot open disk drive

Posted by cbagger01 on Sep. 19 2005,16:52

You need to be the "root" (IE: super user) in order to use these commands.

Try typing:

sudo su
cfdisk /dev/hdd

The sudo su part will give you root access.

Posted by cbagger01 on Sep. 19 2005,16:54

Also, keep in mind that your FORMAT command is used to format the PARTITION, not the DRIVE.

So, for example if you make a new partition #2 on your hdd drive, you use

cfdisk /dev/hdd

to edit the DRIVE's partition table, but you use

mkswap /dev/hdd2

to format the 2nd partition for swap usage.