Thanks for that hint :) How do I "fix" that - I mean I didn't want any packages from sid - I just wanted everything that goes along with libc6 in order to get Gimp 1.2 running! Do I have to do the whole downloading stuff again (I just have a 56k modem) but now from woody - what I initially intented to do? What would be the best way out of this?? Since the rest of my system (about 90%) is on potato - and I can't and don't want to upgrade to woddy or sid right now !! I have to get some work done...
How would /etc/apt/sources.list look like for me now ? Thanks for any help! Philipp Marc Wilson wrote: > You didn't install from Woody... you installed from Sid (Woody is 'testing', > not 'unstable'). This probably means you just inherited XFree 4.0.2 and > attendant programs, along with the problems that go with them. The GIMP in > unstable is dependent on XF402, along with the new libc6, I think. Your > Potato system must be in an interesting condition at the moment. ^_^ > > You can try installing 'task-x-window-system' to get everything that goes > with an XF402 install, if that's actually what happened. Take a look and > see. > > ----- > Marc Wilson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.moonkingdom.net/mwilson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Philipp Bliedung [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 1:20 AM > To: Kent West > Cc: debian-user > Subject: Re: help! can't start X anymore > > I don't have a file named X in /etc/X11. I believe that's what it's > complainig > about when I do startx. There is a file named X in /usr/bin/X11 but when I > do ./X > then I get the same error messages as startx would give me. > I don't have a file named XFree86 in /usr/bin/X11/ > > Besides there another thing - I'm not sure if it has anything to do with it, > but > it might. When I tried to get the packages from woody I wrote that into my > /etc/apt/sources.list: > > .... > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib > non-free > deb http://security.debian.org unstable/updates main contrib non-free > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free > deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security unstable/updates main > .... > when I did apt-get update it got me this: > > W: Couldn't stat source package list 'http://security.debian.org > unstable/updates/main Packages' > (/var/state/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_unstable_updates_main_binary > -i386_Packages) > > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list 'http://security.debian.org > unstable/updates/contrib Packages' > (/var/state/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_unstable_updates_contrib_bin > ary-i386_Packages) > > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list 'http://security.debian.org > unstable/updates/non-free Packages' > (/var/state/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_unstable_updates_non-free_bi > nary-i386_Packages) > > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list 'http://security.debian.org > unstable/updates/main Packages' > (/var/state/apt/lists/security.debian.org_debian-security_dists_unstable_upd > ates_main_binary-i386_Packages) > > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these missing files > E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old > ones used instead. > > I still downloaded the packages! I'm not sure if I need packages from these > sites, since I didn't couldn't access them. What did I wrong in my > /etc/sources.list ? It did work for potato. > Is this maybe the mistake that I made - that I need any packages from these > sites ?? > > TIA > Philipp > Kent West wrote: > > > Philipp Bliedung wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > > > > I have a problem. I'm on a potato machine with xfree 4.0.2 installed. > > > Everything was working fine until I installed Gimp 1.2 from woody. > > > I added the woody tree to /etc/apt/sources.list and did an apt-get > > > install gimp1.2 gimp1.2-perl and installed a whole bunch of packages. > > > Well, that did work out fine too! And Gimp 1.2 is running just fine > > > until I did a restart on my machine. > > > I can't start X anymore. When I do startx I get this: > > > > > > $startx > > > X: cannot stat /etc/X11/X (No such file or directory), aborting. > > > xinit: unexpected signel 2 > > > $ > > > > > > What am I missing or what am I doing wrong here? > > > When I do XF86Setup it gives just a grey screen. That's it. > > > > > > Any help is highly appreciated! > > > Philipp > > > > > > > > > > > > > I believe this is a bug in one of the packages. /etc/X11/X should be a > > link, like so: > > > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Dec 10 17:19 /etc/X11/X -> > > /usr/bin/X11/XFree86 > > > > Create the link with > > ln -s /usr/bin/X11/XFree86 /etc/X11/X > > and you should be in business. This assumes that you're using the > > XFree86 server. > > > > Kent > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
