I am trying to install the minimal packages and run fluxbox. But so
far the only modules I have from lsmod are usb, pcmcia. I get eth0 and
mouse on console. I cant start X. I installed the packages from x,xap
and I copied xorg.conf from running slax on the same machine. I don't
want kde. What am I doing wrong?

On 2006-08-03, lowrider <carlog11@netzero.com> wrote:

> I am trying to install the minimal packages and run fluxbox. But so
> far the only modules I have from lsmod are usb, pcmcia. I get eth0 and
> mouse on console. I cant start X. I installed the packages from x,xap
> and I copied xorg.conf from running slax on the same machine. I don't
> want kde. What am I doing wrong?

You can start nothing but the X server and be rewarded with a
cross hatched screen that does nothing much. What messages does
startx print out? You can get a clue as to what is going wrong
from those messages. Which X server are you trying to run?
What is in your xorg.conf? In your xinitrc?

I use fvwm myself, but I'm behind the times.

Bud

lowrider wrote:

> I am trying to install the minimal packages and ... I cant start X.

Some would argue that X and "minimal" are orthogonal ... ;-)

> I installed the packages from x,xap and I copied xorg.conf from
> running slax on the same machine. I don't want kde. What am I doing
> wrong?

My guess, based on the very minimal information you provide is that
you're missing one or more libraries. What does /var/log/Xorg.0.log
say?

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Sylvain Robitaille syl@alcor.concordia.ca

Systems and Network analyst Concordia University
Instructional & Information Technology Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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William Hamblen wrote:

> I use fvwm myself, ...

Likewise, but I've been doing so since Fvwm meant you weren't doing a
"minimal" install ... :-)

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Sylvain Robitaille syl@alcor.concordia.ca

Systems and Network analyst Concordia University
Instructional & Information Technology Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Sylvain Robitaille wrote:
> lowrider wrote:
>
> > I am trying to install the minimal packages and ... I cant start X.
>
> Some would argue that X and "minimal" are orthogonal ... ;-)
>
> > I installed the packages from x,xap and I copied xorg.conf from
> > running slax on the same machine. I don't want kde. What am I doing
> > wrong?
>
> My guess, based on the very minimal information you provide is that
> you're missing one or more libraries. What does /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> say?
>
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Sylvain Robitaille syl@alcor.concordia.ca
>
> Systems and Network analyst Concordia University
> Instructional & Information Technology Montreal, Quebec, Canada
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

there is a lot of stuff in the log
_XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6
_XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/penslack:0
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for
inet6

Release Date: 18 December 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.7
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.26 i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux penslack 2.4.26 #6 Mon Jun 14 19:07:27
PDT 2004 i686
Build Date: 05 June 2004
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Aug 3 12:59:57 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"
(==) ServerLayout "Simple Layout"
(**) |-->Screen "Screen 1" (0)
(**) | |-->Monitor "My Monitor"
(**) | |-->Device "VESA Framebuffer"
(**) |-->Input Device "Mouse1"
(**) |-->Input Device "Keyboard1"

Sylvain Robitaille wrote:
> lowrider wrote:
>
> > I am trying to install the minimal packages and ... I cant start X.
>
> Some would argue that X and "minimal" are orthogonal ... ;-)
>
> > I installed the packages from x,xap and I copied xorg.conf from
> > running slax on the same machine. I don't want kde. What am I doing
> > wrong?
>
> My guess, based on the very minimal information you provide is that
> you're missing one or more libraries. What does /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> say?
>
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Sylvain Robitaille syl@alcor.concordia.ca
>
> Systems and Network analyst Concordia University
> Instructional & Information Technology Montreal, Quebec, Canada
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

here is some info from xdm.log

xdm info (pid 786): Couldn't connect to PRNGD socket "/tmp/entropy": No
such file or directory
_XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6
_XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/penslack:0
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for
inet6

Release Date: 18 December 2003
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.7
Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.26 i686 [ELF]
Current Operating System: Linux penslack 2.4.26 #6 Mon Jun 14 19:07:27
PDT 2004 i686
Build Date: 05 June 2004
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Module Loader present
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Jul 27 18:18:33 2006
(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf"

Fatal server error:
could not open default cursor font 'cursor'

Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.X.Org
for help.
Please also check the log file at "/var/log/Xorg.0.log" for additional
information.


*** If unresolved symbols were reported above, they might not
*** be the reason for the server aborting.

FatalError re-entered, aborting
Caught signal 4. Server aborting

xdm error (pid 791): IO Error in XOpenDisplay
xdm error (pid 786): Display :0 cannot be opened
xdm info (pid 786): Couldn't connect to PRNGD socket "/tmp/entropy": No
such file or directory
_XSERVTransSocketOpenCOTSServer: Unable to open socket for inet6
_XSERVTransOpen: transport open failed for inet6/penslack:0
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to open listener for
inet6

William Hamblen wrote:
> On 2006-08-03, lowrider <carlog11@netzero.com> wrote:
>
> > I am trying to install the minimal packages and run fluxbox. But so
> > far the only modules I have from lsmod are usb, pcmcia. I get eth0 and
> > mouse on console. I cant start X. I installed the packages from x,xap
> > and I copied xorg.conf from running slax on the same machine. I don't
> > want kde. What am I doing wrong?
>
> You can start nothing but the X server and be rewarded with a
> cross hatched screen that does nothing much. What messages does
> startx print out? You can get a clue as to what is going wrong
> from those messages. Which X server are you trying to run?
> What is in your xorg.conf? In your xinitrc?
>
> I use fvwm myself, but I'm behind the times.
>
> Bud

here is the xinitrc

#!/bin/sh
# $XConsortium: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.4 91/08/22 11:41:34 rws Exp $

userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps

if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
xrdb -merge $sysresources
fi

if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi

if [ -f $userresources ]; then
xrdb -merge $userresources
fi

if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
xmodmap $usermodmap
fi

# Start the window manager:
exec /usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox