Re: Question about X Window Crashing

2004-07-03 Thread Haoyu Zhang
Dear Aaron, I have checked the configuration file. The screen section is like the one you gave me. However, its device and monitors are all set as generic. I am wondering that I may need to install the module for them. I also checked device and monitor section, they are all set to be generic.

Re: Questions about x window environment (kdm and xdm)

2004-06-27 Thread Michael B Allen
On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 01:24:07 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, I have installed Sarge with the netiso cd and then installed x-window, kde, mozilla and everything to have a working desktop. I have later installed xdm and kdm and changed /etc/inittab to have run level 5. Debian

Re: Questions about x window environment (kdm and xdm)

2004-06-27 Thread Thomas Adam
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all, Hello - I have installed Sarge with the netiso cd and then installed x-window, kde, mozilla and everything to have a working desktop. Good. I have later installed xdm and kdm and changed /etc/inittab to have run level 5. Well, that's silly.

Re: Questions about x window environment (kdm and xdm)

2004-06-27 Thread Kent West
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have later installed xdm and kdm and changed /etc/inittab to have run level 5. By default, Debian run-levels 2-5 are identical. On other distros the different run levels distinguish between text-mode and GUI-mode. IOW, changing /etc/inittab to run 5 accomplished

Questions about x window environment (kdm and xdm)

2004-06-26 Thread linuxnand
Hello all, I have installed Sarge with the netiso cd and then installed x-window, kde, mozilla and everything to have a working desktop. I have later installed xdm and kdm and changed /etc/inittab to have run level 5. When it starts it tries to run kdm but then crashes. If I type manually then

Re: Question about X Window Crashing

2004-06-17 Thread Haoyu Zhang
Thanks a lot, Aaron. I am going to try your way. Best, Haoyu Aaron Maxwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Two thoughts: 1) When you got stuck during X configuration, and had to reboot, did you press the 'ctrl-alt-backspace'? If so, did it respond? This key

Re: Question about X Window Crashing

2004-06-16 Thread Aaron Maxwell
Two thoughts: 1) When you got stuck during X configuration, and had to reboot, did you press the 'ctrl-alt-backspace'? If so, did it respond? This key chord is is supposed to kill the X server. 2) In the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, there should be a Screen section. (Search for a line that

Question about X Window Crashing

2004-06-14 Thread Haoyu Zhang
Dear Friends, I am a new user of Debian and just installed it in an old Dell machine, Dell Optiplex with PIII 500. The installation went through well, but I met problems of X Window setting. The X Window can start correctly. However, after letting it idle for a while, like one day, the system

Learning about X defaults (was Re: mouse wheel scrolling in mutt ???)

2003-07-23 Thread Gregory Seidman
On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 06:38:08PM -0500, Michael D. Schleif wrote: [...] } Now that I have this working, what documentation of xdefaults and } xresources should I have on my debian boxen? [...] } I haven't delved into this side of X in several years. There are other } things, similar to this

Re: confused about X window managers

2002-12-11 Thread Matthew Weier O'Phinney
-- Drew Cohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote (on Wednesday, 11 December 2002, 09:25 PM -0500): Is it possible to run an init script launch that runs xview without a window manager installed? #!/bin/bash # $HOME/.xinitrc exec xview and then from a prompt, startx. You'll have to be able to kill xview;

A question about X 4.2.1-1

2002-10-07 Thread Seneca
I just upgraded from X 4.1.0-17 to 4.2.1-1. After the upgrade, I had to remove my .xsession file in order for startx (or logging in with xdm) to work. Is this a bug with X, or is there some other file (or syntax) that I should use instead? My (former) .xsession: gom -G -- Seneca [EMAIL

Re: A question about X 4.2.1-1

2002-10-07 Thread Claudio Bley
On Tue, 2002-10-08 at 01:47, Seneca wrote: I just upgraded from X 4.1.0-17 to 4.2.1-1. After the upgrade, I had to remove my .xsession file in order for startx (or logging in with xdm) to work. Is this a bug with X, or is there some other file (or syntax) that I should use instead? My

Re: A question about X 4.2.1-1

2002-10-07 Thread Seneca
On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 03:30:07AM +0200, Claudio Bley wrote: On Tue, 2002-10-08 at 01:47, Seneca wrote: I just upgraded from X 4.1.0-17 to 4.2.1-1. After the upgrade, I had to remove my .xsession file in order for startx (or logging in with xdm) to work. Is this a bug with X, or is there

Re: Confusion about X in woody

2002-01-10 Thread Randy Orrison
On Thu, 2002-01-10 at 01:12, Adam Majer wrote: Get rid off the 3.3.6 stuff - install xserver-xfree86 package. It will provide all the necessary drivers. Thanks to everyone who replied! I've done apt-get install xserver-xfree86; configuration with debconf handled everything just fine. (Almost

Re: Confusion about X in woody

2002-01-10 Thread Randy Orrison
On Thu, 2002-01-10 at 11:07, Randy Orrison wrote: Thanks to everyone who replied! I've done apt-get install xserver-xfree86; configuration with debconf handled everything just fine. (Almost -- I'm going to have to tweak my keyboard: I'm using a Microsoft Natural keyboard with UK layout, and

Confusion about X in woody

2002-01-09 Thread Randy Orrison
I installed Potato from CDs, and have since done an apt-get dist-upgrade to woody, and have been following woody since (with apt-get upgrade and install as needed when new packages arrived). I've recently noticed that I appear to be using X version 4.1, as shown by this partial output from dpkg

Re: Confusion about X in woody

2002-01-09 Thread Donald R. Spoon
Randy Orrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I installed Potato from CDs, and have since done an apt-get dist-upgrade to woody, and have been following woody since (with apt-get upgrade and install as needed when new packages arrived). I've recently noticed that I appear to be using X version 4.1,

Re: Confusion about X in woody

2002-01-09 Thread Adam Majer
On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 07:52:55AM +, Randy Orrison wrote: I figured that the two v 3.3.6 packages (note that I've added the -v3 to the appropriate line, that was quite confusing for a while) were obsolete, and deleted them (while X was not running). Ha! xdm wouldn't start! I put them

Re: Confusion about X in woody

2002-01-09 Thread Brian Nelson
Adam Majer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 07:52:55AM +, Randy Orrison wrote: I figured that the two v 3.3.6 packages (note that I've added the -v3 to the appropriate line, that was quite confusing for a while) were obsolete, and deleted them (while X was not

Re: Confusion about X in woody

2002-01-09 Thread Adam Majer
On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 07:24:53PM -0800, Brian Nelson wrote: Note that testing and unstable contain packages for the nvidia drivers that will download the drivers and create Debian packages out of them. They're a bit more convenient than messing with the tar.gz's manually. Oh yeah, I've heard

Re: question about X-configuration of debian from newbie.

2001-07-23 Thread David Kimdon
This question is appropriate for debian-user, debian-boot only handles the base install (which doesn't include X). It is best to send to only one list first rather than cross-posting to multiple. I'm forwarding to debian-user, and I can suggest the package 'xf86setup' and the program XF86Setup.

Re: question about X-configuration of debian from newbie.

2001-07-23 Thread Frank Zimmermann
David Kimdon wrote: Mon, Jul 23, 2001 at 02:48:11PM +0200 wrote: Hello, first of all, I am sorry if I annoy you with my silly question. I just installed Debian 2.2 (potato) and encountered X-windows problem. It seemed I configured wrong driver for the monitor so I could not start

Taylor series expansion about x=0 (MacLaurin series)

2000-09-13 Thread Conrado Badenas
Does anyone know of a Debian package with which I could make Taylor series expansion of simple functions? I've tested Derive 3.0 (february 1995) for MSDOS, but it finishes the whole memory when trying to obtain the first four terms about x=0 of sqrt(x^6/36+(1+x/2-x/(1-exp(-x)))^2)*(12/x^2) I

Re: Taylor series expansion about x=0 (MacLaurin series)

2000-09-13 Thread John May
for reasonable prices to students. I've tested Derive 3.0 (february 1995) for MSDOS, but it finishes the whole memory when trying to obtain the first four terms about x=0 of sqrt(x^6/36+(1+x/2-x/(1-exp(-x)))^2)*(12/x^2) I have obtained manually that it should be 1+119*x^2/60-991*x^4/504

Re: Taylor series expansion about x=0 (MacLaurin series)

2000-09-13 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
to obtain the first four terms about x=0 of sqrt(x^6/36+(1+x/2-x/(1-exp(-x)))^2)*(12/x^2) I have obtained manually that it should be 1+119*x^2/60-991*x^4/504, but I would like it to be confirmed by a computer program. Thanks! -- Conrado Badenas [EMAIL PROTECTED] PhD student

Re: Basic questions about X

2000-08-21 Thread I. Tura
At 21.29 20/8/00 -0300, Ricardo Gabriel Herdt ha escrit: Debianers, I installed Debian 2.2 this weekend and had some problems with X. During the installation I made a mistake configuring the mouse and decided to reconfigure the X using the XF86config. I did it. But, I don't know why,

Re: Basic questions about X

2000-08-21 Thread Moritz Schulte
On Sun, Aug 20, 2000 at 09:29:44PM -0300, Ricardo Gabriel Herdt wrote: it. But, I don't know why, when I boot Debian it initializes the X automactilly. To correct this I tried to change the runlevel on the inittab file, but it doesn't work. How correct this? you've to remove the

Basic questions about X

2000-08-20 Thread Ricardo Gabriel Herdt
Debianers, I installed Debian 2.2 this weekend and had some problems with X. During the installation I made a mistake configuring the mouse and decided to reconfigure the X using the XF86config. I did it. But, I don't know why, when I boot Debian it initializes the X automactilly. To

about X Windows Programming

2000-06-02 Thread Wan Hing Wah
Does the X Windows have a parent window-child windows concept? What I mean is like in windows.. In a program,there can be a parent windows having a title bar... and within the windows there can be several windows ,having a title bar too .An Example is just like PhotoShop...when you open several

RE: about X Windows Programming

2000-06-02 Thread Wan Hing Wah
On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Mark wrote: Hello Wan. Do you mean : ? Does X Windows have MDI forms? (MDI= Multiple Document Interface), in a sense that when you maximize one of the child windows it only covers the area ocupied by the parent (the MDI form). As in windows all widgets and windows

Re: about X Windows Programming

2000-06-02 Thread Esko Lehtonen
Wan Hing Wah wrote: Actually I want to write a program portable between Linux and windows..And gtk+ has been chosen for my program as gtk+ have a win32 port. Does gtk+ have a MDI widget for it? Check out this. There are some GnomeMDI stuff too. I haven't tried it and I don't know does it

Re: [*] about x

2000-02-09 Thread Eric G . Miller
On Tue, Feb 08, 2000 at 08:58:36AM -0800, aphro wrote: On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Kent West wrote: westk As a general rule, if I want to temporarily de-activate westk something like xdm, I just rename the link to no.S99xdm westk instead of removing/recreating-later. Being relatively new westk to

Re: [*] about x

2000-02-08 Thread aphro
On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Kent West wrote: westk As a general rule, if I want to temporarily de-activate westk something like xdm, I just rename the link to no.S99xdm westk instead of removing/recreating-later. Being relatively new westk to Linux/Unix, is there anything wrong (bad habit, westk

[*] about x

2000-02-06 Thread =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=D5=C5=CF=FE=C0=DA
hello everybody: i had used redhat for some time, and now i turn to debian(2.1r4).i found my debian run xdm auotmatic, i don't like this, how can i change it? when use redhat,edit the file /etc/initab, and set init 3 to default will be ok, but debian is quite different. thank you math

Re: [*] about x

2000-02-06 Thread Philip Lehman
i had used redhat for some time, and now i turn to debian(2.1r4).i found my debian run xdm auotmatic, i don't like this, how can i change it? when use redhat,edit the file /etc/initab, and set init 3 to default will be ok, but debian is quite different. If I remeber correctly, there is an

Re: [*] about x

2000-02-06 Thread Eric G . Miller
On Sun, Feb 06, 2000 at 06:37:26PM +0100, Philip Lehman wrote: i had used redhat for some time, and now i turn to debian(2.1r4).i found my debian run xdm auotmatic, i don't like this, how can i change it? when use redhat,edit the file /etc/initab, and set init 3 to default will be ok, but

Re: [*] about x

2000-02-06 Thread aphro
On Mon, 7 Feb 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: =?ISO- hello everybody: =?ISO- =?ISO- i had used redhat for some time, and now i turn to debian(2.1r4).i found my debian run =?ISO- xdm auotmatic, i don't like this, how can i change it? when use redhat,edit the file =?ISO- /etc/initab, and set

two questions (about X and PGp)

1999-11-24 Thread Pablo De Napoli
Hello! I want to ask a question. I'm running a debian system where I have an X server. I want to conect to a unix SCO System V host , and conect some X clients running on that host to the X server on my debian host. Who can I make that ? (I have read the documentation of

Re: two questions (about X and PGp)

1999-11-24 Thread David Z. Maze
Pablo De Napoli [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: PDN I'm running a debian system where I have an X server. I want to PDN conect to a unix SCO System V host , and conect some X clients PDN running on that host to the X server on my debian host. Right. Various techniques for doing this are in the

Re: About X

1998-12-11 Thread Peter Bartosch
Hi! }- On Sun, 6 Dec 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: }- }- Well I got X too work but how do I load a different window manager? }- }- Download window manager you want , install it, and }- edit /etc/windows-manager so that at the start up of X it will run what

Re: About X

1998-12-11 Thread Andrew Ivanov
Yeah. My mistake. /etc/X11/window-managers Hi! }- On Sun, 6 Dec 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: }- }- Well I got X too work but how do I load a different window manager? }- }- Download window manager you want , install it, and }- edit /etc/windows-manager so that at the start up of X

About X

1998-12-07 Thread WuArMy490
Do I need an X Server to run X because when I install it and I do startx I get all these errors about the VGA stuff and it says it cant start the Xserver Anyone know how to fix this? thanks

Re: About X

1998-12-07 Thread Andrew Ivanov
What are the errors? So far there is about a million things that can be wrong. Be more specific. Never include a comment that will help | Andrew Ivanov someone else understand your code. | [EMAIL PROTECTED] If they

Re: About X

1998-12-07 Thread WuArMy490
Well I got X too work but how do I load a different window manager? Thanks

Re: About X

1998-12-07 Thread Andrew Ivanov
On Sun, 6 Dec 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well I got X too work but how do I load a different window manager? Download window manager you want , install it, and edit /etc/windows-manager so that at the start up of X it will run what you want. HTH, Andrew

PCMCIA problem on Toshiba Satellite Pro 410CDT Solved but what about X?

1997-01-10 Thread Nico De Ranter
Howdy, I managed to install Debian on my Toshiba (thanks to all who helped). However I'm still having problems with X. I managed to create a decent XF86Config file however when I return to text-mode after running startx, my screen starts making a very high pitched noise (hope this is correct

PCMCIA problem on Toshiba Satellite Pro 410CDT Solved but what about X?

1997-01-10 Thread Terrence M. Brannon
Nico De Ranter writes: Howdy, I managed to install Debian on my Toshiba (thanks to all who helped). However I'm still having problems with X. I managed to create a decent XF86Config file however when I return to text-mode after running startx, my screen starts Consult the Linux