You might try running the X configure program again. I believe it is XFDrak type XF then tab for a listing to make sure of the spelling. If XF isn't correct try X tab and x tab. Jim K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Huot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 4:55 PM Subject: [Eug-lug]Re: X didn't set up
> Yes I boots and when I do X -configure, I get the error message > execve failed for /etc/X11/X (errorno 2) > > I gor as far as the summary at the end and I did the logins and > everything. I put in no network settings. I bought the CD from borders > in the Box with manual and everything - although the manual doesn't help > any at all. > > Can anyone tell me how to set up X at this point. I think X was installed. > > Ben Barrett wrote: > > Darn. I'm not a Mandrake expert, but have used the 8.x versions a bit > > in the past... here are some questions to try to get to the bottom of > > your issues: > > > > Did it fail to complete installation? (Or just X?) > > ie, can you boot properly, at least into text? > > (or is the lock-up you mention terminal, as in serious?) > > > > Did the network failure come after attempting to use DHCP, or hard-coded > > network settings? > > > > Do you know your installation media to be good? (did someone else just > > use it successfully? if they were burnt from downloaded ISO images, > > have been md5-verified?) > > > > Can someone who knows Mdk8.1 better tell if it *requires* a network > > connection to successfully install? That seems a bit much, to me. > > > > good luck! I have some RedHat 8.0 CD's, if you want a > > different-but-also-most-recent distro... but I personally still prefer > > RH7.3. Go on, shout about debian and bsd's, I already know I'm one of > > the few RedHat users here. It works for me = ) and the company!! > > > > Ben B > > > > On Fri, 2003-02-14 at 16:06, Ben Huot wrote: > > > >>I installed Mandrake 8.1 several times and it errored out about not > >>being able to connect to the Internet. It didn't get to configuring X > >>before it finally locked up on me. > > > -- > > > ^ ^ > (*) (*) > <= \ / => > o o > ////////////////////////////? > /////////////////////////// \ > /////////////////////////// % > /////////////////////////// @ > /// /////////////// /// > \\ | | | // > \\ U U U // > U U > > Ben Huot > Peasant-Scholar > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > Eug-LUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug _______________________________________________ Eug-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
