On Thursday 03 June 2004 09:28 pm, Ignatz Sol wrote: > On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 23:04:30 -0500, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ignatz Sol wrote: > > >I'm sure that I'm just suffering from newbitis and I apologize. I'm > > >trying to install kde on sarge. I have done apt-get kde. I have the > > >first 4 cds and everything installed with no problem and only a few > > >items required to download. When I tried startkde I got something > > >like: > > > > [errors] > > > > Try something other than KDE to get started. > > > > "apt-get install icewm" > > then create/edit ~/.xinitrc and put the single line "icewm" in and then > > "startx". > > > > If that doesn't work, the problem is with X, not KDE. > > > > If that does work, then try installing KDE; "apt-get install kde". > > > > -- > > Kent > > I just found on the kde site that you are not supposed to start kde > with the command "startkde". You are supposed to start it with > "startx" and edit ~/.xinitrc to say "startkde". This did seem to do > something and the screen blanked and tried to start, but then came > back to terminal with some X errors. It was a screenfull and I didn't > write them down. Is there a way to copy text in the console? > > So I'm thinking that it's a problem with X. I will go back and try > icewm and see what happens. If it is a problem with X, how the heck > do I diagnose it? Where do I start?
I believe you need to reconfigure your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. If you use an nvidia video card, make sure the driver listed is 'nv' (or maybe 'vesa', they have both worked for me in the past. If you have another brand, I can't help. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
