xdm and startx

2002-11-21 Thread M . Wegmann
thanks for your help so far. I installed xdm (apt-get install xdm), but it doesn't work, when I do /etc/init.d/xdm start I get xdm error (pid 239) start xdm error when i typ in startx i get fatal screen error, no screens found and one of the shutdown messages is also that xdm is not running.

login to desktops

2002-11-21 Thread M . Wegmann
hi, I moved from suse to debian, better I am still on the way. Up to now I have two questions. After the installation (which looked fine for me) i get a text login. Is that correct? no graphical login? and second, if the text login is correct, how do I start windowmaker or kde? thanks for y