On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 10:26, you wrote:
> oh, and is hostname set correctly in /etc/hosts and /etc/hostname?
Got something like this in XF86Config?
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
otherwise you can't access the X server as a normal user * it crashes?
> 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]
--
Sincerely etc.,
Christopher Sawtell
