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Hi! New to this forum, hope i can get some help. I just installed Slackware 11.0. I made a full install and set up everything. But after the install and ...
  1. 03-08-2007 #1
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    X11 problem with my new slack install

    Hi!

    New to this forum, hope i can get some help.
    I just installed Slackware 11.0. I made a full install and set up everything.
    But after the install and i boot the system the KDE won't start by itself, just command login. (maybe it is standard, i don't know).
    Anyway, i log in as root and try to start KDE with startkde.
    The thing that happens is:
    xsetroot: unable to open display ''
    xset: unable to open display ""
    xset: unable to open display ""
    xset: unable to open display ""
    xsetroot: unable to open display ''
    startkde: Starting up...
    startkde: Running kpersonalizer
    kwin: connot connect to X server
    kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server

    and the last line just loops.
    What am i suposed to do?
    Why dosen't Tux come out and play with me?
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    But after the install and i boot the system the KDE won't start by itself, just command login. (maybe it is standard, i don't know).
    It's standard, init 3 is the default in Slackware.
    Anyway, i log in as root and try to start KDE with startkde.
    The thing that happens is:
    xsetroot: unable to open display ''
    xset: unable to open display ""
    xset: unable to open display ""
    xset: unable to open display ""
    xsetroot: unable to open display ''
    startkde: Starting up...
    startkde: Running kpersonalizer
    kwin: connot connect to X server
    kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server

    and the last line just loops.
    What am i suposed to do?
    Why dosen't Tux come out and play with me?
    You don't use startkde like that, you must start it through startx editing .xinitrc on your home directory. The easy and best way to get to the graphical interface is typing as root init 5, this will bring KDM and you can login with your user name
    You can also edit /etc/inittab and change the default run level to 5 and get a graphical interface always
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  3. 03-08-2007 #3
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    first have you tried startx to load gui?

    later responders will ask to see your xorg.conf file so you might want to try finding a way to post it.
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  4. 03-08-2007 #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Juan Pablo
    It's standard, init 3 is the default in Slackware.

    You don't use startkde like that, you must start it through startx editing .xinitrc on your home directory. The easy and best way to get to the graphical interface is typing as root init 5, this will bring KDM and you can login with your user name
    You can also edit /etc/inittab and change the default run level to 5 and get a graphical interface always
    Okey, firt, i can't find .xinitrc in my home dir.
    I did type init 5 as root, nothing changed. Still just command-line.
    I also changed /etc/inittab to run level 5 but nothing...
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    You need to create .xinitrc and add inside

    exec startkde

    then just startx

    EDIT: I think you may need to run xorgconfig before or maybe xf86config
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  6. 03-09-2007 #6
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    Unless there is something out of the ordinary going on there you only need to type in startx. Carlosponti asked you about this but you didn't answer so perhaps you did not try that yet?
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    try to type X -configure or xorgconf then pick your default x envrmnt by typing xwmconf (xwmconfig dont remember which one it was) and then startx
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