Re: troubleshooting the GUI
On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 02:57:59PM -0700, EasyStreet wrote:
> I have installed Debian 3 on 2 computers. I have
> not been able to get the GUI to work on either
> system.
>
> How do I go about troubleshooting the problem.
What error messages are you getting? (Try looking in
/var/log/XFree86.0.log)
> I am guessing that X Windows needs to work before
> either KDM or GDM. I remember inputting some
> information during the install process about
> screen frequency and resolution. Could this be
> the place to start?
Yes, get X to work first. kdm, gdm, xdm, and the window managers all run
on top of X. The screen information you entered is for X. It would help
if you told us your hardware and your /etc/X11/XF86Config.
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Seneca
seneca-cunningham@rogers.com
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