I'm not sure what to do - Slack won't start up
 

Alright, I installed slack, and now I reboot and it starts up the command prompt, everything is configured, so I am not sure what to do now. I tried 'startkde' but that didn't work because I could not connect to the x server. I'm not sure what to do.
Any suggestions?

Try "startx"
If that doesnt work use pkgtool and install a default window manager (kde,gnome.wm, etc)

:Pengy:

Hmmm, that didn't work. This is my first time with Slackware. Any other suggestions?

OK A couple of questions:
What version did you install ?
What type of install did you do? (full,newbie,?)

I am trying to reinstall Slack now. I'm using 10.0, and I am doing a full install.

Ok, if it still won't work, Im me (addy in my profile) and I'll try to talk you through it.

To instant message I need to contribute money :( Being my age I can't get much money :p And I reinstalled Slack, and it still doesn't work.


Using 'startx' in root, I recieve = Fatl IO error 104 on x server
Using 'startkde' in root, I receive = cannot connect to x server

Hmm.....
Please provide some details regarding the system you installed to (hardware,etc.) I didn't know you had to pay to contact a member's im address but I could be wrong. Mods??? Whatever the case, pardoja2002@yahoo.com is my im handle.

Okay the problem is :

EE VGA: Driver can't support depth 24
EE Screen found, but none have a usable configurations.

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

What do you mean by IM? Yahoo Instant Messenger?

OK, get all the info you can find on your monitor, video card, etc.
have it handy and as root type:
xorgconfig
This will ask you questions regarding hardware etc, and create a file for X to initialize from.
Just follow the prompts and everything should work.

Yes. Or AOL :o which I can also use, but you'd have to notify me first as I rarely have it on.

ahh okay. I think I am close to figuring it out. I went through xorgconfig, saved it. Now when I try startx I get :

Fatal server error
could not open default cursor font 'cursor'

OK, try this:
type (as root) pkgtool, go to the "installation scripts to run again " part, select the fontconfig option and then reboot.
And try again.:Pengy: