Re: Unable to run kde or gnome

2012-11-21 Thread Martin, Larry D
I had a suggestion to run vncserver and I can try that (once I figure out how). What I really want to know is how to fix the 'startx' so that it works. I think I need to update the config file, but with what? When I type startx I get the following: X.Org X Server 1.7.7 Release Date:

Re: Unable to run kde or gnome

2012-11-21 Thread Philipp Kern
On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 02:12:36PM -0500, Martin, Larry D wrote: I have installed Debian (2.6.32-5-s390x Sun Sep 23 08:59:07 UTC 2012) on a z9 - LPAR mode. I can login but cannot get either gnome or kde to work. Whenever I issue startx, I get: xf860OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No

Re: Unable to run kde or gnome

2012-11-21 Thread Philipp Kern
On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 09:12:00AM -0500, Martin, Larry D wrote: I have logged on through Putty from my desktop. Are you saying that because Debian is running on the Mainframe there is no graphical interface available? No Linux system supports startx over putty. You can install GNOME or KDE

Re: Unable to run kde or gnome

2012-11-21 Thread Philipp Kern
On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 10:08:18AM -0500, Martin, Larry D wrote: Any idea why startx will not run. If I run it as root I get all the messages I posted earlier and if I run it as a user I get that I am not authorized. When I type gdm3 all I get is repeated messages about the display running

Unable to run kde or gnome

2012-11-20 Thread Martin, Larry D
I have installed Debian (2.6.32-5-s390x Sun Sep 23 08:59:07 UTC 2012) on a z9 - LPAR mode. I can login but cannot get either gnome or kde to work. Whenever I issue startx, I get: xf860OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory). I have tried to research this via Google but