Re: [gentoo-user] Install help

2006-04-21 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:50:30 -0500, John Jolet wrote: > > I think the more "offical" way is to uncomment the following lines > > in /etc/rc.conf: > > > > DISPLAYMANAGER="gdm" > > XSESSION="Gnome" > > > > > I would disagree. This is how you boot into x. not necessarily how > you run x. I pers

Re: [gentoo-user] Install help

2006-04-20 Thread Michael Sullivan
On Thu, 2006-04-20 at 14:25 -0500, Bob Bao wrote: > Hi. > > I am a new gentoo user here. I downloaded gentoo 2.6 liveCD from gentoo > website. After couple time trying, finally I successfully complete the > installing. But, after log in, I only get a xterm window and a session > window. I think

Re: [gentoo-user] Install help

2006-04-20 Thread John Jolet
>> echo "exec startkde" > ~/.xinitrc >> >> next time you execute 'startx', kde will startup. >> >> for GNOME, execute this command first >> >> echo "exec gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc >> >> then startx will bring gnome up. > > I think the more "offical" way is to uncomment the following lines >

Re: [gentoo-user] Install help

2006-04-20 Thread Matthias Langer
On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 01:11 +0530, Farhan Ahmed wrote: > Bob Bao wrote: > > > > Hi. > > > > I am a new gentoo user here. I downloaded gentoo 2.6 liveCD from gentoo > > website. After couple time trying, finally I successfully complete the > > installing. But, after log in, I only get a xterm w

Re: [gentoo-user] Install help

2006-04-20 Thread Erik Westenbroek
In /etc/rc.conf: Uncomment #DISPLAYMANAGER="xdm" (you do this by removing the # in case you didn't know) If you are using Gnome, change xdm to gdm, and to kdm if you are using kde. Then, do "rc-update add xdm default" and it should start up at boot. On 4/20/06, Farhan Ahmed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: [gentoo-user] Install help

2006-04-20 Thread Farhan Ahmed
Bob Bao wrote: > > Hi. > > I am a new gentoo user here. I downloaded gentoo 2.6 liveCD from gentoo > website. After couple time trying, finally I successfully complete the > installing. But, after log in, I only get a xterm window and a session > window. I think suppose I should get a graphic

Re: [gentoo-user] Install help

2006-04-20 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On 4/20/06, Bob Bao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi. > > I am a new gentoo user here. I downloaded gentoo 2.6 liveCD from gentoo > website. After couple time trying, finally I successfully complete the > installing. But, after log in, I only get a xterm window and a session > window. I think sup

Re: [gentoo-user] Install help

2006-04-20 Thread brettholcomb
You have to install X and a window manager or app like KDE to get that. > > From: "Bob Bao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/04/20 Thu PM 03:25:28 EDT > To: > Subject: [gentoo-user] Install help > > > Hi. > > I am a new gentoo user he

Re: [gentoo-user] Install help

2006-04-20 Thread John Jolet
On 4/20/06 2:25 PM, "Bob Bao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi. > > I am a new gentoo user here. I downloaded gentoo 2.6 liveCD from gentoo > website. After couple time trying, finally I successfully complete the > installing. But, after log in, I only get a xterm window and a session > w

Re: [gentoo-user] Install help

2006-04-20 Thread Christoph Eckert
> I think suppose I should get a graphic user interface I) think the first thing is to configure X (/etc/X11/xorg.conf). THen try startx. Best regards ce -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

[gentoo-user] Install help

2006-04-20 Thread Bob Bao
Hi. I am a new gentoo user here. I downloaded gentoo 2.6 liveCD from gentoo website. After couple time trying, finally I successfully complete the installing. But, after log in, I only get a xterm window and a session window. I think suppose I should get a graphic user interface like boot Than