On 16 Apr 2001, Philipp Bliedung wrote: > I don't have a file named X in /etc/X11. I believe that's what it's complainig > about when I do startx. There is a file named X in /usr/bin/X11 but when I do > ./X > then I get the same error messages as startx would give me. > I don't have a file named XFree86 in /usr/bin/X11/ > > Besides there another thing - I'm not sure if it has anything to do with it, > but > it might. When I tried to get the packages from woody I wrote that into my > /etc/apt/sources.list: > > .... > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib > non-free > deb http://security.debian.org unstable/updates main contrib non-free > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free > deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security unstable/updates main > .... > when I did apt-get update it got me this: > > W: Couldn't stat source package list 'http://security.debian.org > unstable/updates/main Packages' > (/var/state/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_unstable_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) > > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list 'http://security.debian.org > unstable/updates/contrib Packages' > (/var/state/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_unstable_updates_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) > > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list 'http://security.debian.org > unstable/updates/non-free Packages' > (/var/state/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_unstable_updates_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) > > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list 'http://security.debian.org > unstable/updates/main Packages' > (/var/state/apt/lists/security.debian.org_debian-security_dists_unstable_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) > > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these missing files > E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old > ones used instead. > > I still downloaded the packages! I'm not sure if I need packages from these > sites, since I didn't couldn't access them. What did I wrong in my > /etc/sources.list ? It did work for potato. > Is this maybe the mistake that I made - that I need any packages from these > sites ?? > > TIA > Philipp > Kent West wrote: >
I had a similar problem yesterday; something went wrong in Woody I presume. I ended up having to go to the XFree86 directory in Sid (i.e. pool) to download the relevant packages and reinstall, after which X was working again. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Gnu/Debian Linux (Windows-free zone) For electronic books (Homeomythology and The Assassins of Alamut), skeptical essays, and over 120 book reviews, go to http://www.acampbell.org.uk/ Le style est l'homme meme. (Style is the man himself.) [Buffon]
