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#1 2004-01-03 23:52:16

bwainscott
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From: San Diego
Registered: 2004-01-03
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Please help!!! Can't setup X

Edit your ~/.xinitrc Datei.

Where is this?  I installed Xfree and kdebase, kdelibs but I can't find the config file to start it on boot

Please help!

Initial istall was fast and flawless, thanks Arch for such a fast distro.

Bob

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#2 2004-01-04 03:43:15

contrasutra
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Re: Please help!!! Can't setup X

if ~/.xinitrc doesn't exist, edit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

and remove whatever exec commands are there and add "startkde".


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#3 2004-01-04 17:24:59

bwainscott
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Re: Please help!!! Can't setup X

Thanks for the help, good to go!

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#4 2004-01-05 01:45:19

bwainscott
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Re: Please help!!! Can't setup X

Trying to figure out which config file to add the startup command to so that X will start automatically on boot.  Do I just put "StartX" in a config file?

Thanks in advance!

Bob

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#5 2004-01-05 02:52:21

contrasutra
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Re: Please help!!! Can't setup X

If you want X to start before you login, edit your /etc/inittab, and change:
id:3:initdefault:
to
id:5:initdefault:

If you want X to start after you login, you can add "startx" to your ~/.bash_login


"Contrary to popular belief, penguins are not the salvation of modern technology.  Neither do they throw parties for the urban proletariat."

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#6 2004-01-05 03:11:02

bwainscott
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From: San Diego
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Re: Please help!!! Can't setup X

Did that, now I get a generic X86 login that won't login.  How do I get it back like it was?  I can't login now, it ask me to pick a widget, when I pick default, the screen freezes and no input can be made

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#7 2004-01-05 03:24:51

bwainscott
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From: San Diego
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Re: Please help!!! Can't setup X

I am goign to start over now.  I can't mount my file system to make changes to the init file that you directed change in.  It just stops

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#8 2004-01-05 04:08:51

contrasutra
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Re: Please help!!! Can't setup X

If using LILO, add after the entry for linux, "init 3", so it could be like:
Linux init 3

If GRUB, do "e" on the linux entry, choose the first line, do "e" again, add "init=3", press "enter" than "b".


"Contrary to popular belief, penguins are not the salvation of modern technology.  Neither do they throw parties for the urban proletariat."

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#9 2004-01-05 05:32:08

bwainscott
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Registered: 2004-01-03
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Re: Please help!!! Can't setup X

I actually formatted the drive completed the setup and brought X back up before getting your instructions below.  What an incredible distro!  WHy can't the mainstreamers be this fast?

Thanks for your time regardless,

Bob

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