Hello, first is xdm started, is there an xdm process in the table? If not do as root /etc/init.d/xdm start That should give the logon screen for X. Let me know how things work. also if you suspect xdm errors look at the file /var/log/xdm-errors. Hope this helps
On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, BG Lim wrote: > Hi, > > I've been using Debian 1.3 now for some time. Recently, I thought of using > xdm to log on instead. However when I type xdm, nothing happens and I get > the prompt back. > > So, as root, I typed 'xdm -debug 1' and this is the result: > > ... > creating socket 177 > xdm error (pid 244): error 98 binding socket address 177 > Nothing left to do, exiting > # > ... > > Can anyone help me? I haven't tampered with any of the default settings, > except to insert 'start-xdm' in the config file in the X preferences > directory. > > BG > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
