In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >I have installed Debian 1.1.9 and xbase, xlib, xserver-svga, and fvwm >packages. I chose during xbase to use xdm to start x.. and during boot-up >I see the message "starting xdm".. however typing "xdm" at a root prompt >doesn't do anything. I tried xinit and got the following output:
If you use xdm to start an X server, then the server should start automatically when you boot. If it doesn't then there's something wrong. You shouldn't have to type 'xdm' at any prompt. >TRANS(SocketUNIXConnect) () can't connect: errno = 111 >giving up. >xinit: Connection refused (errno 111): unable to connect to X server >xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. This is the clue. For some reason, the X server is unable to create the Unix-domain socket to listen for local connections. This could be because you don't have Unix-domain sockets in your kernel (I don't know whether this is a configuration option anymore) or because there is something up with the /tmp/.X11-unix directory. Try deleting /tmp/.X11-unix (and everything under it) and starting the server. Steve Early -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
