Just out of curiosity, why do you want X windows on a server anyway? It uses quite a lot of system resources that could be better spent on serving pages. Granted, a gui is easier to use, but you can still do everything you need to for a web server on command line, albeit a little slower.
----- Original Message ----- From: "James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 4:27 PM Subject: [expert] Xwindows Frustration > I am currently running Mandrake 7.0 as a web server, and it has worked > great over the last few years. I've decided it's time to create a new > server, so I've downloaded the Mandrake 8.2 iso 3 times after realizing > that I should have used FTP instead of Explorer.. but that's a different > story. > > I was able to install 8.2 on a new hard drive, using the same system that > I have my current working 7.0. Well, once everything is installed, I > can't seem to get xwindows to work. During the installation I passed the > point in the installation where it asked me if the resolution was > correct.. it displayed the penguins just beautifully, so I hit "ok." > > Now, I can boot 8.2 just fine, but when I try to use xwindows, it shows > the "x" cursor, then goes blank, and takes me back to my console. > > Now.. when I go to my XFree86 log file, I get this error: > :Symbol xf86InterpretEDID from module /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvbe.a is > :unresolved! > > I have the /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libddc.a file.. so I don't understand > what is going wrong here. > > I used the "higher security" selection when I installed. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks. > > james > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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