Re: probable newbie cannot get X to run (Was: no subject)
On Thu, Dec 26, 2002 at 06:13:09PM -0800, Bear wrote:
[please keep this on-list and without top-posting]
> Yes I am new at Linux, but have allot experience with computers. Yes I
> had previously load all components to get x windows up and running
> several times. I ran the command you suggested and received the
> following error; 'debconf: package "xserver-xfree86" is not installed or
> does not use debconf' So I ran dselect again and received the original
> error I previously mention. I believe my video on my mother board is not
> compatible with x windows, I have SIS on board video with 4 megs of
> shared ram for video memory. I have load Red Hat 5.1 on the same box and
> was able to run x windows, but I was hoping to practice Linux with a
> newer version.
If you got X to run on an old version of Red Hat, it should be able to
run on Debian. SiS is compatible, but (after the xserver is installed)
you should read /usr/share/doc/xserver-xfree86/README.SiS.gz.
As root, run the command "apt-get install xserver-xfree86". I know that
that package uses debconf, so I know that you do not have that xserver
installed. A package can be selected but not installed. When you ran
dselect, did you go to menu item 3, install after selecting the packages
you to install?
You might want to use aptitude instead of dselect; I find aptitude
easier to use. If you don't have it installed, just "apt-get install
aptitude" and after it installs, enter aptitude at the command line.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Seneca Cunningham [mailto:seneca-cunningham@rogers.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 4:50 PM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: probable newbie cannot get X to run (Was: no subject)
>
> Before my reply, I have a message for Bear. Please configure Outlook to
> send messages in plain text (not HTML) and add a meaningful subject
> line. You are more likely to get a response from a real person that way.
> Please also check the spelling in your messages, which can be important
> when referring to file names (with file systems like ext2, even the case
> of it can make a difference; XF86Config is a config file, xf86config is
> a configurator, and XF86config does not exist).
>
> On Thu, Dec 26, 2002 at 04:11:46PM -0800, Bear wrote:
> > I have tried to reconfigure to get x windows to run, plus tried reload
> > of the entire system to get x windows to run, but x windows still does
> > not work. I am getting the following error
> >
> > _x11 TransSockectUnix Connect Can't connect errno = 111
> >
> > unable to communicate with xsever
>
> Is your xserver installed and running? What is the output of startx? Are
> all the packages necessary for X to run installed? The packages that are
> generally required/useful for a desktop machine are:
>
> 0) xserver-xfree86
> 1) xserver-common
> 2) xfree86-common
> 3) xfonts-base
> 4) xfonts-scalable
> 5) xfonts-75dpi or xfonts-100dpi
> 6) xlibs
> 7) xbase-clients
> 8) xterm
> 9) a window manager
>
> > the/ect/x111/XF86 config file was not created
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-> should be /etc/X11/XF86Config
>
> Run the command:
>
> # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
>
> The '#' at the beginning of the command refers to the prompt. As it is
> '#', run the command as root. If the prompt were '$', then the command
> would be run as an ordinary user.
--
Seneca
seneca-cunningham@rogers.com
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