in case your using slack 8.0, type in "XFree86 -configure" , this will generate a config file. It tells you as well where to find that file, probably you will have to copy it to /etc/X11/ afterwards and maybe rename to XF86config (uppercase matters!)
when you're done with this type startx and see if it works. If you have a very new or very old card, chances are it wont, in this case type "man 5 XFree86" and read, read, read... true mastery of linux requires a lot of reading. Ah, forgot one thing: after configuring X type "xwmconfig" (to all newbies: this is only for slack!) and choose a window manager, try them all and find out what you like best. I recommend Gnome with Windowmaker. what card, what monitor and what kernel version are you running? yeah right schrieb: > --- Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 09:09:27PM -0800, yeah right > > wrote: > > > I am new to X and to linux for that matter. I am > > using > > > zipslack a version of slackware. anyway the > > problem Is > > > when i try to run x after doing the setup I get > > this > > > error message "xinit: No such file or directory > > > (errno2): no server "X" in PATH. Now I know this > > is > > > probably a problem that is easily fixed but I > > don't > > > know how . If you could please help I would be > > > greatful > > > > here's a guess: > > do 'set|grep PATH'; see if /usr/X11R6/bin (or > > /usr/bin/X11, symlinked to > > /usr/X11R6/bin) is in there. > > look in /usr/X11R6/bin, see if there's an 'X' there. > > should be a symlink to > > /usr/X11R6/bin/Xwrapper. > > > > Carl Soderstrom > > -- > > Network Engineer > > Real-Time Enterprises > > (952) 943-8700 > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > theres is no 'X' there .. I need very basic > instructions I am new to linux > thanks for the speedy reply > bobby > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCM d-(--)@ s-:+ a-- C++ UL>+++ P>++ L+>++ E- W++ N- o? K? w--(---) !O M-- V? PS+ PE+++(++) Y+ PGP- t+(++) 5 X+(++) R++(+++) tv--@ b++ DI+++ D+ G(--) e* h(+) r%>* !y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Nothing fights like the opposition _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
