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Re: StartX error



on Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 10:54:04PM -0000, william Elling (will_dav@hotmail.com) wrote:
> i have read about 5 different online scripts trying to tell me the easiest 
> way to get the x windows to start and have tried a couple but i keep coming 
> back the problem of
> 
> Could not find config file!
> - Tired:
>     /etc/XF86Config
>     /usr/X11R6/lib/XF86Config.master
>     /usr/X11R6/lib/XF86Config
> 
> Fatal server error:
> no Config file found!
> 
> 
> ive done the step by step instructions i have found with no luck at all So 
> if u can give me another way to do it without downloading all the files 
> again that would be greatly appericated thank you
> Will

This is the problem I experienced a few weeks back.  I had a previously
working X installation.  XFree86 3.3.6.

I had to create a symlink from /etc/X11/XF86Config to /etc/XF86Config.

IMO this is a bug.

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