REDHAT Linux is crazy!
 

After logging in , I typed startx to go to GNOME, but failed!
the error is:
execve failed for /etc/X11/X (errno 2)

I give up!
I tried installing >10 times, all kinds of crazy errors happened!
My CD is pirated one, could be the problem????

Windows XP better!!!!
:mad: :mad: :mad:

you can't have a pirate copy of redhat.. linux is free. you can download it for free.. burn a million copies and sell them if you wanted too.. and it still wouldn't be illegal.

if you can't get X working, then most likely its not detecting your video hardware correctly and setting up correctly.
have you looked at www.xfree86.org for info about X ?
what kind of hardware do you have ? that will help us help you.
and my own opinion, XP sucks, I deal with it everyday at my job. its just let me do it for you type OS, and most of the time it doesn't get it right.

-trickykid

my system is,

AMD Duron 1000MHz
Maxtor 40 GB HDD
256 SDRAM
Builtin on board VGA, VIA, 8MB RAM, detected as Trident Blade


i am fedup, wanna burn my computer

is it a trident blade video card ?? dont always go by the detection of it. if it is and its not working, have you tried a generic driver ? what about xfree86.org and what driver it needs to work.. what does your XF86Config file read ? can you post it here ? what kind of monitor do you have ? did you do the correct refresh rates for it ?


-trickykid

my monitor is LG studioworks,
linux detects it correctly,
refresh rate is set correctly.

i don't know what to do, luckily i still can boot into windows.

plan to give up!!!!

If you just want to get in the in-crowds, give it up. Not worth it.

If you want to learn Linux, stick around.

Windows don't teach you anything new. 10 years from now, you'll know exactly what you know now. Linux teaches you something new every time you try to solve a problem. 10 years from now, you'll probably be a Linux guru.

Go head, give up!

Before you give up, at least give Mandrake a try.

http://www.linux-mandrake.com

You can even download the ISO's.

after typing startx,
this error appears:

No such file or directory (errno 2) : unable to connect to X server






what can i do ?

Browse over to /var/log/XFree86.0.log and post the error messages that you'll find at the end.

i need solution, can you help me ?

Only if I know what the error is.

No such file or directory (errno 2) : unable to connect to X server


this is the final error, don't you understand?
it can not launch graphic gnome or KDE,

it is crazy !!!!!!

Windows is more superior, this linux screw up.

i had never encountered something so crazy in windows!

execve failed for /etc/X11/X (errno 2)

this crazy thing appears everytime after i type startx

Honestly, I would try Mandrake instead.

easy install
 

futurist don't give up and make it easy on yourself at first. I am using RH 7.2 (enigma). When you do an install try this.

#1. When it asks for the type of install do "custom"
#2. Then select and download the whole ball of wax (assuming you have the room)
#3. The install should ask you if you want a graphical interface startup. Say yes and choose gnome or kde for your interface.

In this way you will automatically log in with x started. Once you adjust to the system you'll discover why startx wasn't working for you. Be patient it will build character in you and you will be empowered by the linux OS.

ox

I use fdisk /mbr to remove the linux bootloader.

then use partition magic to delete linux partitions, recreate and reformat partition.

Linux is gone, now I run Windows ME and XP on the same machine, everything is perfect!!!

Crazy Linux, go to hell!!!! Waste my time and money !!!

Last week I installed ASP Linux 7.1, it can run , can go into GNOME,
don't know why this REDHAT screwed up????

RED-DEVIL , go to hell , goddamned Linux, bullshit OS!


I printed out the installation guide for redhat from internet and read and understand and follow exactly, i choose graphic boot up, but can not!

i don't understand what you wrote,
i got no basic of unix command,
i only know DOS, del, cd\, dir, format, etc......

Do "mcedit /var/log/XFree96.0.log", scroll to the end of the file and tell me what error messages you see. The X server always writes to this log file when you do "startx" and if it fails then the log will identify what part failed.

Forget it guys, he obviously doesn't have what it takes to run a real OS. It's people like him that Winfroze was suited for.

Good luck futurist, don't let the kernel hit you in the a$$ on your way out. kkthxplsdrvthru.

if you know nothing of unix, why are you installing it ? you might want to read up on something before using it. i wouldn't try to fly a plane without knowing how to fly it first..

and i wouldn't curse linux, it didn't do anything to you. but you did let it defeat you... so you should only curse yourself for not being able to get it working.

-trickykid

trickykid, it ain't fair. He never showed any respect. I smell a troll. And he's almost used up all his profanity and he's still not banned. He doesn't have any desire to learn: first step: RTFM. He doesn't want to read.

I just try to help anyone. He does seem to not try anything anyone has even advised him to do so far. I am trying to be polite. He is just a confused newbie that shouldn't even be trying to install a OS that he fully doesn't understand. And he hasn't shown any respect to Linux or the one's helping him out. If he keeps it up, most likely he might be banned, but that is up to Jeremy.
Most likely he is just frustrated cause he is used to a OS that does everything for him and doesn't fully understand that Linux doesn't do that at this point in time and it takes a better understanding of computers and the unix OS to use.

oh well.. Windows was clearly meant for him, if he gave up so quickly, then Linux wasn't made for him.. that is why he let it defeated him.

-trickykid

I installed ASP Linux successfully on my second harddrive,
it is fully compatible to linux redhat,


when i am in Gnome,
how to further install additional packages that i did not install before??? please teach me in details, thanks.

in Gnome, it does not detect my CDROM and floppy drive, how to get it detected?

when i change to KDE, CDROM and floppy drive can be detected easily, why?

my ISP info is below:
name: tmnet
login name: yingsiew
password: (secret)
DNS : 202.188.1.133 and 202.188.1.5

i can detect modem, can dial but can not get conneted,
what can i do now?

no one here is here to teach. we can answer questions. asking how to install apps has been asked a million times. depending on how or what your installing can differ from package to package. your best chance is first read the readme or install files, also look at the howto's.. search this site as well.

gnome doesn't automatically have cdrom and floppy icons like kde creates by default. you can create your own or mount the drives when needed in a terminal.

if you give us details on the errors you recieve on your modem, it might help us.. we can't read minds here and can't assume. details helps us help you...

-trickykid

Windows is still my lover!!!:D

That really helps us with the Linux problems you have. And to let you know, no one here really cares you love Windows, especially on a linux site.

-trickykid

futurist, why are you even trying Linux if you don't like it? It's obvious you don't have the knack for it. Go back to Winfroze where you're content to let M$ hand-hold you through everything you need to do. There's nothing for you here :newbie:

Just remember that when microsoft bend you over and ream you out by making you rent windoze instead of buying it.

windows has everything most people need.
click and done, it is efficient.

it doesnt even come close to being able to do what i need it to... not even close, in fact, it CANT do what i want it to do without hundreds of dollars in software.

I'd love for you to make your limited windoze machine do this simple task:

X -query <hostname> :1

Oh, and just so you don't waste your time trying, it's impossible on windoze... and that's about as basic a job as any useful OS should be able to do.

I would love to see you setup a single windoze pc as a router, firewall, dns server, dhcp server, dial-in server, and internet gateway without having to buy any special software. Guess what, you can do ALL of that with standard Linux.

Mmmkayy...

Since the thread has gone way offtopic I'm shutting it down. Please feel free to take it up in the "Distributions" forum (sorry jharris) or out by the bike racks after school.

<nag>futurist: You will find that you will only receive as much assistance from others in the forum as the effort you are willing to invest yourself. Also - please mind the language - this is a public forum and your mum could be reading this. Thanks in advance.</nag>