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From: Vyking <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 9:04 AM
Subject: [newbie] X Windows Problem - Booting
> Hello,
>
> I hope that someone can help with this frustrating problem I have been
> having.
>
> I recently purchased the Linux Mandrake 7.0 Complete Operating System. I am
> having troubles with booting X Windows.
>
> System:
> Celeron 433
> 128 Mb Ram
> Linux installation is on secondary hard drive (Partition is 3Gb).
> 3dfx Voodoo 3 3500 video card AGP (16Mb)
>
> The actual installation runs without a hitch. I do the test for the
> configuration of X Windows and this displays perfectly. I choose to keep
> the setting.
>
> On bootup, I login with no problems (X Windows not configured to boot
> automatically). When I type startx, the problems begin.
>
> I get a blue screen with the mouse pointer as a black X. I have a small
> window top left with the command prompt, as well as another window with the
> command prompt that is a little larger on the bottom right. Both prompts
> are active when the mouse pointer is hovered over that window. This goes no
> further. There are no error messages.
>
> I have tried everything I can think of. I have used the upgrade process to
> go in and change settings (monitor, resolution, card etc) many times but
> with no luck. I have formatted and reinstalled. I have tried using a PCI
> ET6000 graphics card.
>
> I have set X Windows to automatically boot but get something slightly
> different. The screen is blue with a small window saying login and
> password. This is not the normal KDE login, but more a text based window.
>
> I have never used or installed Linux before, but it appears that the
> graphical processes are failing to run.
>
> When at the prompts (after trying startx), I have tried typing startx
> again. I get a message stating that the server is already running.
>
> When hitting Ctrl Alt F12 I do notice the following messages
> "The directory /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi does not exist
> Entry deleted from font path
> The directory /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi does not exist
> Entry deleted from font path"
>
> I'm not sure if this would cause the symptoms I have, but thought I'd put it
> in anyway.
>
> I would appreciate it if someone could find the time to help me out.
>
> Thanks,
> Brett
Hi
You can try and upgrade the system to install stuff you havenīt installed. I think you
are missing some components including fonts. This should do the trick!
JWB
