Re: X startup problems
Thanks for the help, guys. Seems I hosed the file I created with xf86config during the installation. Re-ran that, added the line below, and that fixed the problem. Now if I could find a replacement for that ghastly login screen... Hey, while I'm thinking about it and since I can't try it right now, would adding a line like :1 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X allow me to use VT08 for another login, or do I have to do something else? On Sat, 22 Nov 1997, Paul wrote: Hello Dale, there is a file /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers. That file lets you had your xservers. you should have a line that says: :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X This line should be the last line in this file. If it isn't the xserver won't get started. I hope this helps. Let me know if this is a fix. Paul On Sat, 22 Nov 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I picked up Debian Linux on the Boot magazine CD-ROM, and have been trying for a couple of days to get it working the way I want it too, with little success. What's the deal with xdm? My understanding was that that was the program used to login under X, without having to login from a console and then issue a startx command. During installation I told the program I wanted to start X with xdm; I see a message when I boot about xdm being started, and then I log in to a console. Then if I try to use startx like I'm used to, I get a bunch of error messages about some missing socket thing (I'm not at home right now so I can't quote the exact error), then I get an error message about not finding xinit. Anybody know what I did wrong, or what I need to do? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: X startup problems
Hi! Hey, while I'm thinking about it and since I can't try it right now, would adding a line like :1 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X allow me to use VT08 for another login, or do I have to do something else? Not quite what you propose, but a line like this would do the trick: :1 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :1 You can also ask a display to have a different color depth by doing this: :2 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X :2 -bpp 32 and so on, until you run out of memory. feri. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: X startup problems
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for the help, guys. Seems I hosed the file I created with
xf86config during the installation. Re-ran that, added the line below,
and that fixed the problem. Now if I could find a replacement for that
ghastly login screen...
You can design your own login screens with the xbanner
package. I don't particulary like the default screen that
comes with the Debian package but you can tweak xbanner to
produce a screen to suit yourself.
Hey, while I'm thinking about it and since I can't try it right now,
would adding a line like
:1 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X
allow me to use VT08 for another login, or do I have to do something else?
I had trouble getting that idea to work consistently but
here's a solution I'e found. I use xdm for my initial login
and then with these lines added to the end of
~/.bash_profile to accomodate logins from VC's. The first
gets VT08, the next VT09, etc.
if [ `tty` = /dev/console -a $TERM = sun -o $TERM =
linux ]; then
VC=1
while [ -f /tmp/.X${VC}-lock ]
do
VC=`expr $VC + 1`
done
Display=`expr $VC + 7`
export DISPLAY=:$VC
echo Starting X on VC $Display (type Ctrl-C to
interrupt)
sleep 5
if [ $? = 0 ]; then
#startx -- :${VC} -bpp 16 /dev/null 21
startx -- :${VC} -bpp 8 /dev/null 21
clear
echo -n Automatically logging out (type Ctrl-C to
interrupt)
sleep 5
clear
logout # logout after leaving windows system
fi
clear
fi
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Re: X startup problems
If startx doesn't work neither will xdm. When you say you used startx like you're used to do you mean after you installed Debian or under some other Linux disribution? If you have had startx work with Debian then you need to figure out what happened to make X stop working. If you get startx working you can edit /etc/X11/config to enable xdm at startup. If you can be more specific about the errors you're getting when you startx, someone on this list will help you. --Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I picked up Debian Linux on the Boot magazine CD-ROM, and have been trying for a couple of days to get it working the way I want it too, with little success. What's the deal with xdm? My understanding was that that was the program used to login under X, without having to login from a console and then issue a startx command. During installation I told the program I wanted to start X with xdm; I see a message when I boot about xdm being started, and then I log in to a console. Then if I try to use startx like I'm used to, I get a bunch of error messages about some missing socket thing (I'm not at home right now so I can't quote the exact error), then I get an error message about not finding xinit. Anybody know what I did wrong, or what I need to do? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: X startup problems
Hello Dale, there is a file /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers. That file lets you had your xservers. you should have a line that says: :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X This line should be the last line in this file. If it isn't the xserver won't get started. I hope this helps. Let me know if this is a fix. Paul On Sat, 22 Nov 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I picked up Debian Linux on the Boot magazine CD-ROM, and have been trying for a couple of days to get it working the way I want it too, with little success. What's the deal with xdm? My understanding was that that was the program used to login under X, without having to login from a console and then issue a startx command. During installation I told the program I wanted to start X with xdm; I see a message when I boot about xdm being started, and then I log in to a console. Then if I try to use startx like I'm used to, I get a bunch of error messages about some missing socket thing (I'm not at home right now so I can't quote the exact error), then I get an error message about not finding xinit. Anybody know what I did wrong, or what I need to do? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: X startup problems
What's the deal with xdm? My understanding was that that was the program used to login under X, without having to login from a console and then issue a startx command. During installation I told the program I wanted to start X with xdm; I see a message when I boot about xdm being started, and then I log in to a console. Then if I try to use startx like I'm used to, I get a bunch of error messages about some missing socket thing (I'm not at home right now so I can't quote the exact error), then I get an error message about not finding xinit. Anybody know what I did wrong, or what I need to do? if xdm is running, you should be getting an xconsole, with no need for startx. however, startx can be usefull for debugging. type /etc/init.d/xdm stop to kill the running xdm. I've had that missingsocket message on two diffeernet machiens from using the wrong xserver--i believe that SVGA will support almost anything, but using another server on a bcard i t t doesn't support will cause either the behavior you see, or a blinking console rick -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word unsubscribe to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
