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Old 07-27-2006, 06:17 PM   #1
Wynd
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Please help -- cannot startx

Whenever I type startx, it tells me "hostname lookup failure" or some such. I need to press ctrl+C twice to get the prompt back. If I type xinit it starts fine. What's wrong?
 
Old 07-27-2006, 06:28 PM   #2
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guessing..
Try this:
echo 127.0.0.1 localhost >> /etc/hosts

Have you did any fancy network or X setup?

Any clues form /var/log/Xorg.0.log ?
 
Old 07-31-2006, 03:20 PM   #3
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Thank you, that worked.
 
  


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