cant start x
 

i boot up and it starts me out in my command prompt, i log in, type "startx" and get the bash thing... i THINK i have x installed if not how do i do it without starting over? i have debian by the way <probably helpful>

Bonnie

hi friends

i think your init is set to level 3.so run init 5.or update /etc/inittab.look for a line like this it should be 5 not 3

cheers

i dont know what any of that means i dont know what init anything is....... or what you are talking about :(

Re: startx
 

I think you should be more descriptive concerning your problem.

The more information that you can supply, the easier it is for forum members to give an answer

specifics...
 

ok.. well here are my specifics... i log in to the pc via command line... after that i type "startx" to start the graphical interface.. i get "-bash: startx: command not found"

log into root

i try the "update /etc/inittab"

"-bash: update: command not found"

hi again

sorry.
to log as root:
type then you will be asked for your password type it.

now as root type

and see if the graphical envirement is runing

good luck

ok i tried that and it said something along the lines of :

init: switching to init 5
init: sending processes term signal.

then i typed "startx" and it still did the bash thing like before.

also i wanted to add, it only installed the base system. is it possible that i dont have x installed? if thats the case then i just need to know the command to install it :)

This stuff is distro specific. Are you using Debian (as it says in your profile) or another distro? If people know that, they'll be able to tell you how to install X (and whichever environment you want to use).

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux - General and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

im using ubuntu now so i need the command for ubuntu and i would prefer the gui environment but at this point im not too picky just want to get it running :( thanks

Bonnie

#apt-get install xserver-xorg kde kdm
or
#apt-get install xserver-xorg gnome gdm

these commands will install an xserver, kde or gnome, and the graphical login manager for each. kdm and gdm are not stricly necessary, if you omit them, you should be able to login at the CLI and run startx to start your desktop environment.

you might want to do

$apt-cache search xserver

to make sure xserver-xorg is the correct package name.

edit: check out the APT HOWTO:
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap.../index.en.html

ok i tried that, typed "sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg gnome gdm"

heres what it tells me:

xserver-org is already the newest version.

package gnome is not available but is referred to by another package this may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source.

E: package gnome has no installation candidate.

so instead i typed "sudo apt-get install gdm" to get that because apparently i already have xserver-org and gnome isnt working. it installed fine.. so i guess now all im trying to get is gnome

also tried the kde command too, same thing thanks

Bonnie

<remember to be specific im a newbie> :)

ok well i toyed around with it a bit heres what i get when i type "startx"

(EE) failed to initialize glx extension (compatible NVIDIA Xdriver not found)

error opening security policy file /etc/X11/SecurityPolicy

(EE) xf86OpenSerial : cannot open device /dev/wacom
no such file or directory.

Maybe you can try reconfiguring X, with "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg".

ok i got rid of the error im back to the issue of it starting graphically and stopping at the "window manager" i still need to install gnome or fix it or something. still getting the same error message when i try to install gnome <apt-get install gnome>