Hi.
> First of all, run
>
> startx 2 > x.out
>
> and afterwards take a look at x.out:
>
> vi x.out (or emacs x.out)
I tried this and got the following three lines:
localhost being added to access control list
kpanel: waiting for windowmanager
kpanel: ok, commencing initialization
Not the most informative ;-)
When I installed the "can you see me" test screen worked fine...
> and see what it says. It may be you need to configure your
> XF86Config file in some way, or... or it may be something else entirely.
I couldn't see anything obviously wrong in XF86Config, although as a newbie
that probably doesn't count for much...
> > The system itself installs fine, but I can't get X to work. During the
> > setup (and later using Xconfigurator) the test works fine, but when I
try to
> > run X for real I get a blank screen a few seconds after the blue
background
> > appears. If I Ctrl-Alt-BS out, linux is still running (I can type
'reboot'
> > and the system obliges) but I still have a blank screen (Alt-F(n) does
not
> > help).
Austin Denyer.
