users@linuxforums.org wrote:
alright i did apt-get install x-window-system turns out i had unselected packages....and i did xfree86config startx....the dreaded no screens found error it says somthine like setting up xdm..... be sure to run dpkg --configure kdm dpkg: error processing xdm (--configure) subprocess post installation script returned error exit status 10 .. .. .. i did [code:1:bb70a39579]xdm --configure[/code:1:bb70a39579] same error [code:1:bb70a39579]kdm --configure[/code:1:bb70a39579] says its already configured.
xdm and kdm are not necessary when starting X via the "startx" command; they are two different and optional graphical login managers, so the fact that they're having issues is not related (at least directly) to your failure to start X.
However, that may mean that your apt-get process didn't finish installing the -x-window-system package.
Try "apt-get install x-window-system" again, and post the complete results rather than clipping out parts.
Also, I'm unfamiliar with the "xfree86config" command, nor does "apt-cache search xfree86config" return any hits. Either you're using some "foreign" tool, or you're not being precise in telling us what you're doing. Something as simple as a space in the wrong spot can completely, totally change the meaning of a command (and can wreak havoc if you're logged in as root), so please be exact in what you're telling us.
You might try the command "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" instead of "xfree86config"; to my knowledge, that is the canonical method for tweaking the X config file.
-- Kent