hi all, i'm having a problem with my install. after it prompts me to remove the cd and and reboots it goes to a screen with the penguin on top and says "LILO 22.5.6.1 Loading Linux" then a whole bunch text scrolls on the screen, it pretty much goes by too fast for me to see. then the screen just goes blank, but the computer is still running. if i manually shutdown and power up again it goes throught the "LILO" process again
any help?

X is not able to run. what kind of video card do you have, and what are you displaying on? tv/monitor?

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nvidia geforce fx 5200

and i'm using a computer monitor

hmm given that combination it very odd for you to have this problem. Is it an old monitor? have you run the install-nvidia.sh script yet? if not do either ctrl+alt+F2 or alt+F2 whichever one gives you a login prompt. login as root and run the install-nvidia.sh script to install the nvidia drivers.

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no, it's not an old monitor, i tried one two differnt one to be sure. i have not installed the nvidia driver (i actually just realised i needed to, do i just get it from there site?) when should i i try ctrl+alt+F2 or alt+F2? when the screen goes blank?

from the nvidia site, do i chose the IA32 , IA64, or AMD64?

no you don't have to download it. you may want to update it later, but the driver is included in the install. all you have to do is type install-nvidia.sh after you have logged in as root.

yes do the ctrl+alt+F2 after the screen goes blank.

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ok did that, then i get this on the screen



ioctl:VIDIOC_S_INPUT
Input set to 0
ioctl: VIDIOC_S_FMT
Before:
Type: Video Capture
Width: 720
Height: 480
saa7115[0]: decoder set size
Setting full NTSC width
Setting full NTSC height

After:
Type: Video Capture
Width: 720
Height: 480
ioct1: IVTV_IOC_S_CODEC
ioctl: IVTV_IOC_S_CODEC ok
ioctl: VIDIOC_S_STD
Standard set to 00003000
ioctl: VIDIOC_S_INPUT
Input set to 0
ioctl: VIDIOC_S_FMT
Before:
Type: Video Capture
Width: 720
Height: 480
saa7115[1]: decoder set size
Setting full NTSC width
Setting full NTSC height

After:
Type: Video Capture
Width: 720
Height: 480
ioctl: IVTV_C_S_CODEC
ioctl: IVTV_C_S_CODEC ok
Starting OpenBSD Secure Shell server: sshd.
Starting MythTV server: mythbackendQSettings: error creating /.qt
.
Starting hotplug subsystem:....already started. process pending events.
Starting GNOME Display Manager: gdm.

Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable mythtv ttyl

mythtv login:



from KnoppMythWiki is this where i
7. After the drivers have been installed, then type either:

install-i586-x (for XvMC support on Pentium-class machines)
install-i686-x (for XvMC support on Pentium Pro/Athlon machines)
install-i586-lx (for XvMC and LIRC support on Pentium-class machines)
install-i686-lx (for XvMC and LIRC support on Pentium Pro/Athlon machines)
?
if so is this based on my processor? i'm using a p4 2.8

btw thanks for helping me out

i686. Only install XvMC if you have an nVidia based card that supports XvMC (Geforce 4 440 and above). XvMC helps in offloading (from CPU to videocard)MPEG-2 playback. Your processor is fast enough that you don't need to install the XvMC package.

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