> On Sun, 6 Jan 2002 20:38:39 +0100 > "Axel Bojer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello Debian-users! > > Thank you for the formers answers to my questions, wich of many was > helpfull. Now Im stuck with anotgher problem (honestly, I was from the > very beginnig ...): When I try to start up gnome from the commandline > with the command "gnome.session" I get the error message: dev/dsp no > such device. Does anyone have an Idea what this means, and how to get > gnome start from the commandline? > > Thanks in forward! > > Greeting, Axel
Hello again! I got two answers (written underneath this text) thank you both! Some ekstra information: Yes, I have installed X, and I shall try to use "startx" (I have no problems with that one), and THEN "gnome-session". (By the way, perhaps the same metod has to be used for "startkde"? I had problems with that one too...). I formerly used xdm/gdm, and it worked fine. But I sometimes want to use just the command line. Another solution would be to have a program to let me choose between kde and gnome by startup. Does someone know about such a program? Greeting, Axel > > Hello Axel, > > /dev/dsp is the sounddevice. It will be created after configuring your > sound card, > but this certainly is not the cause for the failed gnome-session. > I don't know if you tried to start gnome from text-mode or from an > x-terminal. > In any case you'll need to run X before you start gnome. > Best way to for the first time is to start a usual x-session, > with 'startx' from vga(text)-mode then type 'gnome-session' on an > x-terminal. > If there's no xterm visible try some mouse-bottons to get one. > I don't know if you have X11 configured and running, but if you have you > might want to > install gdm to init the sessions for you. > > Greetings, > > Tom > >That is the sound device used by esd the Enlightened Sound Daemon. I >have had problems with it in the past but it certainly shouldn't stop >the rest of Gnome loading. > >Do you have X installed and xdm/gdm? You need a login manager to login >to gnome. > >-- >************** >* Simon Wong * >************** ------------------------------------------------------------ F� din egen @start.no-adresse gratis p� http://www.start.no/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
