Re: gnome does not start

2003-03-08 Thread Praveen Kallakuri
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 well i guess that was something i dint try after installing the new X. but i tried it now, and i get the same behavior. note that i got twm to work. so i think its a gnome specific problem, but not having anything to do with userlevel or /etc/ config

Re: gnome does not start

2003-03-08 Thread MW
I would suggest rather than using xdm, you start X using startx, then starting gnome from within X so you can get some error messages. regards Michael Westwind --- Praveen Kallakuri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > hello guys, > > since the las

gnome does not start

2003-03-08 Thread Praveen Kallakuri
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 hello guys, since the last 2 days, i have't had a window manager working. i had lost gnome when i installed some msttcorefonts. after a couple of days of posting on mailing lists and trying everything i could, i finally removed everything xfree-, gno

Re: gnome does not start

2003-03-08 Thread Praveen Kallakuri
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 well i guess that was something i dint try after installing the new X. but i tried it now, and i get the same behavior. note that i got twm to work. so i think its a gnome specific problem, but not having anything to do with userlevel or /etc/ config

Re: CD-reader on SONY VAIO SR27K [+ kernel compile]

2003-03-08 Thread Robert Allan Kiesling
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Andre Eisenbach suggested: > > > First thing I noticed is "hdc". > > On my notebook, the CD-ROM is /dev/hde > > > > Try that, and let me know. > > That did not work. > > Andre Eisenbach also suggested: > > Here is some more info from my installation: > > > I

Re: CD-reader on SONY VAIO SR27K [+ kernel compile]

2003-03-08 Thread Andre Eisenbach
Am Samstag 08 März 2003 09:25 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: .> Yet where in this process must I do > > M1. make modules > M2. make modules_install Your process seems needlessly complicated. Here's what I do: 1) unpack source 2) make xconfig (use menuconfig if you're not doing it from within X) 3)

Re: gnome does not start

2003-03-08 Thread MW
I would suggest rather than using xdm, you start X using startx, then starting gnome from within X so you can get some error messages. regards Michael Westwind --- Praveen Kallakuri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > hello guys, > > since the last

gnome does not start

2003-03-08 Thread Praveen Kallakuri
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 hello guys, since the last 2 days, i have't had a window manager working. i had lost gnome when i installed some msttcorefonts. after a couple of days of posting on mailing lists and trying everything i could, i finally removed everything xfree-, gno

Re: CD-reader on SONY VAIO SR27K [+ kernel compile]

2003-03-08 Thread Robert Allan Kiesling
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Andre Eisenbach suggested: > > > First thing I noticed is "hdc". > > On my notebook, the CD-ROM is /dev/hde > > > > Try that, and let me know. > > That did not work. > > Andre Eisenbach also suggested: > > Here is some more info from my installation: > > > I

Re: CD-reader on SONY VAIO SR27K [+ kernel compile]

2003-03-08 Thread mi
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > I am afraid of recompiling my kernel because all my previous > attempts to do so have been disasterous - requiring a complete > reinstall. I find the various HOWTOs and hints for kernel > compilation inconsistent and lacking in details. Did you have a look into /usr/share/do

Re: CD-reader on SONY VAIO SR27K [+ kernel compile]

2003-03-08 Thread Andre Eisenbach
Am Samstag 08 März 2003 09:25 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: .> Yet where in this process must I do > > M1. make modules > M2. make modules_install Your process seems needlessly complicated. Here's what I do: 1) unpack source 2) make xconfig (use menuconfig if you're not doing it from within X) 3)

Re: CD-reader on SONY VAIO SR27K [+ kernel compile]

2003-03-08 Thread mi
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > I am afraid of recompiling my kernel because all my previous > attempts to do so have been disasterous - requiring a complete > reinstall. I find the various HOWTOs and hints for kernel > compilation inconsistent and lacking in details. Did you have a look into /usr/share/do

Re: CD-reader on SONY VAIO SR27K [+ kernel compile]

2003-03-08 Thread Mike Leone
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) had this to say on 03/08/03 at 12:47: > 8. make bzImage > 9. cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-[version/extension] > 10. cp System.map /boot/System.map-[version/extension] > 11. mv System.map System.map.old > 12. mv vmlinuz vmlinuz.old > 13. ln -s System

Re: CD-reader on SONY VAIO SR27K [+ kernel compile]

2003-03-08 Thread blair . kelly
Andre Eisenbach suggested: > First thing I noticed is "hdc". > On my notebook, the CD-ROM is /dev/hde > > Try that, and let me know. That did not work. Andre Eisenbach also suggested: Here is some more info from my installation: > I have the ide_cs driver compiled into the kernel (not as > mo

Re: CD-reader on SONY VAIO SR27K [+ kernel compile]

2003-03-08 Thread Mike Leone
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) had this to say on 03/08/03 at 12:47: > 8. make bzImage > 9. cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-[version/extension] > 10. cp System.map /boot/System.map-[version/extension] > 11. mv System.map System.map.old > 12. mv vmlinuz vmlinuz.old > 13. ln -s System

Re: CD-reader on SONY VAIO SR27K [+ kernel compile]

2003-03-08 Thread blair . kelly
Andre Eisenbach suggested: > First thing I noticed is "hdc". > On my notebook, the CD-ROM is /dev/hde > > Try that, and let me know. That did not work. Andre Eisenbach also suggested: Here is some more info from my installation: > I have the ide_cs driver compiled into the kernel (not as > mo