Re: Need help with linux/X startup problem

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From: Jae
Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 00:00

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On Wed, 6 May 1998, Brion Vibber wrote:

> Try this: Go to the text-mode login, log in as root. Create a file in
> /root called .xsession and put these lines in it:
> 
>   xterm &
>   exec twm
> 
> Save it and try the grahical login (as root) again. With any luck you
> should see an xterm window and have the generic window manager loaded.
> 
> If this doesn't help try looking for a directory called 'xdm', perhaps
> in /etc/X11/xdm or some other location, and look at the file Xsession to
> see what it's doing.

  Try looking at a file called xerrors. It will be in your home
directory. It will also help you pin point where things aren't
working.

-Jae

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Date: 1998/05/07
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