Re: need help getting X server running...
On Sat, Oct 24, 1998 at 01:26:12PM -0500, Kent West wrote:
> I'm pretty new to Linux myself, and don't know how to redirect the output
> messages of startx to a file, though I'm confident it can be done. Maybe
> someone else can enlighten us on the details.
>
> However, what you can do, is press Shift-PgUp; apparently Debian keeps a
> buffer of the last couple of screens, and Shift-PgUp/Dwn will navigate
> through them.
>
> This method has allowed me to see the pertinent info I needed to get my X
> up and running.
>
startx > x.log 2>&1
and inside Xterm , run "tail -f ~/x.log" . It would be cool , if
u have a working transparents | shade Eterm !!
> ===================================== >
> Kent West ==== >
> kent.west@infotech.acu.edu ==== >
> KC5ENO ==== >
> ============================= >
>
> A day without sunshine is like... night.
> -Steve Martin
>
> On Sat, 24 Oct 1998, Jesse Evans wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > Thanks for the tips, but so far still no joy.
> >
> > Regarding posting all the messages, I can't even read them all.
> > As the messages start to scroll up, the display blinks (trying to go into
> > graphics mode, I suspect,) then comes back to text.
> > Most of the (**) messages run past during this blank-out time.
> >
> > How can I capture these messages into a file so that I
> > may be able to see what's going on? I've tried looking in /var/log
> > to see if anythere seems related, but haven't found anything.
> > I think what I want to do is redirect stderr into a file, but
> > I'm new to linux and don't know how to make that happen.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kent West <kent.west@infotech.acu.edu>
> > To: Jesse Evans <jpjevans@earthlink.net>; Debian User Mail List
> > <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> > Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 7:54 AM
> > Subject: Re: need help getting X server running...
> >
> >
> > >At 09:06 PM 10/21/1998 -0700, Jesse Evans wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Folks,
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> (a long list of messages which scroll up the screen, followed by...)
> > >>
> > >> *** none of the configured devices were detected ***
> > >> Fatal server error: no screens found
> > >> - X11 TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> > >> giving up.
> > >>
> > >> xinit: connection refused (errno 111) unable to connect to xserver
> > >> xinit: no such process (errno 3): server error
> > >>
> > >> I'm running on a 133Mhz Intel PC with a Trident 9440 graphics chip.
> > What
> > >> is going on?
> > >
> > >
> > >Also, post the full list of errors instead of just the last one about
> > >TransSocket.....
> > >
> > >It's been my experience that by looking at those messages I'll see
> > something
> > >like "800x600 mode requires a horiz rate of 64), and then I can go bump up
> > the
> > >horiz rate in XF86Config to that setting (careful that you don't smoke your
> > >monitor by pushing beyond it's capabilities) and get a working res.
> > >
> > >================================================
> > >Kent West, Technology Support
> > >kent.west@infotech.acu.edu
> > >Abilene Christian Univ., Abilene, TX
> > >915-674-2557 FAX: 915.674.6724
> > >Amateur Radio: KC5ENO
> > >Debian Linux: Ride the wave with the penguins!
> >
> > >
> >
> > 'til next we type...
> > HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
> >
> >
> > --
> > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe debian-user-request@lists.debian.org < /dev/null
> >
>
>
> --
> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe debian-user-request@lists.debian.org < /dev/null
--
/*---------------------------------*/
\ /
-=o0O-( O O )-O0o=- --
| | Why don't |
| Dinosaur H.Ming | use Linux
| | | it's FREE
-====( )---( )====- --
( ) { )
o00O O00o
/*---------------------------------*/
Reply to: