Re: [DNG] [hai...@histomat.net: Re: Alpha2 without desktop environment]

2015-08-16 Thread Isaac Dunham
On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 12:07:45PM -0400, Haines Brown wrote: > When I startx, I'm still in vesa (?) mode. The Xorg log file says it > is using configuration directory /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ directory. The > only error is: > > (EE) NOUVEAU(0): [COPY] failed to allocate class > > don't know w

Re: [DNG] [hai...@histomat.net: Re: Alpha2 without desktop environment]

2015-08-16 Thread Haines Brown
On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 12:04:32PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > On Sat, 15 Aug 2015 07:43:04 -0400 > Haines Brown wrote: > > > > I purged and reinstalled xorg without luck. Installed were > > libglu1-mesa, x11-apps, x11-session-utils, x11-server-utils, xinit, > > xorg, xorg-docs-core. > > > > The

Re: [DNG] [hai...@histomat.net: Re: Alpha2 without desktop environment]

2015-08-15 Thread Isaac Dunham
On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 07:43:04AM -0400, Haines Brown wrote: > I reiinstalled (avoiding past missteps), to a console, and from it > installed xorg and fluxbox. I then ran xstart from console and all went > well. > > With one exception. I'm in what looks like VGA mode with large crude > characters

Re: [DNG] [hai...@histomat.net: Re: Alpha2 without desktop environment]

2015-08-15 Thread Steve Litt
On Sat, 15 Aug 2015 07:43:04 -0400 Haines Brown wrote: > I purged and reinstalled xorg without luck. Installed were > libglu1-mesa, x11-apps, x11-session-utils, x11-server-utils, xinit, > xorg, xorg-docs-core. > > The xorg log tells me that it is using as system configuration > directory, /usr/

[DNG] [hai...@histomat.net: Re: Alpha2 without desktop environment]

2015-08-15 Thread Haines Brown
I reiinstalled (avoiding past missteps), to a console, and from it installed xorg and fluxbox. I then ran xstart from console and all went well. With one exception. I'm in what looks like VGA mode with large crude characters. It seems a problem (or symptom) is that installation did not create a /e