As a further followup I have now got to the stage where I can startx but
only in Twm. If I try to boot normally I still get the cannot execute
/etc/X11/prefdm message. So, can anyone help me to get KDE started from
here, please? TIA.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 0:17 AM
Subject: Startx - (was Configuring X in LM 7.1)
| Hello List,
| Following my earlier post and advice from Ellick Chan I have been
| tinkering with XFree86 4.0.1 some more. I used XFree86 -configure and
| got a file /root/XF86Config.new which would run X on test at color
depth
| 8 and 800x600 res. I then ran xf86config and made a file
| /root/XF86Config to run a test screen at my desired color depth 16 and
| 1024x768 res. Both with a functioning mouse pointer (X pointer),
which
| is a major breakthrough.
| Problem is I can't startx from the console; I get: bash:
| /usr/bin/startx: no such file or directory. Which is true so I did:
| ln -s /usr/bin/startx /usr/X11R6/bin/startx and got: file already
| exists. So I copied startx to /usr/bin and got the same lack of
| response.
| If I reboot to runlevel 5 I get:
| Linux Mandrake release 7.1 (Helium)
| Kernel 2.2.16-9mdk on an i585 / tty1
| INIT: cannot execute "/etc/X11/prefdm"
| (Repeated ten times)
| INIT: Id "x" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
| I feel I am this close, having got the right screen with a mouse. How
| do I get the system to actually start x and KDE on boot and from the
| console? Hope you can help! TIA.
|
|
|
