Re: X startup problems
Thanks for the help, guys. Seems I hosed the file I created with
xf86config during the installation. Re-ran that, added the line below,
and that fixed the problem. Now if I could find a replacement for that
ghastly login screen...
Hey, while I'm thinking about it and since I can't try it right now,
would adding a line like
:1 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X
allow me to use VT08 for another login, or do I have to do something else?
On Sat, 22 Nov 1997, Paul wrote:
> 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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