that worked but how do I start X - startx didn't work.
Jim K wrote:
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
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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.
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