Slackware issues.

eosophobia · 08-25-2003, 04:28 PM

I've installed slackware like 10 times, I got lilo to give it the MBR it boots and all that... but I type startx after selecting gnome as the display and it says command not found. HELP

Mara · 08-25-2003, 04:36 PM

Which version of Slackware is it?

eosophobia · 08-25-2003, 04:42 PM

phoeniXflame · 08-25-2003, 04:50 PM

hangon, you type startx AFTER starting gnome ? o_O

eosophobia · 08-25-2003, 04:56 PM

No before.

contrasutra · 08-25-2003, 05:02 PM

you have to configure X first, as root, run:

xf86config

and then as your user, type "startx".

If GNOME doesnt come up, run "xwmconfig" as root to change your default WM.

eosophobia · 08-25-2003, 07:15 PM

Doesnt work.

Azmeen · 08-25-2003, 07:33 PM

You sure you actually installed the Gnome packages?

contrasutra · 08-25-2003, 07:33 PM

Well, to get it to work, you just have to execute the solution.

Why not tell us WHAT HAPPENS. We cant help you with just "it doesnt work".

eosophobia · 08-25-2003, 07:55 PM

it said,

xf86config invalid command...

and then it still says startx isnt a command...

eosophobia · 08-25-2003, 07:56 PM

I have GNOME and KDE installed... I can't even select KDE... now I don't even get that I'm back to where it says No Boot Signature in partition on boot now

zsejk · 08-25-2003, 08:19 PM

Silly question, but still: are you typing these command as root? If not, that might be why they're not being picked up. Try running them as root.

-zsejk

eosophobia · 08-25-2003, 08:36 PM

All I have is root... I'm running them in root..

eosophobia · 08-25-2003, 08:44 PM

back to the same siutation now...

I'd be happy with GNOME or anything, right now I says i'm root@darkstar and when I say startx its an invalid command so is xf86config.

zsejk · 08-25-2003, 08:46 PM

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. That *is* odd. Can you run "xwmconfig" at least? Or does that not work either?

-zsejk