Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-15 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, Jun 12, 2005 at 05:04:42PM -0400, j Mak wrote: The problem is that I cannot make my Internet connection work with sarge. The only way I can download that file either with Knoppix or windows as an independent debian package, burn it into a cd and install it from there. Or from the

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-14 Thread Ionut Georgescu
j Mak wrote: Hi, I've just installed Sarge and everything went ok. but when i log in, there is no graphical interface appears anywhere only the command line. How can i start gnome or kde or any other grahical desktop. Thanks alot Hi, did you install the graphical desktop at all ? Login

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-13 Thread Jochen Schulz
j Mak: --- Jochen Schulz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then do 'aptitude install xserver-xfree86' (and yes, 86 not 89). I am very sure it's on the first CD. The “aptitude install xserver-xfree86” command worked. Great. Now i have x window and kde up and running. But now i have other

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-13 Thread j Mak
--- Jochen Schulz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: j Mak: --- Jochen Schulz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Then do 'aptitude install xserver-xfree86' (and yes, 86 not 89). I am very sure it's on the first CD. The “aptitude install xserver-xfree86” command worked. Great. Now i

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread j Mak
--- Ryan Schultz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 11 June 2005 11:45 pm, j Mak wrote: Hi, I've just installed Sarge and everything went ok. but when i log in, there is no graphical interface appears anywhere only the command line. How can i start gnome or kde or any other

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread j Mak
--- j Mak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Ryan Schultz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday 11 June 2005 11:45 pm, j Mak wrote: Hi, I've just installed Sarge and everything went ok. but when i log in, there is no graphical interface appears anywhere only the command line.

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread Kent West
j Mak wrote: In my previous email I forgot to mention that when i run startx i get the following message: No such file or directory. giving up xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to x server xinit: No such process (errno 3): server error It looks like you don't

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread Jochen Schulz
j Mak: In my previous email I forgot to mention that when i run startx i get the following message: Look at your /var/log/XFree86.0.log and search for lines beginning with '(WW)' and ('EE'). These are warnings and errors. Post them here if you don't understand them and what Google tells you

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread j Mak
--- Jochen Schulz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: j Mak: In my previous email I forgot to mention that when i run startx i get the following message: Look at your /var/log/XFree86.0.log and search for lines beginning with '(WW)' and ('EE'). These are warnings and errors. Post them here

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread j Mak
--- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: j Mak wrote: In my previous email I forgot to mention that when i run startx i get the following message: No such file or directory. giving up xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to x server xinit: No such process

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread Jochen Schulz
j Mak: I logged in with Knoppix and I searched the sarge partition for the file you mentioned, but I found no Xfree86.0.log file in the /var/log directory. Kent was right, you need to install the xserver first. The easiest thing for you to do is to run tasksel as root and select the desktop

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread j Mak
--- Jochen Schulz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: j Mak: I logged in with Knoppix and I searched the sarge partition for the file you mentioned, but I found no Xfree86.0.log file in the /var/log directory. Kent was right, you need to install the xserver first. The easiest thing for you

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread Greg Madden
On Sunday 12 June 2005 08:47 am, j Mak wrote: --- Jochen Schulz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: j Mak: I logged in with Knoppix and I searched the sarge partition for the file you mentioned, but I found no Xfree86.0.log file in the /var/log directory. Kent was right, you need to

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread Paul E Condon
On Sun, Jun 12, 2005 at 10:17:53AM -0400, j Mak wrote: [snip] have any graphical interface. I logged in and run /etc/init.d/kdm start as you suggested. But I got the message: Starting K Display manager kdm . And the prompt reappears. So I am back to square one. I have no graphical desktop

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread Kent West
j Mak wrote: --- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks like you don't have X [completely] installed. Try aptitude install x-window-system. I tried the aptitude install x-window-system and i got the following message: No candidate version found for x-windows-system No packages

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread j Mak
--- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Jun 12, 2005 at 10:17:53AM -0400, j Mak wrote: [snip] have any graphical interface. I logged in and run /etc/init.d/kdm start as you suggested. But I got the message: Starting K Display manager kdm . And the prompt reappears. So

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread j Mak
--- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: j Mak wrote: --- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It looks like you don't have X [completely] installed. Try aptitude install x-window-system. I tried the aptitude install x-window-system and i got the following message: No

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread Jochen Schulz
j Mak: /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: xserver-xfree89 is not installed Then do 'aptitude install xserver-xfree86' (and yes, 86 not 89). I am very sure it's on the first CD. J. -- Tony Blair is a hypnotised self-seeking scarecrow just like all the rest. [Agree] [Disagree]

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread Kent West
j Mak wrote: --- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: j Mak wrote: --- Kent West [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try aptitude install x-window-system. The problem is that I cannot make my Internet connection work with sarge. The only way I can download that file either with

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread Ishwar Rattan
As others have pointed out: you do not have X-wondows installed. Install the software FIRST or re-install from scratch from install media. One way to see if the needed package is installed is via dpkg program: # dpkg -l package-name -ishwar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread terry
j Mak wrote: I ran tasksel. The first item on the list was Desktop environment. It was already selected then I hit enter and nothing happened. I was back to the prompt. Did I do something wrong? Are you sure tasksel selected the desktop environment, or did it only highlight it? You

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-12 Thread j Mak
--- Jochen Schulz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: j Mak: /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: xserver-xfree89 is not installed Then do 'aptitude install xserver-xfree86' (and yes, 86 not 89). I am very sure it's on the first CD. Thanks Jochen The “aptitude install xserver-xfree86” command

Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-11 Thread j Mak
Hi, I've just installed Sarge and everything went ok. but when i log in, there is no graphical interface appears anywhere only the command line. How can i start gnome or kde or any other grahical desktop. Thanks alot jozsefmak __ Do You Yahoo!?

Re: Newbie cannot start graphical desktop

2005-06-11 Thread Ryan Schultz
On Saturday 11 June 2005 11:45 pm, j Mak wrote: Hi, I've just installed Sarge and everything went ok. but when i log in, there is no graphical interface appears anywhere only the command line. How can i start gnome or kde or any other grahical desktop. Thanks alot jozsefmak