Re: X server problems
On 29 Sep 98 07:12:15 GMT, <braden@endoframe.com> you wrote:
>I've just installed Debian 2.0. While I have some rather superficial
>familiarity with Linux in general (have played with a few distributions),
>this is my first crack at Debian.
>
>This is what I get when I run startx:
>
>X: exec of /usr/bin/X11/XF86_NONE failed
[snippage]
Here's the problem. You haven't specified which server to run, hence
the XF86_NONE string. Edit to first line of /etc/X11/Xserver to point
to your desired server (XF86_VGA16).
>I'm using a board with a Permedia2 chip, so I know I need to get the X
>server from SuSE eventually, but right now I'm just trying to get X up and
>running with the generic VGA X server. I gather from the messages that
>something didn't get installed or configured properly, but I don't know
>where to go from there.
When you've got it going, have a poke around in /etc/X11 for more
files to configure. Let us know how you get on.
Rob Wilderspin
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"But I need it to crash once every few days -
reboots are the only chance I get to sleep..."
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