GUI will not load after installation
Kevin Casey
yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Thu, 6 May 2004 22:55:18 +0100
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I got the GUI to load with this command " Xautoconfig --save" after =20
"Xautoconfig --fbdev" failed.
My problem is that now though I can make out the Yellow Dog interface,=20=
the colour is poor and it is really fuzzy and the typeface is difficult=20=
to read.
On 20 Apr 2004, at 13:49, Alan McKay wrote:
> I used the instructions as-is a few weeks ago to resolve a similar=20
> problem on YD.
> =A0
> However, there is no 'configure' command mentioned in the link.=A0 =
Read=20
> it more carefully.
> =A0
> =A0
>
> --=20
> Alan McKay
> BCM / M50 Operations
> Nortel Networks
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Casey [mailto:finknottle@eircom.net]
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:03 PM
> To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> Subject: Re: GUI will not load after installation
>
>
> I tried to run - configure as root user but was told that it was an=20
> incorrect command? Do the instructions in the link have to be modified=20=
> in some way first?
>
>
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 19 Apr 2004, at 21:03, Alan McKay wrote:
>
>
>
>
> You should be able to use this to get it going :
>
> =
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html
>
> I had a similar problem not long ago and got it going with the above.
>
> Save your original XF86Config before doing the above, and your best=20
> solution
>
> may require manually editing to combine the two.
>
>
>
> --=20
>
> Alan McKay
>
> BCM / M50 Operations
>
> Nortel Networks
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Kevin Casey [mailto:finknottle@eircom.net]
>
> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 4:00 PM
>
> To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
> Subject: GUI will not load after installation
>
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
>
>
> I just went through the installation using the three installation=20
> disks on my 800 Mhz iBook Combo Drive without any apparent problems=20
> until I rebooted and eventually I got this message
>
>
>
> "I cannot start the X Server (your graphical interface). It is likely=20=
> it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X server output=20=
> to diagnose the problem?"
>
>
>
>
>
> When I tab to yes, I get the following,
>
>
>
> "Would you like me to try the X configuration program? Note that you=20=
> will need the root password for this."
>
>
>
>
>
> I entered this and then i am told that the dccprobe failed.
>
>
>
> And then I am in what I assume is Yellow Dog without a GUI.....scary=20=
> for me :)
>
>
>
>
>
> Anybody tell me what I can do to launch the GUI? I am in uncharted=20
> territory (for me).
>
>
>
>
>
> If you have an idea, please spell it out in easy steps!!!
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks.
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I got the GUI to load with this command " Xautoconfig --save" after=20
"Xautoconfig --fbdev" failed.=20
My problem is that now though I can make out the Yellow Dog interface,
the colour is poor and it is really fuzzy and the typeface is
difficult to read.=20
On 20 Apr 2004, at 13:49, Alan McKay wrote:
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am><smaller>I
used the instructions as-is a few weeks ago to resolve a similar
problem on YD.</smaller></color></fontfamily>
=A0
=
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er>However,
there is no 'configure' command mentioned in the link.=A0 Read it more
carefully.</smaller></color></fontfamily>
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=A0
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>--</smaller></fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Alan
McKay</smaller></fontfamily>=20
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Operations</smaller></fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Nortel
Networks</smaller></fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Tahoma</param><smaller>-----Original =
Message-----</smaller></fontfamily>
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Kevin Casey [mailto:finknottle@eircom.net]</smaller></fontfamily>
<fontfamily><param>Tahoma</param><smaller> <bold>Sent:</bold> Monday,
April 19, 2004 9:03 PM</smaller></fontfamily>
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yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com</smaller></fontfamily>
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Re: GUI will not load after installation</smaller></fontfamily>
I tried to run<italic> - configure</italic> as root user but was told
that it was an incorrect command? Do the instructions in the link have
to be modified in some way first?
Thanks again.
On 19 Apr 2004, at 21:03, Alan McKay wrote:
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er>You
should be able to use this to get it going
:</smaller></color></fontfamily>=20
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er>http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html=
</smaller></color></fontfamily>=20
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<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFE</param><small=
er>I
had a similar problem not long ago and got it going with the
above.</smaller></color></fontfamily>=20
=
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFE</param><small=
er>Save
your original XF86Config before doing the above, and your best
solution</smaller></color></fontfamily>=20
=
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><color><param>0000,0000,FFFE</param><small=
er>may
require manually editing to combine the
two.</smaller></color></fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>--</smaller></fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Alan
McKay</smaller></fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>BCM / M50
Operations</smaller></fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>Nortel
Networks</smaller></fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Tahoma</param><smaller>-----Original
Message-----</smaller></fontfamily>=20
=
<bold><fontfamily><param>Tahoma</param><smaller>From:</smaller></fontfamil=
y></bold><fontfamily><param>Tahoma</param><smaller>
Kevin Casey [mailto:finknottle@eircom.net]</smaller></fontfamily>=20
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Monday, April 19, 2004 4:00 PM</smaller></fontfamily>=20
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yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com</smaller></fontfamily>=20
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GUI will not load after installation</smaller></fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>Hi,</fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>I just went through the
installation using the three installation disks on my 800 Mhz iBook
Combo Drive without any apparent problems until I rebooted and
eventually I got this message</fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>"I cannot start the X Server
(your graphical interface). It is likely it is not set up correctly.
Would you like to view the X server output to diagnose the
problem?"</fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>When I tab to yes, I get the
following,</fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>"Would you like me to try the
X configuration program? Note that you will need the root password for
this."</fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>I entered this and then i am
told that the dccprobe failed.</fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>And then I am in what I assume
is Yellow Dog without a GUI.....scary for me :)</fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>Anybody tell me what I can do
to launch the GUI? I am in uncharted territory (for me).</fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>If you have an idea, please
spell it out in easy steps!!!</fontfamily>=20
<fontfamily><param>Lucida Grande</param>Thanks.</fontfamily>=20
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