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Article #11Re: X wont start - newbie
From: Cameron L. Spitzer
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 17:12
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 17:12
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In article <db92av4mqbu9tc5boonv8siog9eplioptv@4ax.com>, Bob Bain wrote: > > I'm not suggesting you install Red Hat to obtain a "good" > configuration file but it appears that Red Hat does a far better job > at setting up X than Debian 3 (Woody). Boot Knoppix. (http://www.knoppix.org) Insert a floppy. Get a shell. Go cd /etc/X11 sudo tar cvf /dev/fd0 XF86Config-4 Boot your Debian system. Insert the floppy. Get a shell. Go cd /etc/X11 mv XF86Config-4 XF86Config-crud tar xvf /dev/fd0 Restart X. Feel better. Some other time, try to figure out what was wrong with XF86Config-crud. Cameron (to reply, scrape off the merde.)
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