Thus spake mmissett: > Stephen, > Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, trying that fix did not appear to make > any difference. Specifically, the "startx" command produces 'command not > found", as it always has. One further clue, though: Since anXious says it > cannot open /proc/bus/pci/devices, I thought I would open it myself and > discovered there is no such file. Does that suggest anything? Like, if > there's supposed to be such a thing, I will make it if I had some idea what > was supposed to be in it. > Any ideas would be most appreciated. Thanks, > Mike > > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:02:02 -0400 > > >Thus spake mmissett: > >> I am new to this and have been trying to get some sort of GUI installed > >> and running. I think I have succeeded in getting at least some bits > >> installed, but I have yet to get anything to work, and would appreciate a > >> bit of guidance. First off, the computer in question is a 68k Mac (and > >> that may be the problem right there, for all I know), specifically, a > >> 68040. Anyway, I have configured with anXious (although, to be honest, I > >> guessed at most of the settings), but the second screen of that gives me: > >> > >> "Your video card was successfully identified. The Cannot open > >> /proc/bus/pci/devices. You probably have an old kernel. Support for the > >> old Linux PCI interface should be coming soon. > >> Server will be installed. Next you'll be presented with some options > >> for your initial X Window system setup. > >> Detected Video Card" > >> > >> This is exactly the message, including where words appear to be missing. > >> I assume, by the way, since this is a new installation, that I do NOT have > >> an old kernel. Anyway, I installed blackbox, but when I try the command > >> 'blackbox', I get the message: > >> > >> "Base Display::Base Display: connection to X server failed." > >> > >> Does all this mean I have a video card that is simply not supported and > >> what I want to do (a GUI) can't be done, or an I doing something(s) wrong > >> and, if so, what? > >> Any help would be most appreciated. > > > >It's important to get a few things understood, I think - The GUI (X > >windows) system in Linux is a little complicated. First one program > >executes, giving you a graphical interface and so forth, then another > >program runs on top of that to manage the appearance of the graphical > >interface and to manage any open windows and so forth. Blackbox is a > >window manager, and is only the second part of the two. Try editing the > >file ~/.xsession to have only the line: > >/usr/bin/blackbox > >and then back at the prompt, > >startx > >This will run a whole series of scripts to start X, which will finally > >the call blackbox from your .xsession file. > >Good luck, > >Steve
Let's see - I'm not sure how you're trying to open /proc/bus/pci/devices - if you're trying to view it with emacs or some other test editor, it will appear blank. The /proc directory is full of 'false' files - they can give you system information but aren't actually stored on disk, AFAIK. try cat /proc/bus/pci/devices - that hould give you a long string of information. The other problem - startx is part of the package xbase-clients. Try: apt-get install xbase-clients Then run startx. If your system works normally - e.g., you have a readable display on your monitor, you can use your modem/sound card, etc. I would assume that your problem isn't hardware related for now. Try installing the above program and running the normal configuration program (xf86config, I think, for X 3.x and XFree86 --config for X 4.x), as this will generate a more easily modifiable /etx/X11/XFree86Config file to tweak. Good luck, Steve -- Think honk if you're a telepath.
