How do I start GNOME from the command line?

SquishyMarbles · 04-10-2006, 10:33 AM

Alright, so I have a guest OS running under Xen, but the thing doesn't boot into Gnome, and I want a GUI. I know that I installed Gnome with it, but can someone tell me how to start it from a command line?

I've looked all over and I can't find an answer. It seems like this would be pretty easy...

acid_kewpie · 04-10-2006, 10:35 AM

use startx to boot X. and enter the window manager command into ~/.Xinitrc, e.g. "gnome-session" and that'll be run once X is ready for a window manager.

SquishyMarbles · 04-10-2006, 10:46 AM

Alright, I ran startx and here is what I got. I've got to run out of the house for a moment, otherwise I'd try to look this up. However, here is what happens when I run startx

Code:

xauth:  creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.1613

X Window System Version 7.0.0
Release Date: 21 December 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.0
Build Operating System:Linux 2.6.9-22.18.bz155725.ELsmp i686Red Hat, Inc.
Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5xenU #1 SMP Tue Mar 14 16:53:12 EST 2006 i686
Build Date: 06 March 2006
        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
        to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file,
(==) default setting,
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Mon Apr 10 11:46:53 2006
(EE) Unable to locate/open config file

Fatal server error:
xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (No such file or directory)

XIO:  fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0"
      after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console

Thanks for any help!

acid_kewpie · 04-10-2006, 12:34 PM

well you've never donfigured it even by the look of it... run system-config-display under rhel / centos / fedora...

SquishyMarbles · 04-10-2006, 03:29 PM

curious. It will not let me run system-config-display. It gives me the following error:

Code:

[root@localhost /]# /usr/bin/system-config-display
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/system-config-display/xconf.py", line 388, in ?
    if xconfigpath and not output_file_specified:
NameError: name 'xconfigpath' is not defined

This definitely the worst installation of Linux I've ever seen. I don't get it. I tried to connect to some samba shares earlier, and it was giving me weird errors despite the fact that I could get Windows to work with it. Evidently there is something wrong with my virtualized install. I'm thinking of scrapping it, and starting over.

Anyway, thanks for the help, acid_kewpie (the only name weirder than mine)