On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, after completing his latest world takeover plan, Eric
Hostetler wrote:
> I am trying to get started using Blackbox. I am fairly new to Linux. I
> configured and installed Blackbox but when i type in the Blackbox command it
> tells me:
> BaseDisplay::BaseDisplay: connection to X server failed
>
> Any help?
> Thanks
That means that it can't find the running X server
Is X even running? If not, try this (just to test blackbox):
# xinit
- or -
# startx
If it is, are you starting it from a text console, or an xterm? The text
console cannot access X because the DISPLAY variable isn't set. In that case,
try:
# DISPLAY=:0.0 blackbox
Otherwise, I haven't a clue.
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