On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Matthew Myers Davis wrote: > I installed Slink this morning; debian seems to be up and running just > fine. X, however, is another matter. > > xdm tries to find an xserver, and can't find a /etc/X11/XF86Config file. > It just isn't there. Startx also can't start x, but it doesn't even tell > me why, so I'm going with xdm's explanation.
You have to create the /etc/X11/XF86Config file using 'XF86Setup' or 'XF86Config'. It will configure X for your particular monitor and video card. Startx will also not work unless this file exists. > I suspect that my problem arose in the selection of tasks (maybe I should > have just selected a profile, but NOOO...). I selected one of the two X > tasks, but NOT the one that said something like "minimal X." Could that be > part of the problem, and if so, what individual .debs should I go back > onto the CD-ROM to get? If not, what could be causing the problem? Should > I just bite the bullet and reinstall? > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > matthew myers davis > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Ajit
