Try this
PATH="$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin"
export PATH
startx
same thing or something differant?
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 3:02 PM
Subject: slippery slackware
> 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/game
s"
>
> # 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,/us
r/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/X
11/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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