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Re: Installation nightmare (Madrake & Red Hat)

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From: julien seroussi
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00
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It's because you have a winmodem....

he canno't recognize him

why dont you buy another modem, or broke your???

It's the only solution!!!!

"Dafydd Prichard" <daf@l-p-p.co.uk> a οΏ½crit dans le message news:
B59E17C4.D34%daf@l-p-p.co.uk...
> I'm having major problems installing X on my PC (PIII 650, 4 Gig Linux
> partition, 64M Ram, ATI Rage 128 Video Card, Winmodem, USB port, 17"
> Monitor).
> During installation I clicked the relevant info (monitor, vid-card,
> resolution, etc) but when Mandrake tests the system, if fails to work and
> delivers this message...
>
> Couldn't Load
> XKB Keymap, falling back to pre-XKB Keymap
> _FontTranSocket Unix Connect: Can't connect error + 111
> Failed to set default font
> path 'unix/:-1'
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'
> try changing some parameters
>
> I've tried changing the parameters offered (moitor, vid card, etc) but I
> don't seem to be getting anywhere, each time it just throws up the same
kind
> of fatal messages.
> Prior to Mandrake, I tried Red Hat which basically reacted in the same
way,
> refusing to launch X windows.
>
> If anybody can help or point me in the right direction, I would be very
> grateful
> regards
> Daf
>
> pls mail me if poss (remove the deletethisbit to mail):
>  daf@deletethisbit.prichard.org.uk
>  or daf@deletethisbit.l-p-p.co.uk
>
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