Hello, On 19-Nov-2001 Glen Coates wrote: > I am a redhat user trying to migrate to debian and have had no luck > Anyway ... issuing a 'startx' or 'xinit' as either root or user at > terminal prompt gives me an error message telling me to make sure > that: > 1. /usr/X11R6/bin is in my path (which it is) > 2. 'X' is a valid executable Experts will correct me (I hope), if this is not true, but AFAIK in woody X is set up in the following way: the _real_ xserver for your videocard e.g. XFree86 from the 4.0.3 distribution, or XF86_SVGA from 3.3.6 etc. sits in /usr/X11R6/bin, and it is _not_ named X. /usr/X11R6/bin/X is only a wrapper, which in effect tries to run the executable, which the symlink /etc/X11/X points to (so it should point to the _real_ xserver). Probably, although you have installed the xfree86-common package, you have not installed an actual xserver for your videocard. So install one: the chances are, that the XFree86 "universal" server in the xserver-xfree86 package will do, but of course it depends on your videocard.
Hope this help: Andras
