Hello Gurus:
I had some extra hdd space, and I thought I'd try installing Slackware 7.0
for fun (does this mean I'm a geek?) So although I'm running RedHat6 now,
I put Slackware on another partition.
I got through the install OK, and everything seems alright; I currently boot
Slackware from a floppy. So far so good, except I cannot seem to get X started.
I first tried the command $ startx as a user, then as root; to no avail.
Only when using the whole path: /usr/X11R6/bin/startx would it try to run X.
Then I tried using xinit (which I've never used before) but again, Slackware
wouldn't find the command until I used the whole path.
It seems I need to call KDE or something (according to what I read on the last
3 lines of this message.
The following is part of /etc/profile:
# Set the default system $PATH:
PATH="/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:$OPENWINHOME/bin:/usr/games"
# For root users, ensure that /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin, and /sbin are in
# the $PATH. Some means of connection don't add these by default (sshd comes
# to mind).
if [ "`id -u`" = "0" ]; then
echo $PATH | grep /usr/local/sbin 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:$PATH
fi
fi
# For non-root users, add the current directory to the search path:
if [ ! "`id -u`" = "0" ]; then
PATH="$PATH:."
fi
AFAIK, I'm using the same answers while running xf86config as I did with my RedHat
install, with which X started immediately with the command $ startx .
(BTW, the XFree86 output mentions kernel 2.2.12, but I am running 2.2.13)
This is what happened when I said # xinit (as root):
XFree86 Version 3.3.5 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
Release Date: August 23 1999
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer
than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
problems. (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Operating System: Linux 2.2.12 i686 [ELF]
Configured drivers:
SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0):
<snip>
NM2070 (this is my card)
<snip>
(using VT number 7)
XF86Config: /etc/XF86Config
(**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
(**) XKB: keymap: "xfree86(us)" (overrides other XKB settings)
(**) Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/mouse, buttons: 3
(**) SVGA: Graphics device ID: "My Video Card"
(**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "LCD"
(--) SVGA: Mode "640x480" needs hsync freq of 43.27 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 43.92 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "800x600" needs hsync freq of 48.08 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 48.36 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "640x480" needs hsync freq of 53.01 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 53.51 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "800x600" needs hsync freq of 55.84 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 56.48 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 51.02 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "800x600" needs hsync freq of 64.02 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 62.50 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 62.42 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 64.25 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 70.24 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 70.88 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 74.59 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 75.00 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 76.01 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 78.86 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 80.21 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 81.13 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 87.50 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 89.62 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 91.15 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 93.75 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 105.77 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 107.16 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 96.15 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 104.52 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "320x240" needs hsync freq of 39.38 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "400x300" needs hsync freq of 48.08 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "480x300" needs hsync freq of 39.56 kHz. Deleted.
(--) SVGA: Mode "480x300" needs hsync freq of 48.00 kHz. Deleted.
(**) FontPath set to
"/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/"
(--) SVGA: PCI: NeoMagic NM2070 rev 1, Memory @ 0x3fe00000
(--) SVGA: chipset: NM2070
(--) SVGA: videoram: 896k
(**) SVGA: Using 8 bpp, Depth 8, Color weight: 666
(--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 65.000 MHz
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Removing mode (640x400) that won't display properly on LCD
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Removing mode (1024x768) larger than the LCD panel (800x600)
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Removing mode (640x400) that won't display properly on LCD
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Removing mode (512x384) that won't display properly on LCD
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Removing mode (512x384) that won't display properly on LCD
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Removing mode (320x200) that won't display properly on LCD
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Removing mode (320x240) that won't display properly on LCD
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Removing mode (400x300) that won't display properly on LCD
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Removing mode (400x300) that won't display properly on LCD
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Removing mode (480x300) that won't display properly on LCD
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Removing mode (480x300) that won't display properly on LCD
(**) SVGA: Mode "640x480": mode clock = 31.500
(**) SVGA: Mode "800x600": mode clock = 40.000
(--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 800x600
(--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024
(--) SVGA: NeoMagic MagicGraph 128 (NM2070) chip
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Panel is a 800x600 color TFT display
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Internal LCD only display mode
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Video modes are displayed in the upper-left corner
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Low resolution video modes are stretched
(--) SVGA: NM2070: MMIO registers at 0x3FF00000
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Linear framebuffer at 0x3FE00000
(--) SVGA: NM2070: Using hardware cursor
(--) SVGA: Using XAA (XFree86 Acceleration Architecture)
(--) SVGA: XAA: Solid filled rectangles
(--) SVGA: XAA: Screen-to-screen copy
(--) SVGA: XAA: Using 6 128x128 areas for pixmap caching
(--) SVGA: XAA: Caching tiles and non-transparent stipples
(--) SVGA: XAA: Horizontal and vertical lines and segments
System: `/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/xkbcomp -w 1 -R/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb -xkm -m us -em1
"The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports:" -emp "> " -eml "Errors from xkbcomp
are not fatal to the X server" keymap/xfree86 compiled/xfree86.xkm'
/usr/X11R6/bin/xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): no program named "xterm"
in PATH
Specify a program on the command line or make sure that /usr/X11R6/bin
is in your path.
waiting for X server to shut down
--
Running Linux 2.2.13, Slackware 7.0
(windows break)
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