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Topic: no GUI of any type, all i get is a command line with colour

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trif

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Posted: Jan. 03 2004,19:19

i have done a HD install and i think it finds all my hardware but it wont load any GUI, now i am a newb and there may not be a GUI if so i'm sorry but if there is please tell me how to get to it

also when i use startx it says:
"using X resolution from previously selected settings.
if you want to change the resolution, run 'xsetup.sh'

hostname 2.08

modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fb0
XIO: fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" after 0 requests (0known processed) with 0 events remaining."

then it goes back to the root command line (i haven't connected the comp to my network yet, is that why ?)

also i kinda forgot the username for the other box login, i know root, but could someone tell me what the default is for the other?

and a question i feel really dumb asking, how do i shutdown the comp once i have finished with linux ?

-i-

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Posted: Jan. 03 2004,20:23

I don`t actually now what the problem could be, but try to change resolution by typeing xsetup.sh...

The command for shutting down damnsmall is "halt"

enthusi

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Posted: Jan. 03 2004,20:30

Hi.
If fb0-module is missing maybe you chose FB-Device in x-setup instead of X-Vesa? Dont ;) Xvesa should work... if you really want fb you have to choose so at boot prompt, too....

To Powerdown - choose "Powerdown" as soon as your "GUI" works ;-)

ctrl+alt+del does it too! Now reset but a controlled shutdown...
The best way would be in shell:
"shutdown -halt -now"

Maybe as root....
so type

"sudo su" before that.

Maybe that helped... PLease just ask further if not...

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trif

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Posted: Jan. 03 2004,21:50

i got it working, changed the res, and now its all working,

also whats the difference between the two things, FB and xvesa

my next questions is how do i add programs to it now its on my HD ?

CappyCaffeine
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Posted: Jan. 03 2004,23:29

after you install DSL on your hard drive, login as the root user and type:

apt-get update
apt-get install synaptic

then from the GUI interface run synaptic from the terminal window. Voila, you should be presented with a listing of available packages.

Cappy

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