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24-Jan-2002, 03:47 PM #1
Problems starting X in Slackware
Ok here's the problem...


chadh@cd809600-a:~$ startx
bash: startx: command not found
chadh@cd809600-a:~$ whereis startx
startx: /usr/X11R6/bin/startx /usr/bin/X11/startx /usr/X11/bin/startx
/usr/man/cat1/startx.1x.gz /usr/share/man/cat1/startx.1x.gz
/usr/X11/man/man1/startx.1x.gz /usr/X11/man/cat1/startx.1x.gz
chadh@cd809600-a:~$ /usr/X11R6/bin/startx
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx: xauth: command not found
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx: xauth: command not found
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx: xauth: command not found
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx: xauth: command not found
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx: xinit: command not found
/usr/X11R6/bin/startx: xauth: command not found
Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console
chadh@cd809600-a:~$


I know X works, as I have had it going, but it's been a while since I tried to use it and now I can't figure it out...HELP
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04-Feb-2002, 03:18 PM #2
Ok got that fixed finally, my path was all messed up

So X was working for a while and now I have a new problem

When I try and start X with KDE as the window manager it freezes on startup at the "initializing peripereals" icon. I changed the default window manager to twm, i think it was, and X loads. So I am assuming something is wrong with my KDE setup now but I don't know where to begin looking.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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