either type 'startx' as root then when your in Xwindows start an xterm: cd /usr/src/linux make xconfig
or if your a normal user in xwindows type: xhost + localhost (note you must have X started to do this) su root cd /usr/src/linux make xconfig hope this helps, AJ Frank Smith wrote: > All you may need is to set an environment variable. For sh and bash, > export DISPLAY=":0.0" > for csh > setenv DISPLAY :0.0 > > That tells it which display (screen) to open the xconfig window on. This > is assuming you already have Xwindows up and running, otherwise you can't > use xonfig. > > Frank > > --On Sunday, December 06, 1998, 10:26 PM +1200 Alan Tam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hi all; > > > > How to run a ' make xconfig ' ? > > > > I have installed the base of Debian 2.0.34 and tcl8.0, > > tcl8.0-dev, tk8.0, tk8.0-dev. When I do a ' make xconfig ' it runs > > untill finally comes > > to an error ( see attached log file ) > > What packages do I need for the proper 'make xconfig ' to run ? > > > > I have tried ' make config ' and ' make menuconfig ' both runs > > fine. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Alan Tam > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null