sound card & kernel module problems (Deb 2.2)

howdy, the problem that i have is i have a sound card and i would like to know what kernal module(s) to install to make it work (so the sounds in gnome work properly). when i was installing debian i used a menu that gave the module name and a description of the module, i managed to use that to

changing from twm to ??????

hello : does anybody know what file tells X11 what window manager to use, ive looked around and i cant find it. thanks simon Who needs Cupid? Matchmaker.com is the place to meet somebody. FREE Two-week Trial Membership at http://www.matchmaker.com/home?rs=200015

man dosent display X11 pages after they are installed

i have downloaded xmanpages.deb and installation went just fine. but if i type say man XOpenDisplay it just pauses, when i push CTRL-C it then says that it cant remove a file in /tmp. is there some kind of man data base that has to be told where to find the files or what ? Who needs Cupid?

problem with linking in xlib6g with gcc

hello; i have installed xlib6g-dev and made a small xlib program. it compiles but when it comes to linking it gives: unresolved reference: XOpenDisplay (+other guff). i would like to know what has to be set or what command line options have to be given. the command line options i give are: gcc

_X11TransSocket UNIXconnect: errno=111

X11 TransSocket UNIX connect: Can't connect: errno=111 hello i managed to get startx working well. but now when i type ( for example) xlogo it flashes up with that horrible; ambigious error message: _X11TransSocketUNIXconnect: Can't connect: errno=111 (GULP) does anybody have any suggestions?

X11 config file for solving 'startx' problems

hello i have here the X11 config file that was requested. other data: the display is a laptop gd6235 LCD display that is completely IBM VGA compatiable. the resolution is: 640x480x256 i could not find the maximum refresh rates - i checked on the web an i couldnt find any numbers. ,sorry i found

startx error messages

hello, i was asked to type: startx 2> Xerror.log by a helper on this email list, it was because my svga X-server would install and give the GUI congratourly message yet when i types 'startx' it simply wouldnt load up. this was the same for both debian 2.0 and 2.2r2 so here is the output message

X11: no valid modes found

hello, i have just installed all the mimimal x packages and have installed them successfully. i manage to get through XF86Config and once the data entry is completed the server shuts down then boots up to display a congratourality message. i then type startx and it comes up with: "error number

xdisplay not found by x clients

i have just installed X on my laptop, it first loaded up fine, but then when i started x using startx and xsession, it flashed up with a messsage 'Cant find display ""' is there some sort of enviromental variable that has to be set manually because the installation dosent set it? can somebody ple

X installed but it dosent work.

i installed X, and it booted up briallantly for the first time, but then when i entered startx and xsession it cane up with an error message: Display "" not found. Cant find display "" what is going on here? could somebody please give me a hint. thanks your time simon harvey