Startx doesn't work

zaicheke · 08-19-2004, 12:48 PM

The startx command only works as root. When i type it as any other user it doesn't work. If type the path to startx i get the following:
$ /usr/X11R6/bin/startx
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx[139]: xauth: not found
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx[139]: xauth: not found
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx[139]: xauth: not found
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx[139]: xauth: not found
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx[142]: xinit: not found
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx[146]: xauth: not found

320mb · 08-19-2004, 03:43 PM

can you do:::

startkde
or
kdm
??

zaicheke · 08-19-2004, 04:10 PM

startx started working for non-superusers when i changed my shell from ksh to bash.

mhykgyver · 08-28-2004, 06:54 AM

uhmmm..guys i do have almost the same problem...the thing is i installed freebsd 5.2 then during install there was a problem with qt-something...i believe it didn't install properly but since i've chosen multiple desktops(i believe) i can't seem to enter my GUI instead i end up in a console-like interface then i log-in as root then type startx...lots of lines appears but the most noticeable is the error that says- "No screens found"....uhmmm, help guys, please...

Lurker01 · 08-28-2004, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mhykgyver
uhmmm..guys i do have almost the same problem...the thing is i installed freebsd 5.2 then during install there was a problem with qt-something...i believe it didn't install properly but since i've chosen multiple desktops(i believe) i can't seem to enter my GUI instead i end up in a console-like interface then i log-in as root then type startx...lots of lines appears but the most noticeable is the error that says- "No screens found"....uhmmm, help guys, please...

No screens found is probably caused by a bad monitor or screen setting. It could be that you missed a apostrophe or using a wrong depth, or forgot to set a default depth, maybe your Hsync and Vsync are out of wack. Look into those, I had this problem before. Follow exactly how the book has it.

Crunch · 08-28-2004, 10:40 AM

Try doing 'xf86config' as root, then configure it down. After that, add the path of /usr/X11R6/bin into your path by doing...

Note: Do this as a regular user.

Quote:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin

Then you can initiate 'startx' as a user. Someone correct me if I'm wrong =)

mhykgyver · 09-02-2004, 01:59 AM

thanx for the help...guys...i actually toyed with my monitor settings and my card setting and it worked(but it's in 800X600 res, i kinda' chose the monitor with NILR 1024X768 and 800X600 res...i kinda' don't know how 2 make my res 1024X768? any help, please?)

uhmmm, ok so startx was doing fine but i do have one question...how can i boot to KDE automatically(a la Linux)?

thanx again for the help, guys...