SOLVED Re: A novice having trouble with X window on install
In answer to myself, and for anyone else who has the same problem:
On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 14:30:14 +0800, Brian Walker wrote:
> Charles Forelle wrote:
>> Michael,
>>
>> Thanks. I ran xf86config as you suggested, selecting the generic video
>> card option since I didn't see mine (Intel chipset 82810E) in the list.
>> (I checked XF86Config file, and it just put vga in for the driver. I
>> tried startx 'which twm'
>>
>> This is what I got back:
>>
>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xserverrc: /usr/bin/X11/X: No such file or
>> directory
>> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xserverrc: /usr/bin/X11/X: cannot execute: No
>> such file or directory
>> giving up.
>> xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to X
>> server xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
>>
>> Now, I do have a /usr/bin/X11 directory, and there's lots of stuff in
>> it, but apparently not a file called 'X'
>>
>> That seems like a problem, right? I didn't do anything fancy, just used
>> the Debian installer.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Charles.
>>
>>
> Charles,
>
> I had the same problem - I ditched my last computer, built a new box and
> installed Windows XP (to get the CD Debian) installed Woody 2.4 kernel
> and failed to get X started. The output on booting, when asked if I
> would like to look at the errors, was a blank screen, and the same error
> as you wrote above.
>
> This means that you have not installed all the components required - I
> suspect (in my case) it occured when I was less careful with dselect.
>
> I solved the problem by dselect as root, downloading the xfree86-xserver
> and associated files. Installed as expected. The error output (see
> below) showed that at least I had X in the directory!
>
> I have another problem though - I use a GeForce AGP card (GeForce 4
> MX-440...) I went to http://www.nvidia.com/ and downloaded the driver,
> which should install automatically (sh NVIDIA_ etc.run) but was cruelly
> rebuffed, as apparantly I lack the kernel headers. Has anyone here
> recently solved that problem? If so, I would apprciate a walk-through.
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian Walker
>
# apt-get install kernel-headers-2.4.18-bf2.4
# sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4496-pkg2.run --kernel-include-path /usr/src
(or whatever version of kernel and AGP card you are using)
All the best,
Brian
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