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Re: Newbie problem with startx

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From: Peter B. West
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 00:00
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John van der Veur wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> >
> >However when running the command "startx" I get the error message:
> >
> >"Tried         /root/XF86config
> >       /etc/XF86config
> >       /usr/X11R6/lib/X11........
> >       /usr/X11R6/lib/....etc, etc"
> >
> >"No config file found"
> 
> The problem has been sorted out - for some reason or another when I
> ran Xconfigurator there was no Config file being written even though
> Xconfigurator probed and found my video card.
> 
> To resolve the problem I ran XF86Setup, made a few guesses and presto,
> it created a Config file in the /etc directory.
> 
> Now when I run "startx" I get the required result.  Now  I need to
> learn how to change the screen resolution and the number of colours
> (256, High Colour, etc).

What about your CD problem?  Has that been solved?  If not, precisely
what commands did you attempt, and what error messages did you get?

Yours faithfully,
-- 
 __ /__   Peter B. West  p.west@uq.net.au
   /     http://www.uq.net.au/~zzpwest
  /     "Lord, to whom shall we go?"
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