[Techtalk] Debian 3 and X-server

[melissa ion kibbe]

the following slanderous atrocity can be attributed to claudia:
> Hi,
> yestarday I tried to install Debian 3.0 on my laptop (acer TM)....
> and I can't run the X-server.
> 
> After login when I type startx I see an error message :
> 
> " xinit: No such file or directoyr(errno 2) : non server "X" in PATH
>   Use the --option, or make sure that /usr/X11R6/bin is in your path and
> that "X" is a program or a link to the right type of server for your
> display.Possible server names include:
> 
>  XFree86   XFree86 displays
> 
> xinit: unexpected signal 2 "
> 
> I was wondering if it could be a problem of hardware (the screen) or
> something else? I've never configured a server X.....
> Any idea about how to solve that?
> 
> Thank you,
> Claudia

Have you tried typing the full directory name instead of just
'startx'?  The error seems to be complaining that the command 'startx'
is not in your path.  Try typing '/usr/X11R6/bin/startx' instead and
see what happens.

m.

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