Thanks to all who responded to my last posting on X.
I have tried reinstalling LM 7.2 several times, and at no time does it
prompt me to select whether I want XFree 3.3.x or 4.0.x. I suspect that part
of the problem (or maybe the whole problem) is that my video card is a
Hercules Geforce II MX, which is not listed under the choices for the
supported video cards. I am using the "recommended" install option; when I
tried "custom", despite specifically deleting all GNOME related files (I
want to be using KDE 2), the system comes back up using only GNOME. I cannot
figure out if this is an install bug or what.
In any case, I tried to install XFree 4.0.2 by d/l'ing all the appropriate
files from www.xfree.org and installing them. Although running the
XInstall.sh script SEEMS to work, I cannot then run any of the configuration
scripts, which basically just hang. I also cannot start X manually (with the
startx command). I suppose I could just try manually creating a
configuration file...any tips on that?
I know that i will need the nvidia drivers for X 4.0.x from nvidias web
site - perhaps I need to d/l them first and manually create the
configuration file. As an aside, I CANNOT get the system to switch to
runlevel 5 after installing XFree 4.0.2 - even though I issue the command
/sbin/telinit 5 as root, the system boots to runlevel 3, which I assume is
because startup up X crashes.
Can anyone set me straight on all of this? I'd had to bail on Mandrake - is
seems to have done so much else well onthe install, even (apparently)
realizing I have a CD burner and setting up a pseudo SCSI drive for it so I
can burn CDs...
Thanks.
Neal
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kyle Hargraves
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 7:13 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] telnet failure
>
>
>
> On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, Joseph Red wrote:
>
> > Kyle Hargraves wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > with regard to Mandrake 7.2 (with all recent .rpms installed)
> > > and with nothing in /etc/hosts.deny and either an empty
> /etc/hosts.allow
> > > or appropriate entries in /etc/hosts.allow I cannot telnet to
> > > a recently built Mandrake 7.2 box. I get the initial
> "connection" then
> > > a rejection :
> > >
> > > viz.
> > >
> > > kyle@johnson kyle]$ telnet purcell
> > > Trying 163.X.Y.Z...
> > > Connected to purcell.---etc--.au.
> > > Escape character is '^]'.
> > > Connection closed by foreign host.
> > > [kyle@johnson kyle]$
> > >
> > > Clearly there is some Mandrake'ism (a file or whatever) preventing
> > > this connection
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > >
> > > Kyle Hargraves
> > >
> > > Red Hat user - trying out Mandrake 7.2
> >
> >
> > Unless you chose the "server" install, by default Mandrake doesn't
> > install the telnet server. Or any servers for that matter.
> >
> Actually this is not correct. True - inetd must be assigned
> a run level but from the above responses - OBVIOUSLY tcp
> (telnet) services are installed. Afterall - I can telnet OUT
> but some weir'ed Mandrake'ism is preventing the connection inbound
>
> Kyle
>
>
>
