In linux.debian.user, Charles Forelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm in the midst of my first ever installation of Debian and I'm having > trouble with the graphical interface. I've completed the process (installing > the bf2.4 flavor with only desktop environment picked in tasksel -- I chose > not to run dselect yet). The install complete with a text log-in prompt. I > can login OK, both as the normal user I created and as root. But when I > reboot, I get a message right after the login prompt appears that says: > > I cannot start the X server (your graphical interface). It is likely that it > is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X server output to > diagnose the problem? > > My choices: Yes or No. > > I pick Yes and get a blank gray box. My only choice is EXIT, which I pick. > Then it says: > > Would you like me to try to run the X configuration program? Note that you > will need the root password for this. > > I pick Yes and give the root password. Then I get: > > I will now try to restart the X server again. > > I pick OK, and after a second or two pause, I'm back to the original I > cannot start the X server... message, whence I end up in an endless loop. > > Help! I'm totally flummoxed. Does anyone have a sense of what's gone wrong? > First, CTRL+ALT+F2, login as root type
init 3 when it stops spitting messages out, xf86config answer the questions, save, and use startx `which twm` to test. HTH, Michael C. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mcsuper5.freeshell.org/ Registered Linux User #303915 http://counter.li.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
