Solve : Debian Help?

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Answer» Hey there. I just installed Debian and I'm having some trouble with it. When I boot up it starts loading Debian and everything starts up fine, then the screen goes blank and my monitor goes into powersave mode. I have no idea what is going on and have not done anything except install the OS. Please, if anyone knows what's going on feel free to share. Thanks in advance!Sounds like it's booting to X Windows, but going to a resolution your monitor can't support. Ctrl-Alt-+ (I think) cycles between resolutions. If you pres Ctrl-Alt-F1, you should go to a virtual terminal. Mark can help you set up X Windows better. What did you choose in terms of monitor and video? What are the specs of the machine you are using? You may need something a little more automatic for your next project. Maybe Ubuntu is more your speed for now. Here's alink that will be most helpful: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/index.phpQuote Sounds like it's booting to X Windows, but going to a resolution your monitor can't support. Ctrl-Alt-+ (I think) cycles between resolutions. If you pres Ctrl-Alt-F1, you should go to a virtual terminal. Mark can help you set up X Windows better. Alright, I'll try the Ctrl-Alt-+ thing, also, the Ctrl-Alt-F1 thing does take me to the virtual terminal...I just don't know what the heck to do in there, lol. Thanks for the help guys. UPDATE: I just tried installing Ubuntu and the same thing happens, blank screen & monitor goes into powersave mode while trying to install it. It's not EVEN installed on my system yet and it does this... Does anyone know what's going on?Yes, it's the same problem. Trying to display in a resolution/refresh rate your monitor can't handle. See the above suggestions.I have...Ctrl+Alt+F1 takes me to the virtual terminal thing...ok...a virtual terminal...that's cool. Ctrl-Alt-+ does nothing. I have changed the resolution and refresh rate only to get the same thing (it was a little different than before but it was still changed). I have no idea what make/model the monitor is, I do know that it can handle 1024x728/60hz... Please help. Thanks in advance. EDIT: In case it matters the same thing happens when I try putting the display at [emailprotected]HUGE UPDATE: I figured out what the cause of all of my problems were. I had installed a Video Capture CARD a while ago and just recently took it out. Last night I tried installing Ubuntu again and it worked fine, the first time. Well whaddya know!I know, honestly! However, I am having some troubles. I'm trying to get my iPod working in Ubuntu, but am having some trouble. The iPod connects to the computer, but gtkpod cannot access it, neither can Nautilus (or whatever it is). Any suggestions?Absolutely no idea. That's well outside of the scope of the server TYPE things I do with Linux. Probably a dedicated Linux/media/devices forum will be a better source of suggestions for this one, unless Mark or one of the others has some ideas?Alright, that's cool. Thanks anyway man.iPods have ISSUES in many Linux distros. I would suggest a trip to www.linuxquestions.org and check out the forums there. Alright, will do. Thanks for the help.

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Hey there. I just installed Debian and I'm having some trouble with it. When I boot up it starts loading Debian and everything starts up fine, then the screen goes blank and my monitor goes into powersave mode. I have no idea what is going on and have not done anything except install the OS.

Please, if anyone knows what's going on feel free to share.

Thanks in advance!Sounds like it's booting to X Windows, but going to a resolution your monitor can't support. Ctrl-Alt-+ (I think) cycles between resolutions. If you pres Ctrl-Alt-F1, you should go to a virtual terminal.

Mark can help you set up X Windows better. What did you choose in terms of monitor and video? What are the specs of the machine you are using? You may need something a little more automatic for your next project. Maybe Ubuntu is more your speed for now.

Here's alink that will be most helpful:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/index.phpQuote

Sounds like it's booting to X Windows, but going to a resolution your monitor can't support. Ctrl-Alt-+ (I think) cycles between resolutions. If you pres Ctrl-Alt-F1, you should go to a virtual terminal.

Mark can help you set up X Windows better.

Alright, I'll try the Ctrl-Alt-+ thing, also, the Ctrl-Alt-F1 thing does take me to the virtual terminal...I just don't know what the heck to do in there, lol.

Thanks for the help guys.
UPDATE: I just tried installing Ubuntu and the same thing happens, blank screen & monitor goes into powersave mode while trying to install it. It's not EVEN installed on my system yet and it does this...

Does anyone know what's going on?Yes, it's the same problem. Trying to display in a resolution/refresh rate your monitor can't handle. See the above suggestions.I have...Ctrl+Alt+F1 takes me to the virtual terminal thing...ok...a virtual terminal...that's cool. Ctrl-Alt-+ does nothing. I have changed the resolution and refresh rate only to get the same thing (it was a little different than before but it was still changed).

I have no idea what make/model the monitor is, I do know that it can handle 1024x728/60hz...

Please help. Thanks in advance.

EDIT: In case it matters the same thing happens when I try putting the display at [emailprotected]HUGE UPDATE: I figured out what the cause of all of my problems were. I had installed a Video Capture CARD a while ago and just recently took it out. Last night I tried installing Ubuntu again and it worked fine, the first time. Well whaddya know!I know, honestly!

However, I am having some troubles. I'm trying to get my iPod working in Ubuntu, but am having some trouble. The iPod connects to the computer, but gtkpod cannot access it, neither can Nautilus (or whatever it is). Any suggestions?Absolutely no idea. That's well outside of the scope of the server TYPE things I do with Linux. Probably a dedicated Linux/media/devices forum will be a better source of suggestions for this one, unless Mark or one of the others has some ideas?Alright, that's cool. Thanks anyway man.iPods have ISSUES in many Linux distros. I would suggest a trip to www.linuxquestions.org and check out the forums there. Alright, will do. Thanks for the help.

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