startx fails after slackware 8.1 install
 

Hello,

I'm a newbie at linux, after I installed Slackware 8.1, it fails to startx.

I don't remember the error in detail, looks like some kind of authority with the display.

Can anyone help me?
I have been trying to learn linux by installing gentoo and slack as a duel boot system along with XP.

Regards,

Frank

You have to configure x at first.
Have a look at http://slackware.com/book/index.php?source=c1364.html

s.

No, was thought the install did that for me, like redhat or mandrake.

Thanks

Frank

You have to run xf86config.

is it possible to download these slackware books you mentioned sky ? sorry for the intrusion and thanks for any hints

Well, i did a search with google and found http://www.nmt.edu/ftp/linux/slackwa...book/slakbook/

You could download the book using 'wget -m -np url' i think.

s.

Running xfree86setup at the command line might help you to at least be able to start the X server and get to a viewable screen. its a little less painless than xf86config, but i still had to use that after to get my resolutions straightened out. hope that hels ya out at least a little bit :)