oh, and is hostname set correctly in /etc/hosts and /etc/hostname? On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:22:41 +1200 Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hey brian, take a look at this thread: > > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=33244&highlight=dcopclient > > and try emerge fam-oss (whatever the hell that is!) > > On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:14:50 +1200 > Brian Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > although I have had Linux on my Computer for some time....Redhat at one > > time, Mandrake9 now. > > I'm still just basically a point and clicker. > > > > So I decided to try to install gentoo, as a means of learning more about > > Linux. > > And as Yoda might have remarked............... Learning I am. > > > > I started with the stage3 livecd, as I only have dialup 56K connection, > > and installed by chrooting from > > my existing Mdk9 distro. > > > > It's taken me over 2 weeks so far, but I'm almost there. : ) I > > couldn't believe how long it took to emerge X and KDE. > > Also I had probs. with my USB mouse and Geforc4 card, among other things, > > > > However the thing I'm stuck on at the moment is when I type "startx" > > from the prompt ....as root presently, although I have > > tried adding a user to no avail .... kde tries to start, I get the > > kde-3.1 startup screen, then a popup message box saying .... > > > > "error setting up inter-process communications for kde. > > could not read network connection list /root/.DCOPServer_127.0.0.1 local > > host _0 > > please check that dcopserver is running" > > > > .......I am then returned to the prompt,where there are other > > interesting messages waiting such as.... > > > > DCOPClient: attachInternal. attach failed authentification rejected, > > reason ..none of the authentification protocols specified > > are supported and host based authentification failed. > > ICE connection rejected. > > kdeinit DCOPServer could not be started. > > Warning: connect ( ) failed: connection refused. > > Error: can't contact kdeinit (end)..... > > I originally wrote this down longhand, so may have lost something in > > the retelling, but I think its accurate. > > > > I have tried googling on this one, and have found nothing useful, except > > that heaps of other folks are having the same problem. > > The advice on the net seemed to range from the arcane to the heroic, > > and I really don't want to mess up the distro at this stage, > > if I can avoid it, hoping someone can help. > > > > Thanks, > > Brian Connell. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Nick Rout > Barrister & Solicitor > Christchurch, NZ > Ph +64 3 3798966 > Fax + 64 3 3798853 > http://www.rout.co.nz > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Nick Rout Barrister & Solicitor Christchurch, NZ Ph +64 3 3798966 Fax + 64 3 3798853 http://www.rout.co.nz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
