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Re: X startup problems



Hello Dale, there is a file /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers.  That file lets you had
your xservers. you should have a line that says:

:0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X   

This line should be the last line in this file.  If it isn't the xserver
won't get started.  I hope this helps.  Let me know if this is a fix.
Paul

On Sat, 22 Nov 1997 dale.jones@asu.edu wrote:

> I picked up Debian Linux on the Boot magazine CD-ROM, and have been 
> trying for a couple of days to get it working the way I want it too, with 
> little success.  
>  
> What's the deal with xdm?  My understanding was that that was the program 
> used to login under X, without having to login from a console and then 
> issue a startx command.  During installation I told the program I wanted 
> to start X with xdm; I see a message when I boot about xdm being started, 
> and then I log in to a console.  Then if I try to use startx like I'm 
> used to, I get a bunch of error messages about some missing socket thing 
> (I'm not at home right now so I can't quote the exact error), then I get 
> an error message about not finding xinit.  Anybody know what I did wrong, 
> or what I need to do?
> 
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